More: Climate Crisis
Strengthening resilience and raising climate ambition key for Asia-Pacific countries at COP26
A person in the Asia-Pacific region is four times more at risk of natural hazards than a person in Africa and sixteen times more...
Climate change increasing threats in southwest Pacific
From rising sea temperatures, to deadly and devastating storms and floods, climate change is increasing threats in the southwest Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization...
The Two Impossibles: Greta Thunberg’s Dream And Our Way Of Living
"Blah! Blah! Blah! And then they go back to making money." The 'blah' part of the quote from Greta Thunberg is now being carried...
Is Asia and the Pacific ready for the global climate stage?
As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties...
UN chief welcomes China-US pledge to cooperate on climate action
Wednesday’s announcement that China and the United States have agreed to collaborate more closely on climate action was hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
COP26 Delegates and Their Partial Carbon Footprint
The largest meeting room at the COP26 (October 31- November 12) venue in Glasgow holds 147. As there are 197 members, everyone cannot attend...
Nature Investment Accelerator Invites Corporates to Slash 1Gt Emissions Annually
Today, five leading companies, made an announcement to join forces towards creating an investment accelerator, aggregating corporate demand for 1 Gigatonne of emissions from...
By 2030, half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis
By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis.
That...
Dramatic boost needed in climate adaptation
Although policies and planning for climate change adaptation are increasing, financing and implementation lag behind, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new...
Glasgow Climate World Summit: There is no Planet B
In November, the world’s attention will be focused on the proceedings and outcomes of the United Nations COP26 International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...