Sustainability

Plaid Cymru plans to share wind farm profits with local people – here’s how that idea has been tried elsewhere

When wind turbines rise above a Welsh hillside, who should benefit financially? Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth believes it should be local communities. In a recent speech, the leader of […]

Scientists call for internationally mandated assessment of climate change risks

Governments only have a “partial view” of risks associated with climate change and could be making ill-informed decisions about avoiding or mitigating them, a group of experts has said.   […]

Data centres threaten UK’s ability to meet climate targets, fear MPs

The UK’s Environmental Audit Committee has raised concerns that the government has not factored the energy consumption of data centres into its net zero plans.   The news comes as […]

Draft UN resolution seeks to turn International Court of Justice decision on climate change obligations into action

A draft UN General Assembly resolution has been introduced to formally uphold the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that countries that fail to meet their climate […]

Court rulings order Dutch and German governments to strengthen climate plans

The Dutch and German governments have been ordered to beef up climate change plans in potentially landmark court rulings. The Dutch government has been told to bolster its adaptation and […]

UN climate change mitigation registry to enable cross-border data exchange

A registry system that will record, track and verify mitigation transfers between countries and operationalise a key component of the Paris Agreement is in development, according to UN Climate Change. […]

Global warming could breach 1.5°C more than a decade earlier than predicted, scientists warn

Global temperatures have averaged more than 1.5°C over the past three years, suggesting that the Paris Agreement goal to limit long-term warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels could be breached […]

President Trump withdraws US from UN climate treaty and 65 international bodies

President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from 66 international organisations, many of which focus on combatting climate change. In an executive order signed on 7 January, Trump triggered the […]

Adaptation efforts should be driven from the centre, climate advisers tell UK government  

The UK’s climate advisers say the government should drive adaptation efforts from the centre to deliver its manifesto commitment to achieve sustainable growth and improve the country’s resilience. Dame Angela […]

Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after COP30 – and two reasons it doesn’t

Ahead of the UN’s COP30 summit, China appeared keen to take on the mantle of new global leader on climate change, stepping into the gap left by the US’s withdrawal […]