What COP28 Means for the Climate-AI Dilemma
The Dubai climate conference, which ended with a tussle over the future of fossil fuels, also pointed the way for newer technologies. At the end…
Feeding the Future: Rethinking Food Security in a Climate-Altered Landscape
“Amidst the changing tides of our climate, a simmering concern echoes louder than ever: how do we secure our nourishment in a world where the…
COP28: Winners and losers in the new global climate deal
The far-ranging global climate deal struck Wednesday in Dubai is, like those that preceded it in nearly three decades of such talks, a mixed bag.…
Accounting Standard for Climate Change: Mind the Gap
Authors: Ersa Tri Wahyuni and Yohanes Handoko Aryanto* Recently, the accounting profession and also the market regulator were made excited by the issuance of Sustainability…
Australians left stuck in Tuvalu after airport’s runway damaged
Australians have been left stranded in Tuvalu after Fiji Airways cancelled all flights to and from the tiny Pacific Island national indefinitely due to damage…
Researchers discover Himalayan glaciers are cooling down, potentially slowing down effects of climate change
Himalayan glaciers have been rapidly melting and are predicted to continue to do so, however a report has found the glaciers have been cooling due…
COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’
As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the…
Urgency and Equity in South Asia’s Environmental Justice Struggle against Climate Colonialism
The culmination of the Just Transition in South Asia press conference, which took place on December 11, 2023, at COP-28 in Dubai, has illuminated the…
A billionaire at COP28 – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It’s the first Sunday of the COP28 climate conference. The temperature is 30C. Under the Dubai sun, a billionaire is…
Cut red meat to help reduce climate emissions, UN Food and Agriculture Organization says at COP28
Plant-based kebabs and vegan cream cheese have been on the menu at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, and could feature more heavily in Australian…
Saudi-led fight against COP28 deal shows ‘panic,’ German climate envoy says – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The full-scale resistance that oil-exporting countries are mounting against a COP28 deal to end fossil fuel use is a sign…
Global South’s Diplomatic Crossroads: Climate Justice, Resilience, and Economic Prosperity
In the year 2023, a crucial mark was crossed as Earth breached the critical 2°C threshold above pre-industrial levels on November 17th. This significant event…
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn
Life on planet is in peril, say climate experts, as they call for a rapid and just transition to a sustainable future. Earth’s “vital signs”…
John Kerry warns against carbon capture’s ‘great facade’ as a climate cure-all – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Some countries at the COP28 climate talks are lying about the potential for capturing the greenhouse gases fossil fuels emit,…
Police arrest 72 climate activists in Melbourne CBD for blocking traffic outside Flinders Street Station
Quick Read: In short: Police have arrested and fined 72 climate activists for staging a protest in the middle of a Melbourne CBD intersectionDemonstrators from the group…
US must get rid of ‘crazy’ oil subsidies – POLITICO
The United States must end “crazy” oil and gas subsidies to achieve its climate goals, but a stalled Congress is preventing President Joe Biden from taking…
L.A. County aims to collect billions more gallons of water
Over the next two decades, Los Angeles County will collect billions more gallons in water from local sources, especially storm and reclaimed water, shifting from…
The Climate Crisis is an Education Crisis
Authors: Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown and Yasmine Sherif “The one international language the world understands” wrote Eglantyne Jebb, founder of Save the Children, “is the…
Brazil’s anger over EU carbon tax infiltrates COP28 – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Brazil has taken its green trade row with the European Union to this year’s global climate summit. The Brazilian government has…
WTF is the ‘Global Stocktake’? We explain the ‘heart’ of COP28 – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Now the real work starts. The first few days of…