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...
Record climate heat means fiercer hurricanes
Fiercer hurricanes are rapidly becoming more frequent than they were 30 years ago. The cause may be entirely natural, scientists say.
But Hurricane Harvey, which in...
Global carbon emissions look likely to increase in 2017
The world's carbon emissions are expected to show a lurch upwards this year, by around 2%, after three years of staying virtually level. This...
BROAD NGO ALLIANCE PRESENTS EQUITY APPROACH TO UNLOCK AMBITION IN UN CLIMATE TALKS
As social movements, environmental and development NGOs, trade unions, faith and other civil society groups, we have come together to assess the climate commitments...
Tourism ‘s climate footprint is formidable
Previous estimates of tourism's climate footprint have fallen far below the mark. Between 2009 and 2013 it increased four times more than earlier estimated,...
Marrakech sends a clear signal: The Paris Agreement is now being implemented
After two weeks of negotiations, the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in...