African nations’ commitment to sustainable ocean management sends a ‘powerful signal’, sats WRI
Eight African nations, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria, have committed to sustainable…
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Emerging economies ready to step into climate leadership role: WRI
Emerging economies are well positioned to step into a climate leadership role, the World Resources Institute has commented, following the…
Big, Beautiful Bill ‘closes remaining pathways to limit global warming to 1.5°C’
The Trump administration’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’, which has now been passed by the US Senate and House of Representatives, cuts…
Bonn climate talks leave ‘tough questions’ to answer at COP30
The UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, which have now concluded, leave ‘tough questions’ for COP30 to answer, the World…
One third of forest loss this century ‘likely to be permanent’
Some 34% of the global forest loss recorded between 2001 and 2024 is ‘likely gone for good’, according to new…
‘Tide has turned for climate action’, says UN Climate chief
The executive secretary of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell, has told the UN June Climate Meetings that the “tide has…
Forthcoming NDCs need to be ambitious in scale, says WRI
With many of the world’s largest emitters yet to submit their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outlining their climate action plans…
Climate adaptation investments ‘yield $10 for every $1 spent’, says WRI
Every $1 invested in climate adaptation and resilience will generate more than $10 in benefits over the coming decade, a…
Global forest loss rose to ‘record highs’ in 2024, data shows
Global forest loss reached unprecedented levels in 2024, largely due to a rise in wildfires, new data from the University…
5 pathways for countries setting national emissions reduction targets
While ten years have passed since the Paris Agreement, global efforts to reduce emissions are still lacking, with recent UN…