Venice floods show Europe needs sustainable finance to avoid disaster
A meeting in Geneva this week is a chance for a long-overdue conversation between disaster risk and sustainable finance experts
Germany must lead efforts to revive international climate action
As host of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue this week, Chancellor Angela Merkel has a key role to play in keeping the Paris Agreement alive
We, the climate generation, demand the G7 set an example
Young people will bear the brunt of your inaction, we need the ministers of the largest economies to lead
The Paris Agreement always needed Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg
Even as governments agreed the ambitious goals of the 2015 global pact, it was clear citizens would have to mobilise to hold them to their promises
We need a Green New Deal for Europe
A European sustainability pact, massive investments and the EU’s full regulatory power will be needed to address the climate crisis, writes Michel Barnier
Have hope, humanity is finding ways to defeat climate change
In a new book, Ed Davey finds examples the world can follow to respond to the moral calls from activists Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg
EU must back indigenous people against Bolsonaro’s attacks
Brazil’s president has slashed forest and indigenous protections in his first 100 days. As a major importer of soya and beef, the EU should check his power
One billion without power need new World Bank president to keep faith
As the bank welcomes its new boss, he must fulfil its mission to prevent climate change by bringing clean energy to those currently in the dark
Courts must curb greenhouse gas emissions to protect our liberty
In a court case in Oregon, we argue climate change is destroying our natural spaces and impinging on our constitutional right to freedom
After 25 years of failure, we should abandon the UNFCCC
Emissions are at record levels and the international treaty designed to rein them in cannot drive action, it is time for new ideas to be explored
The Green New Deal: Finally climate policy informed by science
The proposal from Democrats is the most comprehensive response yet to the scientists’ warnings, to implement it would be realism, not radicalism
Capitalism can deliver the transformation the climate school strike demands
A letter to 16-year-old Greta Thunberg: ‘I’m a good-old institutionalised man… my generation can’t speak to power the way yours can’
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?
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
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
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
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