As intense negotiations on the Global Goal on Adaptation appear to have reached a stalemate at the pivotal United Nations global climate summit, COP28, a number of Caribbean leaders and climate experts forged ahead to launch a landmark civil society-led framework to build resilience to these climate change impacts, the proposed Regional Goal on Adaptation (RGA) for the Caribbean.
As negotiators at COP28 debate which verbs in the final documents would indicate the correct level of urgency, scientists at the global talks delivered a simple, dire message: Act now, or trigger climate tipping points with serious risks to the lives and livelihoods of billions of people.
The Dubai summit started with attention on funding disaster recovery, but loss and damage could be crowding out mindspace and finance needed to help developing nations better defend against climate risks in the first place.
Q&A with Greg Muttitt, Senior Associate at the International Institute For Sustainable Development and a lead author of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2023.
Canada's federal government announced a groundbreaking policy framework for a regulatory cap on oil and gas sector emissions, laying the foundation for a sector-specific cap-and-trade system to tackle emissions from Canada’s most polluting industry.
As international leaders and businesses meet up at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), international organizations share their concerns on the interplay between climate change, nutrition and health, highlighting actions to ensure a healthier planet and people. They call for a food system transformation that integrates climate and nutrition actions to ensure global food security.
The United States and European Union have to deliver the bulk of the amount, as they have greater capacity and responsibility to do so, says the Civil Society Equity Review, a new study released at the COP28 climate summit.