Background: Climate finance is a cornerstone in the global response to climate change, essential for mitigation efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation measures that prepare communities for the effects of a changing climate. The challenge is immense: achieving …
GENERAL CONTEXT Climate change impacts are escalating: The climate crisis increasingly affects all aspects of human life, including food access, health, and habitation. This year, the world endured the hottest three-month stretch on record – a record that is expected …
SPOTLIGHT Saudi Aramco is under United Nations investigation for potential human rights violations linked to climate change. The UN’s human rights and transnational corporates working group is examining allegations against the world’s biggest fossil-fuel producer, claiming Aramco has violated Paris Agreement goals …
COP27 Context Egypt will host the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh between November 6-18 2022. Last year’s meeting in Glasgow led to countries setting ambitious goals, and at this meeting, billed as the …
Overview: Methane at COP27 Why methane? Background Methane is the second biggest cause of global warming, following carbon dioxide. It’s responsible for about half of the 1.1°C of warming, according to the IPCC. Main anthropogenic sources of methane (International Energy …
Major commitments on methane mitigation were a highlight of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021. (Video by Jehan Harney) Overview: Methane at COP26 Why methane? Methane and climate change Methane is now the second biggest cause of global warming, …
Climate finance will be a central issue at COP26. Avoiding the worst climate change impacts will require massive investment in infrastructure, technology, and low-carbon projects. In 2009, rich, high-emitting countries committed to mobilizing at least $100 billion per year by …
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from October 31 through November 12, 2021. The Paris Agreement (2015) is a non-binding international agreement that commits countries to work together to limit …
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Over the last several years, momentum to push the largest U.S. banks to stop funding fossil fuels has been growing. Relentless organizing from activist networks includingAmazon Watch, Rainforest Action Network, Indigenous Environmental Network and 350.org as well as digital organizing …
For some years now, Michael Shellenberger has been trading on his past credibility as an environmentalist by criticizing environmentalists, as part of a strategy to promote fossil fuels and nuclear power. His latest effort is a book, Apocalypse Never: Why …
COP25 Will Take Place in Spain, but Chile Will Lead Negotiations While the 2019 UN climate talks (COP25) are now taking place in Madrid, Chile retains the presidency of the negotiations. Chile’s constrained geography has left the country increasingly vulnerable …
IPCC Author Quotes Louis Verchot, lead author of chapter 2 and Landscape Restoration Theme Leader at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture: “Land is important, and it's actually providing a gift to society, a gift to our economy, in that …
On August 7, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) wrapped up discussions in Geneva, Switzerland on their latest Special Report on Climate Change and Land. About the report: The report explores how the way we use our land contributes …
Summary A dramatic and surprising surge in atmospheric methane has emerged over the past several years. If not mitigated, this new trend could off-set the gains anticipated from the Paris Climate Agreement. In response, scientists have begun ringing alarm bells …
NCA4, Part Two: Impacts, Risks and Adaptation How Climate Change is harming humanity, shaping societies and endangering environments The Trump Administration’s recently published 4th National Climate Assessment Volume II, on climate impacts, risks and adaptation covers 19 national topics and …
Exclusive Briefing on IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C Transcript has been edited for clarity Moderator: Good evening from Incheon and good morning to all of you back in the U.S. I’m Bridgette Burkholder and I’ll be moderating the call today. …
US Leaders Former Secretary of State John Kerry: “The world’s best scientists are telling us that today’s damage is just a glimpse of a future no responsible leader should be willing to accept, and that untenable future is coming sooner …
On Oct. 8, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the much anticipated Special Report on 1.5°C in Incheon, South Korea. The release follows an intense week of editing in which scientists responded to government comments. About the report: …
