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The Green New Deal contains a tension between climate and social goals
The original New Deal spurred a massive increase in greenhouse gas emissions, so can it be successfully adapted for the transition away from fossil fuels?
Weeds flourish and fish decline in Lake Victoria’s ‘deadest’ corner
As invasive water hyacinth chokes fishing communities, the World Bank launches a third phase of investment to try and restore the degraded lake
A how-to guide to shifting trillions towards clean tech
Sponsored content: Climate Investment Funds work with national governments to create policies favourable to clean energy
Investigating the ‘secret sauce’ of clean energy development
Sponsored content: Three takeaways from a new report on how concessional finance impacts the clean energy sector around the world
German climate law draft calls for net-zero emissions by 2050
The environment ministry is calling to hike the target to 95% and ensure that any remaining emissions are removed
Lessons from talking climate with Albertan oil workers
In Canada’s most oil-rich province, workers are more open to “diversification” than “transition” away from the industry they are proud to serve
Alberta’s oil production cut shows the Keystone XL protest worked
Widely dismissed as a symbolic victory in 2015, the blocking of a major pipeline project has forced Canada’s oil patch to limit its output, vindicating activists
Laughter helps deliver sobering messages on climate change
Sponsored content: The Mothers of Invention podcast mixes serious, dense subjects with warmth and humour to help people grasp climate solutions
EU foreign ministers back UN call to raise climate ambition
In a statement on Monday, the European Council said UN chief Antonio Guterres’ summit in September is “an essential opportunity” to ramp up national commitments
Climate models meet politics in resilience planning for East Africa
Sponsored content: Changes to rainfall patterns need to be considered alongside development pressures to support subsistence fisher-farmers in the Lake Victoria Basin
Stalemate in Poland revealed central tension of Paris Agreement
Centralised governance is a thing of the past; a new era of climate diplomacy must find ways to accommodate national difference
The CIF turns 10: unique finance for a unique crisis
Sponsored content: Independent analysis shows the success of a decade of investment in strategic partnerships and programmes to tackle climate
Another dam fails in Brazil – Bolsonaro must not respond by gutting protections
Environmental regulations are not arbitrary hurdles for enterprise, if this government erodes them how many more people will be buried beneath the mud?
In the High Atlas mountains, the future hinges on water
In the villages of the Amazigh people, community collectives provide voice and solidarity in the face of multiple climate threats
In Ireland, Brexit proofing must mean climate proofing
Brexit has led to delays in climate action just at the moment when bold plans could soften the impact of the UK divorce, writes MEP Lynn Boylan
Visual storytelling paves a two-way street for climate knowledge-sharing
Sponsored content: A Future Climate for Africa filmmaking initiative brings farmers into the climate conversation in sub-Saharan Africa
How grants can empower indigenous peoples to protect the climate
Sponsored content: A Climate Investment Funds scheme with forest-dependent communities has exceeded expectations, according to an independent review
The great green wall: can it stop the desert in its tracks?
Sponsored content: New research explores implications of reforestation for rainfall and temperature in the Sahel region of Africa
How embracing ‘awkward’ can spark breakthrough on climate problems
Sponsored content: ‘Learning lab’ process yields fresh perspectives on practical climate concerns in nine African cities
WTO chief is in denial over climate impact of trade
Roberto Azevêdo says he hasn’t ‘seen one, single credible study’ showing environmental impact of trade. He could start with the WTO’s own work