World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts by 2050
More than 216 million people across 6 continents will be on the move within their countries by 2050 in large part due to climate change. The World Migration Report 2024, released by the United Nations on May 8,… Read More
Four Climate Stories that Will Define 2024
Stories to Watch in 2024 center on the art and science of the New Climate Politics. With more than half the world’s population facing an election year, the key question is how elected leaders will balance ambitious climate… Read More
Assessing Global Climate Challenges
The COP 28 conference will see the first-ever “global stocktake” to assess collective progress on cutting emissions and ramping up adaptation efforts and support to developing countries hard hit by a warming climate. Developed countries must honour the… Read More
UN Report > Impact of Climate Change on the Planet
The relentless advance of climate change brought more drought, flooding and heatwaves to communities around the world last year, compounding threats to people’s lives and livelihoods, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on… Read More
Diffusing the Climate Change Time Bomb
According to a new United Nations report, there are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change. Details are discussed by scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change… Read More
United Nations Action: Last Minute Call for Session Proposals Focused on Sustainability
The United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held in New York from July 10 – 19, 2023. The Division for Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs… Read More
New Thinking: Balancing Industry and Climate Change
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily… Read More
IPCC Report: Half Measures on Climate Change Are No Longer an Option
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, released a report yesterday that concluded that human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and… Read More
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World Headed for Catastrophic Climate Change
An ominous report from the UN paints a dire picture about the direction the planet is heading without immediate climate action. The report says if the current pace continues it will result in global warming of more than… Read More