Archive for 2021
UN shipping body considers zero emissions goal, defers decision to 2023
While the US, Japan and Panama backed setting a zero carbon shipping goal for 2050, emerging economies said rich countries needed to go first and provide finance
EU’s reformed agricultural policy fails its climate goals, say green groups
Lawmakers have approved a reform to the Common Agricultural Policy, which critics say fails to deliver on the bloc’s Green Deal and climate goals
A course in sustainability leadership can take your career up a gear
Sponsored content: The Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership is welcoming applications from mid- and senior-career professionals to advance their skills
Why I am calling on EU lawmakers to put climate at the heart of agricultural policy
The proposed reform to the EU’s farming subsidy programme continues a business-as-usual approach to farming that we cannot afford in a climate emergency
Nigeria commits to annual carbon budgets to reach net zero under climate law
After announcing a 2060 net zero goal at Cop26, the oil producing nation will set up a national council to oversee the implementation of its climate plan
After Cop26, countries must turn climate promises into action on global shipping
A meeting of the IMO this week is the first test of translating promises made in Glasgow into bold action. The world must turn its gaze to shipping
The street and the boardroom are closer than they have ever been on climate
Action, action, action is the only antidote to “blah, blah, blah” – and forward-looking business leaders are stepping up right now
Unpacking the Glasgow outcome – Climate Weekly
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African nations settled for ‘moral pact’ with US on adaptation finance at Cop26
With the US refusing to budge on the text of the Glasgow agreement, African nations reluctantly accepted a promise of stronger voluntary support
What we can learn from Somalia about anticipating climate disaster
Sponsored content: While pastoralists took steps to plan for this year’s drought, Covid added an extra layer of stress – and the humanitarian response lagged behind
“It’s going to get bumpy!” – Papua New Guinea sparked final day panic at Cop26
The rainforest nation was threatening to block a deal in Glasgow over the status of Redd+ forestry projects in a UN carbon market
Mia Mottley: the ‘fearless’ leader pushing a global settlement for the climate frontlines
The first female prime minister of Barbados is elevating wonky discussions on the future of global finance to the highest political level
How tracking forest biomass change from space informs carbon cycling models
Sponsored content: Using a combination of data from different satellites, scientists are predicting the amount of above-ground biomass stored in the world’s forests
Oil and gas avoided censure in Glasgow for the 26th time. Let’s not make it 27
Investor and state-owned oil companies in the G20 find common cause in watering down climate ambition; we need to confront their influence
Improving quality of life for Mexican families with sustainable communities
Sponsored content: A housing developer in Mexico is using the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as its business framework
Laggards reject Glasgow pact’s 2022 call for new climate plans
Australia and New Zealand have already said that they do not plan to update their 2030 targets by the end of 2022
The breakdown: What is in the Glasgow Climate Pact?
At Cop26 in Glasgow, countries agreed to call out coal, double adaptation finance and finalise rules for carbon trading, in a bid to ‘keep 1.5C alive’
Satellite data helps to forecast heatwaves and drought with more precision
Sponsored content: Satellites are improving our understanding of land surface temperature and the impacts of a warming climate
After tense huddles in Glasgow, countries strike ‘uncomfortable’ climate deal
The package agreed at Cop26 cites coal in a UN first and finalises the Paris Agreement rulebook, but is weak on finance for vulnerable nations
Climate reparations become a crunch issue as Cop26 goes into overtime
The US and EU have resisted calls for finance to the victims of climate disaster, but developing countries say it is a red line