World Environment Day: The climate crisis is a race that we have no option but to win
2 years, 7 months ago

World Environment Day: The climate crisis is a race that we have no option but to win

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The World Health Organisation estimates that 4.2 million people die prematurely every year from outdoor or ambient air pollution, accounting for one in eight deaths worldwide. According to the UN, an estimated 55 million people globally are affected by drought each year, and 129 countries will experience an increase in drought linked to the climate crisis. Climate change is a so-called “threat multiplier” to national security and can cause conflict among communities struggling to survive, as seen in the fights for natural resources among farmers and herdsmen. She specialises in equality, security and peace building across Africa, especially in her native Lake Chad region where 90 per cent of the region’s water has disappeared in the last 50 years

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Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise

Live Mint  

The 29th Conference of the Parties to Climate Change came to an end on 24 November 2024 with deep disappointment on the outcomes—not just on finance, but on most other aspects of the agenda. With grossly inadequate mitigation of the crisis, the climate finance that developing countries can legitimately asl for will increase exponentially, leading to continued disappointment from a …

The Independent launches its inaugural Climate 100 List
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Independent launches its inaugural Climate 100 List

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In September, we will unveil our Climate 100 List, a roll call of people working in various fields – …

2024 is history’s tipping point for climate change
5 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 is history’s tipping point for climate change

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the history of the fight to stop global warming, 2024 will go down on …

Nominate your unsung climate hero for The Independent’s inaugural Climate 100 List
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nominate your unsung climate hero for The Independent’s inaugural Climate 100 List

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Independent has launched its first ever Climate 100 List to celebrate those taking urgent …

Decarbonisation must not cause ‘undue disturbance’ to public, says Tory MP
1 year, 7 months ago

Decarbonisation must not cause ‘undue disturbance’ to public, says Tory MP

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The public will not accept changes needed to stop climate change if they cause “undue …

US suffered 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2022
2 years ago

US suffered 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2022

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United States experienced 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2022 – the …

The Climate Struggle Literally Hit Home in 2022
2 years ago

The Climate Struggle Literally Hit Home in 2022

Wired  

A year ago, I lambasted politicians for missing a huge opportunity for climate action. “I feel a lot more heartened about climate change now than I ever have,” says Jonathan Foley, executive director of the nonprofit Project Drawdown, which advocates for climate action. Like, Hey, wait a minute, things are really starting to pivot.” “2022 has proven to be a …

Cop27: UN summit puts climate compensation on agenda for the first time
2 years, 2 months ago

Cop27: UN summit puts climate compensation on agenda for the first time

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Getting finance for Loss and Damage in the agenda for Cop27 is a definite win for developing countries,” Dr …

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference
2 years, 4 months ago

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Africa's nations must develop strategies …

Five things to know for Africa Climate Week
2 years, 4 months ago

Five things to know for Africa Climate Week

Al Jazeera  

Facing deadly drought, historic floods, and extreme weather events, African politicians, civil society, and business leaders will voice calls for urgent action. The United Nations’ Africa Climate Week begins on Monday in Libreville, Gabon, with more than 1,000 participants expected to tackle the climate emergency as it intensifies throughout the continent. With severe drought, raging floods, and extreme weather bearing …

Climate crisis: Alarm bells are going off across the world – but we’re barely listening
2 years, 4 months ago

Climate crisis: Alarm bells are going off across the world – but we’re barely listening

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An extreme heatwave and drought has been roasting China for 70 days straight, something that “has no parallel in …

Climate change activism is no longer enough – it’s time for us to become ‘doists’
2 years, 5 months ago

Climate change activism is no longer enough – it’s time for us to become ‘doists’

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, it’s not enough to simply worry about rivers running dry or to shake our heads as much of …

The world is burning. We must fight back - together
2 years, 5 months ago

The world is burning. We must fight back - together

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports have explained time and time again how the climate crisis is already …

Greenwashing ‘creates false confidence about climate crisis’
2 years, 6 months ago

Greenwashing ‘creates false confidence about climate crisis’

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Achieving climate resilience and nature recovery will require “robust, consistent and trusted data”, Emma Howard Boyd is expected to …

The best climate change books that help you to understand the crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

The best climate change books that help you to understand the crisis

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Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Today is Earth Day 2022 – which means the …

Earth Day 2022: How much do you know about climate change? Take our quiz
2 years, 8 months ago

Earth Day 2022: How much do you know about climate change? Take our quiz

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since last Earth Day, climate scientists have released more urgent warnings that humanity is running out of time to …

‘We need to do all we can’: Five key takeaways from the U.N. climate report
2 years, 10 months ago

‘We need to do all we can’: Five key takeaways from the U.N. climate report

LA Times  

Felisa Benitez, 86, wipes sweat from her brow while taking a break from cleaning a standing electrical fan outside her Pacoima home in August. “If we want to have effective climate change policy, we have to look at those human dimensions, and particularly those equity dimensions, and protecting some of the most vulnerable populations,” said Michael Méndez, an assistant professor …

UN: Africa, already suffering from warming, will see worse
2 years, 10 months ago

UN: Africa, already suffering from warming, will see worse

Associated Press  

Although Africa has contributed relatively little to the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions, the continent has suffered some of the world’s heaviest impacts of climate change, from famine to flooding. Yet from its coral reefs to its highest peaks, the reverberations of human-caused global warming will only get worse, according to a new United Nations report The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on …

How to sign up to The Independent’s free Climate newsletter
2 years, 11 months ago

How to sign up to The Independent’s free Climate newsletter

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Let’s begin with a fact: The climate crisis is here, and human beings have caused …

Three new year’s resolutions to help the planet
3 years ago

Three new year’s resolutions to help the planet

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That’s how long it will take many people to give up on their new year’s resolutions. Quite often, our …

Why are poorer countries bearing the brunt of climate crisis?
3 years, 1 month ago

Why are poorer countries bearing the brunt of climate crisis?

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Low-income nations are more exposed to environmental hazards and pollution and have a harder time …

Cop26: UK pledges £290 million to help countries prepare for climate change
3 years, 2 months ago

Cop26: UK pledges £290 million to help countries prepare for climate change

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government is pledging new funding totalling £290 million, largely to help countries across Asia …

Google and YouTube to cut off ad money for climate change deniers
3 years, 3 months ago

Google and YouTube to cut off ad money for climate change deniers

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “In recent years, we’ve heard directly from a growing number of our advertising and publisher partners who have expressed …

Anger as Johnson’s Cop26 spokesperson Allegra Stratton suggests ‘not rinsing dishes’ to tackle climate crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

Anger as Johnson’s Cop26 spokesperson Allegra Stratton suggests ‘not rinsing dishes’ to tackle climate crisis

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She said: “We’re busting a gut to make Cop26, which is the last best chance to tackle runaway climate …

Sign up to The Independent Climate Newsletter for free weekly updates on the environmental emergency
3 years, 7 months ago

Sign up to The Independent Climate Newsletter for free weekly updates on the environmental emergency

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How The Independent sounded the alarm over the climate crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

How The Independent sounded the alarm over the climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Independent was founded as a broadsheet newspaper in 1986, its arrival on newsstands coinciding …

World running out of time to tackle climate crisis, 2021 must be year of action: UN
3 years, 8 months ago

World running out of time to tackle climate crisis, 2021 must be year of action: UN

Firstpost  

2021 must be the year of action for protecting people against the “disastrous” effects of climate change, the United Nations said on Monday ahead of a crucial US-convened summit. Last year featured “extreme weather and climate disruption, fuelled by anthropogenic climate change, affecting lives, destroying livelihoods and forcing many millions from their homes,” Guterres said. “They need to act now …

Nasa satellite images show how the climate crisis is transforming the planet
4 years ago

Nasa satellite images show how the climate crisis is transforming the planet

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new pictures, part of a wider project called ‘Images of Change’, were released by Nasa's Global Climate Change …

Glasgow climate talks must mark a new era for humanity, says Al Gore
4 years, 1 month ago

Glasgow climate talks must mark a new era for humanity, says Al Gore

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. All eyes will be on Glasgow, which is hosting the UN Cop26 talks, he said, hoping the event will …

‘I believe we are too late’: Rod Stewart says planet cannot be saved from climate change and lets rip on Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

‘I believe we are too late’: Rod Stewart says planet cannot be saved from climate change and lets rip on Trump

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rod Stewart has dubbed Donald Trump that “p**** in the White House" for pulling out …

Why wildfires are everyone’s problem
4 years, 4 months ago

Why wildfires are everyone’s problem

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “People globally should start to perceive wild land fires as part of the global climate crisis, and then, try …

Earth Overshoot Day: Planet's resources for this year used up earlier than ever before
5 years, 5 months ago

Earth Overshoot Day: Planet's resources for this year used up earlier than ever before

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As we consume and destroy more than ever before, the Earth Overshoot Day keeps getting earlier. Mathis Wackernagel, co-inventor …

In a scary world, the biggest worry has to be climate change (opinion)
5 years, 8 months ago

In a scary world, the biggest worry has to be climate change (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Stewart Patrick is a senior fellow and Terrence Mullan is assistant director in the international institutions and global governance program at the Council on Foreign Relations. The CoC’s 2018-2019 Report Card on International Cooperation, released today, designates global warming as the top international priority for the first time in the report card’s five-year history. Stewart Patrick Kaveh Sardari …

World Water Day 2019: What are the biggest water problems facing the world today?
5 years, 9 months ago

World Water Day 2019: What are the biggest water problems facing the world today?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Even as people struggle to find the water they need for drinking, cooking, washing and farming, many more face …

World Bank to invest $200bn to fight climate change
6 years, 1 month ago

World Bank to invest $200bn to fight climate change

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The World Bank has announced it will be investing $200bn to help poor countries prepare …

To truly fight climate change, we need to set our sights higher (Opinion)
6 years, 3 months ago

To truly fight climate change, we need to set our sights higher (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frank Bainimarama is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji and the president of COP23, the 23rd annual Conference of the Parties to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Hilda C. Heine is the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands which convenes the High Ambition Coalition of countries committed to progressive climate …

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