Written by Away from Cop29 my colleagues at the Guardian have pulled together a striking article outlining the real world consequences of the escalating climate crisis. Outlining the extent of rising temperatures and more extreme rainfall it is essential reading – and a stark reminder of why rapid action is needed to rapidly reduce emissions. Share Patrick […]
Continuing last year’s tradition, the COP29 summit was less about saving the planet and more of an opportunity for the fossil fuel industry to prosper, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark. COP29 WAS ALWAYS going to be memorable, for no other reason than the hosting country, Azerbaijan, is a petrostate indifferent to the issue of emissions and […]
UK, New Zealand, and Colombia join coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies An announcement has just come through that the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Colombia have joined the international Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies (COFFIS). COFFIS is a Dutch-led coalition of governments working together to remove barriers and facilitate […]
The tourism industry will be officially recognized at COP29 on Wednesday. Industry leaders signed a climate accord in 2021 to make travel more sustainable, but the results so far are meager. Source link
The global climate conference COP29 opened with a stark warning from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), as secretary-general Celeste Saulo announced that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year ever recorded. “Once again, we’re sending out a red alert, one of many that WMO has issued in less than one year. And this […]
The UN’s climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit on Monday to “cut the theatrics” as pressure mounts on G20 leaders to deliver a breakthrough. As the UN climate talks limp into a second week in Azerbaijan, the world is no closer to a finance deal for poorer countries that will determine the […]
A wildfire in Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Prospect Park was in part linked to drought conditions nationally. Plastic waste is set to grow with our expanding economy, but potential solutions look promising. Drops in gonorrhea and early-stage syphilis point to the first decline in sexually transmitted infections in 20 years. Voyager 2’s fly-by of Uranus in the […]
UN chief urges G20 ’leadership’ on stalled climate talks There are reports from AFP that the UN secretary general António Guterres yesterday called on the G20 leaders who are gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue the stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing “leadership” on cutting emissions. “A successful outcome at Cop29 […]
South Africa has major gaps in skills needed to shape the green economy. Source link
Reportage « Pay up for climat finance. » Le slogan claque dans l’une des salles plénières de la Cop, habituées à des ambiances plus feutrées. Ce samedi 16 novembre, militants et activistes du climat, plutôt discrets jusqu’ici, sont venus réclamer des moyens pour lutter contre le réchauffement climatique. Après plusieurs prises de parole, ils ont […]