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The Next Step in Climate Action is Creating A Fund for Loss and Damage
One of the new and very politically sensitive topics being discussed at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, as the summit…
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Climate Change is An Emergency for Everyone, Everywhere
A devastating convergence of conflict and climate change is driving displacement and making life even more precarious for those forced to flee. In the run-up to…
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Global Emissions Nearly Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Troubling finding is another alarm bell warning for leaders assembled at COP26 to address climate change challenges Global carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back after Covid-19…
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Why COP26 Will Fail
UN Climate Change Conferences have failed to produce a model of global governance that can tame power politics, let alone forge a sense of shared destiny…
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The Climate Crisis Is Also a Global Health Crisis
Climate change is bad for your health. That is the unequivocal finding of The Lancet’s annual “Countdown” report, which was published last week by a team…
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More Funding is Critical for the Most Vulnerable to Survive Climate Change
Our climate emergency is global, yet it does not affect everyone equally. For the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)—a group of 48 countries spanning four continents—climate change…
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Glasgow, Greta, and Good Intentions
With climate action trailing so far behind rhetoric, it is natural to wonder if all the talk is just hypocrisy. But it need not be: If…
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Young Climate Activists Have Far More Power Than They Realize
In the past few years there has been a groundswell of young people expressing their anger, fear, grief about the climate crisis – and their demands…
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A Successful COP26 is Essential for Earth’s Future. Here’s What Needs to Go Right
A week from today, a crucial round of United Nations climate change negotiations will begin in Glasgow and the stakes could not be higher. By the…
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Will World Leaders at COP26 Resolve The Refugee Crisis?
Climate change in Afghanistan has not only fuelled conflict, it has also provoked a major refugee crisis. Most of Afghanistan is dry and hot for much…
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What is COP26? Here’s How Global Climate Negotiations Work and What’s Expected From the Glasgow Summit
Over two weeks in November, world leaders and national negotiators will meet in Scotland to discuss what to do about climate change. It’s a complex process…
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Who’s Who in Glasgow: 5 Countries that Could Make or Break the Planet’s Future Under Climate Change
The climate talks in Glasgow are just days away, and may be the last chance to coordinate global efforts to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃…