COP: What Is it Exactly and Why Is COP27 so Important?
Leaders from across the globe are preparing for the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP27. Throughout ...
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G20 Spent $693 Billion on Fossil Fuels in 2021
According to a report released by Bloomberg Philanthropies and BloombergNEF on November 1, the G20 nations spent $693 billion in ...
Greta Thunberg Won’t Attend COP27, Accusing it of ‘Greenwashing’
“The COPs are mainly used as an opportunity for leaders and people in power to get attention, using many kinds ...
Sunak’s First Week: What’s Happened to the UK’s Environmental Policy?
The UK’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has finished his first week in office. In the wake of Liz Truss’ ...
Current Climate Pledges Guarantee Warming Above 2°C
Unless nations urgently revise their plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the world will far overshoot the 1.5°C limit ...
C40 Cities Summit: Mayors Called to Fight the Climate Crisis
Next week, on October 19-21, the triennial C40 climate action conference will be held both in person in Buenos Aires ...
Cities and Climate Finance: Global Leaders Call for Less Interpreting, More Action
Throughout this week, ICLEI’s annual Daring Cities forum, hosted virtually in cooperation with the German city of Bonn, has explored ...
Denmark Makes UN and EU History by Paying for Climate Change Damage
Denmark will be paying $13 million to help counter climate change “loss and damage” in developing countries, making them the ...
Governments Must Live Up to Promises to Stop Funding Oil and Gas Internationally
In the past seven months, commitments to end international public finance for fossil fuels have proliferated. At the 2022 UN ...
Engaging the Arab Youth in Climate Action
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has announced that COP27 and COP28 will be held in Egypt ...
Collective Suicide or Collective Action? It’s in Our Hands, Says UN Chief
“Half of humanity is in the danger zone, from floods, droughts, extreme storms and wildfires. No nation is immune. Yet ...
G7 Propose New Energy Partnerships With Developing Economies
On June 26-28, Germany hosted the G7 meeting in Schloss Elmau in Bavaria. The German G7 Presidency has set “Progress ...
