Climate Change

Jamaica's 2050 Long-Term Emission Reduction and Climate-Resilient Strategy

Jamaica’s climate resilience plan sets example to other countries, says UN Climate Change

UN Climate Change is encouraging governments around the world to learn from Jamaica’s climate resilience and adaptation plans as the country works to protect itself from future shocks.   In a […]

UK heatwave

UK launches taskforce to strengthen climate security

The ‘first of its kind’ taskforce will bring together experts to advise government on how to better anticipate and respond to the growing risks climate change poses to national security […]
AI weather forecasting

UK government to use AI to improve global preparation for climate shocks

New partnership to share data and models and provide technical training to strengthen capacity The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Met Office are to collaborate on artificial […]
Fossil fuel phase-out, renewables, Colombia

Breaking free from fossil fuels is urgent but hard – Colombia shows why

Colombia’s outgoing president Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla and the country’s first leftist leader, came to power in 2022. He promised something few leaders of fossil fuel-producing countries have seriously […]
environmental projects

Countries approve US$3.9bn funding package for environmental projects worldwide

More than 180 countries have agreed the priorities for a US$3.9bn funding package that will be spent on conserving biodiversity and other climate projects around the world. The package was […]
Methane emissions, climate policy

How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis

There’s no sign that methane emissions are declining globally. That’s according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report on methane, which revealed a worrying implementation gap in current policies. The […]
A photo of a forest. Photo: dep377/Pixabay

Turning debt into forests: the finance tool making a comeback

Alex Dryden, SOAS, University of London In 2023, Ecuador struck an unusual deal. Instead of simply paying back its debts, it refinanced part of them on better terms and promised […]

Male behaviours disproportionate drivers of climate change, new research suggests

Men have a greater carbon footprint than women, drive the industries that contribute to global warming and ecological loss, and tend to be less concerned about climate change, according to […]

‘Much‑needed fresh air’: five outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuels

Almost 60 countries, representing about a third of the global economy, met in the Colombian port city of Santa Marta last month for the first international summit on the transition […]

‘Significant gaps’ in climate resilience of Canada’s critical assets, audit finds

The Government of Canada is failing to adequately protect its critical infrastructure from risks associated with climate change, according to a report produced on behalf of the auditor general. The […]