Governments Enter New Era of Collaboration on Climate Change
Speaking at the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn (16 to 26 May), the UN’s top climate change official Christiana Figueres said...
New National and Corporate Climate Action on Forests at COP23
New action from countries and corporations to cut emissions from forest use and establish sustainable forestry management featured at COP23 Forests Day on Sunday.
Initiatives...
Country Pledges Still Long Way from Meeting Paris Goals (UNEP Report)
Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still be met, according to a new...
Global Forests Expanding: Reflects Wellbeing, not Rising CO2, Experts say
Study find virtually no correlation between higher levels of atmospheric CO2 and nations' forest expansion / decline;
difference mirrors the UN Human Development Index
The surprising, steady expansion of...
Global Response to Climate Change Keeps Door Open to 2 Degree C Temperature Limit
(Berlin, 30 October 2015) – An unprecedented world-wide effort is underway to combat climate change, building confidence that nations can cost effectively meet their...
World’s poorest people are being poisoned by their basic foods
As global temperatures creep inexorably upwards, the warming helps toxins to thrive, with dire consequences for human health. There are millions of stunted children...