Despite COP28 deal on fossil fuels, 1.5C goal likely out of reach
December 14, 2023 A deal for the world to transition away from fossil fuels was hailed as a historic achievement on Wednesday at the U.N. climate summit in Dubai, but…
COP28: will there be an agreement to phase out fossil fuels?
December 7, 2023 It’s the issue at the core of COP28: will this year’s U.N. climate talks, held in major oil producer the United Arab Emirates, produce the first global…
Climate change denial: Why playing ostrich won’t save you
March 15, 2022 Communities in several parts of the world have become uninhabitable as a result of climate change as they continue to experience upward trends in global temperature, sea…
Climate Finance: A necessary lubricant for Africa’s adaptation wheel
Feb. 2, 2022 The global community has called for countries to concentrate all post-pandemic recovery investments on immediate eco-friendly and sustainable channels in order to address climate change issues. It…
Examining Coca-Cola’s role in global plastic pollution
Nov. 18, 2021 As far back as 2019, it was estimated that every minute, people around the world buy one million plastic drinking bottles, totaling almost 1.5 billion plastic bottles…
World leaders, others react to climate science report as UN says human influence “unequivocally” to blame for warming the planet
Aug 9, 2021 Eight years after its last full update on climate science, the United Nations on Monday published a report that delivered even starker warnings about how human-induced climate…
Global meat consumption must fall to curb global warming – UN report
Global meat consumption must fall to curb global warming, reduce growing strains on land and water and improve food security, health and biodiversity, a United Nations report on the effects…
Combating Climate Change: World Not on Track, As 20 Warmest Years on Record Had Been in the Past 22 Years – UN Says
The UN weather agency says the world is heading in the wrong direction to slow climate change after another year of near-record temperatures. The Secretary-General of the…