Climate Change
Adaptation lessons from Israel’s Negev Desert: A source of climate hope
Recent UN climate conferences have seen louder calls to both prepare and finance climate adaptation plans, as the impacts of…
Could a Chinese invasion of Taiwan derail the net-zero transition?
“We won’t be able to confront climate change if the US and China don’t work together,” Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal…
OS-Climate launches three open-source climate data tools
The Linux Foundation’s OS-Climate, a non-profit organisation providing open-source data and software tools to help a shift to climate-aligned finance…
Weekly data: Most of the world is worried about climate change
Respondents in 108 out of 110 areas surveyed say they are either ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ worried about climate change. Results…
Weekly data: Heatwaves show us climate adaptation must be a policy priority in Europe
Europe is in the grip of an extreme heatwave. Temperatures in Spain and Portugal have crossed 40°C (104°F), with warnings…
Opinion: US Supreme Court EPA ruling hamstrings domestic climate action – but what about the rest of the world?
It’s a sad state of affairs that the US Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Will sandstorms force the Gulf to address climate change?
In the Gulf, sandstorms were once regarded as a natural marvel – a mystical event that would occur once or…
Weekly data: Relocation of UK coastal communities inevitable
Some UK coastal communities will have to move inland because of climate change. That was the opening message of James…
Coal phase-out could generate $78trn in ‘social benefits’
The world would generate $78trn in net ‘social benefits’ by replacing coal with renewable energy, according to a new working…
A third of global economy tied to science-based climate targets – SBTi CEO
Companies with $38trn of global market capitalisation – roughly a third of the global economy – have committed to setting science-based…