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Climate Change

Greenpeace campaigners stand in front of a wind turbine blade which was placed in Duthie Park, Aberdeen to campaign for a just transition for oil workers to renewable energy, part of Greenpeace UK Blade Campaign.

Saving people and planet: creating a fairer world in the move to low-carbon economies

As governments focus increasingly on the climate crisis, they must ensure that people and communities are at the centre of policy decisions. At a GGF webinar, Jack Aldane heard experts […]

COP26 president Alok Sharma

Civil service cuts ‘could cost UK its global leadership on climate change’

The UK government has been warned that plans to cut civil service staff numbers could undermine the country’s leadership role on tackling climate change. Prime minister Boris Johnson announced last […]

People gather in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida

US launches environmental justice office to protect “overburdened and underserved” communities

The Biden administration has launched the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ), a new office within the US justice department that will address the adverse effects of climate change on vulnerable […]

Dock workers unloading a coal ship in Karnaphuli, Chittagong, Bangladesh

How will governments fund net zero?

It is estimated that half of the world’s population is ‘highly vulnerable’ to the impacts of climate change. Driven in part by COP26 last year, the race to decarbonise economies, […]

A group of protesters opposing the Keystone XL pipeline hold placards in Boston.

Biden beefs up federal requirement to assess environmental impact of infrastructure after dilution by Trump

President Joe Biden has restored key facets of a law that requires government agencies to assess the environmental consequences of major infrastructure projects, after they were dropped by his predecessor […]

A picture of some green shoots from a plant

Not yet sustainable: the public sector is lagging behind on ESG reporting

Government organisations need to step up on reporting on their sustainability. Nina Johansson sets out what the challenges can be – and how they can be overcome As with so […]

Aerial photograph of flooding in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Governments urged to end ’empty pledges’ on climate

The UN has urged governments to stop the “litany of broken climate promises” and act immediately to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to stop climate change spiralling out of control. […]

Piles of money in the hgrass

‘An active role for the state’: can net zero and the green deal kickstart the global economy?

Governments have substantial ability to use fiscal policies to influence and craft the path to net zero, experts on a Global Government Forum webinar have indicated – but many governments […]

A shepherdess watches over her flock of sheep that graze near a coal power plant in Jepara, Central Java, Indonesia.

Singapore and Indonesia to collaborate on tackling climate change

Singapore and Indonesia have struck a deal that will see the two countries work together on environmental initiatives, including exploring clean technologies and green finance options. The Memorandum of Understanding […]

International Women’s Day: UN says gender equality needed in climate change fight

The United Nations has highlighted the need for greater gender equality to realise the goals of sustainability and net zero in the years ahead. In a statement ahead of International […]