As someone acknowledged this morning, its contribution to climate finance is critically insufficient. It’s not good. And part of the Paris deal is that developed countries need to take action, but they also must provide resources to the poorer countries in …
Multiple relentless heatwaves occurred in 2023, with much of the world experiencing at least 20 more heatwave days than the 1991–2020 average. Prominent and record-breaking events included exceptional wintertime and spring heat in South America, large …
As just under a billion people prepare to head for the polls amid scorching summer temperatures, to what extent will they be concerned about climate change as they cast their votes? India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is seeking a third five-year term …
Financial sector experts at the validation exercise in Sharon Hotel. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Financial sector experts have validated draft guidelines requiring the industry to integrate climate finance into their operations to enable …
“There has been a tendency to exaggerate the science in favour of ‘doomist’ narratives,” he told this masthead this week. “That helps nobody – except the fossil fuel industry of course.” For billions of people on Earth, the stakes of the debate could not …
Forests, particularly tropical rainforests, are often called ‘the lungs of the Earth’ due to their vital role in our climate system: taking in and storing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. To date, far less attention has been paid to their northern …
Land cover and land management changes (LCLMCs) play an important role in achieving low-end warming scenarios through land-based mitigation. However, their effects on moisture fluxes and recycling remain uncertain, although they have important implications …
Rachel Mealey: The World Meteorological Organization says things could get worse before it gets better when it comes to the climate crisis. In a new report, the UN Weather Agency says 2023 set new records for every single climate indicator, with average …
Adaptation is central to address climate impacts. At present, we have a limited understanding of the effectiveness of adaptation to reduce risks in a warming world, because adaptation remains insufficiently addressed in climate impact projections. Where …
The breakthrough decision at the 27th Conference of Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to establish new loss and damage funding arrangements, …
This year, voters in five of the world’s biggest carbon-emitting territories go to the polls. These regions — the United States, India, Indonesia, Russia and the European Union — represent one-third of the world’s population and about the same proportion …
Aufgrund der großen Wohnungsnot in Berlin ist Nachverdichtung zwischen bestehenden Gebäuden dringend nötig. Die bisherigen Einwohner protestieren oft, da sie schlechtere Lebensbedingungen befürchten: weniger Platz, mehr Hitze. Wie das klimafreundlich gehen …
The world will need oil and gas for a few decades more, so who should produce it? The Cop28 UN climate summit in December secured agreement from almost 200 nations to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable …
At COP28 it was clear that without finance the whole international climate process could come unstuck. To get climate action on track, 2024 needs to be the year we get moving on finance. With a new finance goal to meet the needs of developing countries …
Climate change could lead to high economic burden for individuals (i.e. low income and high prices). While economic conditions are important determinants of climate change vulnerability, environmental epidemiological studies focus primarily on the direct …
A draft resolution aimed at creating a space for discussion on sun dimming technologies will be debated at the summit of the UN’s environment body this month Switzerland wants to advance global talks on whether controversial solar geoengineering techniques …
The shift from petroleum to gas has had deep consequences on the revenues collected from the PRRT, owing to the structure of the rent tax. Previous reviews of the PRRT and the associated gas transfer pricing rules have shown that the rent tax is not as …
New Delhi: An annual investment of $2 trillion is crucial to meet the renewable energy targets set at COP28, aimed at tripling the global renewable capacity by 2030, according to a report by Climate Analytics. The investment entails $8 trillion for …
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