COP27: Breakthrough? Or an inadequate response to the climate crisis?
IAEA Imagebank Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss and damage” they suffer as a result of climate change. As the COP27 climate summit in Egypt wrapped up over...
COP27: Why can rich countries no longer ignore calls to pay the developing world for climate havoc?
An aerial view of Pakistani flood survivors isolated on a road surrounded by water. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Bushong – https://www.dvidshub.net/image/319323 Lisa Vanhala, UCL Payments from high-emitting countries to mitigate the harm that climate...
IPCC report: Is the window closing for a liveable future?
By Kathryn Bowen & Belle Workman The latest UN climate report finds that in the absence of ambitious action on climate change, the worst is yet to come for human populations. As catastrophic flooding devastates parts of Queensland and northern New South Wales,...
What role can New Zealand play to combat climate change?
By Kevin Trenberth Climate change is a global problem requiring a global solution, but individual nations like New Zealand can play a role and must do so, writes Kevin Trenberth. The climate is changing and human activities are the cause: this is confirmed in the...
What legal systems are really necessary to fix climate change? 🔊
Climate Change is an existential threat that demands bold action and a transformation of how humanity uses its resources. Concepts like “net zero” and “carbon offset” have done little toward decreasing the amount of greenhouse gases we emit into the atmosphere. Is the...
What can we learn from past movements to address the climate crisis? ▶
What can we learn from past U.S. climate, youth, and human rights movements to inform our future? Three U.S. experts answer this question following the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26 ). A conference bringing world leaders together to accelerate...
Can we have climate justice without migration justice?
By Andreas Neef Andreas Neef looks at what a failure of the negotiations at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow could mean for climate migration in the Pacific and beyond. As thousands of delegates from around the world gather in Glasgow at the COP26 Climate Summit...
Do we need a fundamental rethink into how we address climate change?
By Anne Salmond The way the Government is investing in tackling climate change is scientifically ill-informed, and economically ill-considered. It needs a fundamental rethink, writes Dame Anne Salmond. My heart sank when I read about the commitments that New Zealand...
Climate emergency: What does the IPCC report say about the Earth’s future?
By Pep Canadell, Joelle Gergis, Malte Meinshausen, Mark Hemer & Michael Grose This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know. Earth has warmed 1.09℃ since pre-industrial times and many changes such as...Subscribe by Email
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