Labour has an exciting opportunity to resolve the climate crisis – will it heed the call?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Labour has an exciting opportunity to resolve the climate crisis – will it heed the call?

The Independent  

There are many areas where Britain’s new government has the opportunity for a fresh start. Analysis by the International Rescue Committee finds that just 16 climate-vulnerable and conflict-affected countries – including Sudan, Myanmar, Syria and Somalia – are home to a staggering 43 per cent of all people living in extreme poverty, 44 per cent of all people affected by natural disasters, and 79 per cent of all people in humanitarian need. When it comes to how to fund it, the World Bank’s International Development Association is one of the few sources of grants for these climate-vulnerable, conflict-affected countries, given their debt burdens and lack of creditworthiness. The IRC believes that setting a target for climate-vulnerable, conflict-affected countries to receive 18 per cent of all adaptation finance for developing countries, based on the current best available estimate of the costed needs, would help not just to direct more climate finance to where it is needed most; it would also be a fair recognition of those needs. Global problems take global action to resolve, and the new government here in the UK has not just an incredible opportunity, but also a serious responsibility, to make climate, development, and humanitarian action work better together.

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Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?

Associated Press  

CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe — Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming season. Muchaneta Mutowa, center, checks the weather while working in a plot that is part of a climate-smart agriculture program funded by the United States Agency for International Development in Chipinge, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Villagers stand next to solar panels and water tanks that are …

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution
1 month, 4 weeks ago

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. Curbing and coping with climate change’s worsening heat, floods, droughts and storms will cost trillions of dollars and poor nations just don’t have it, numerous reports and experts calculate. As United Nations climate negotiations started Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, the chief issue is who must ante …

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution
1 month, 4 weeks ago

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution

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. Curbing and coping with climate change's worsening heat, floods, …

Joint climate action key to hunger-free world
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Joint climate action key to hunger-free world

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Climate change poses a serious threat to global food security. Rising mean temperatures and more frequent and severe extreme weather events could push hundreds of millions of additional people into hunger or leave them suffering undernutrition if the international community does not immediately implement effective corrective measures. Recent studies show that average crop yield in some African …

UN report calls for trillion of dollars in climate finance to aid developing countries
2 months ago

UN report calls for trillion of dollars in climate finance to aid developing countries

Live Mint  

Developing nations will need around $1.1 trillion annually in climate financing by 2025, a figure expected to climb to $1.8 trillion by 2030, according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The report outlines a daunting roadmap for climate finance and calls for developed countries to meet escalating financial commitments to support global climate …

Immediate Action Needed: Focus on Cooling and Decentralized Renewable Energy for Climate Adaptation
2 months, 1 week ago

Immediate Action Needed: Focus on Cooling and Decentralized Renewable Energy for Climate Adaptation

Hindustan Times  

The critical step that needs to be taken in the wake of the mounting climate crisis is to provide resources to communities, especially those that are vulnerable, and equip them to withstand the changing climate. This is where most of the climate plans falter. Financing support for adaptation actions remains alarmingly inadequate. Developing countries that are facing the brunt of …

Real solutions to climate change in Africa are about people, not profit
10 months, 1 week ago

Real solutions to climate change in Africa are about people, not profit

Al Jazeera  

The continent’s leaders should resist quick fixes and deadly traps offered by the market and bring the people at the centre of the climate action. At this year’s African Union Summit held on 17-18 February in Addis Ababa, African leaders adopted the Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change – a powerful show of unity in the face of a real threat …

A just transition from climate crisis for vulnerable countries
1 year ago

A just transition from climate crisis for vulnerable countries

Hindustan Times  

Transitioning to a low-emission world cannot escape the issues of ‘climate justice’ that bring on board the plight of vulnerable communities who are at the receiving end of the climate crisis. About 3.6 billion people in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Least Developed Countries, Small Islands and the Arctic, Indigenous Peoples globally, small-scale food producers and low-income households are …

Food insecurity bites in countries overwhelmed by extreme weather
1 year ago

Food insecurity bites in countries overwhelmed by extreme weather

The Independent  

Limiting warming to 1.5C has repeatedly been hailed as “our north star” by Cop28 president Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber in his interactions with the press. “We need more financial resources to tackle the food insecurity challenge, as well as other environmental problems, in our country,” says Mery Yaou, director of environment at Togo’s Ministry of Environment, in an interview with The …

As climate threats grow, poor countries still aren't getting enough money to prepare
1 year, 2 months ago

As climate threats grow, poor countries still aren't getting enough money to prepare

NPR  

As climate threats grow, poor countries still aren't getting enough money to prepare Enlarge this image toggle caption Fida Hussain/AFP via Getty Images Fida Hussain/AFP via Getty Images The world is facing more extreme weather that scientists say is fueled by human-driven climate change. Sponsor Message The UN estimates the gap between how much money developing countries need to pay …

Are climate reparations finally on the way for vulnerable countries?
1 year, 4 months ago

Are climate reparations finally on the way for vulnerable countries?

Al Jazeera  

A ‘significant change in action’ is under way to compensate nations under direct assault from climate chaos, observers say. Climate negotiators representing two dozen countries will hold meetings on Tuesday to iron out details of the United Nations’ “loss and damage” fund, created last year in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and expected to be presented at COP28 in Dubai in November. …

The planet’s burning. Can the Global South save it?
1 year, 6 months ago

The planet’s burning. Can the Global South save it?

Al Jazeera  

As the world hurtles towards climate devastation, countries like The Gambia, Costa Rica and Morocco may have a fix — if others help them. Costa Rica is one of only nine countries – Morocco and The Gambia are also on this list – whose steps to mitigate climate change are “almost sufficient”, according to Climate Action Tracker. Soon after The …

It’s Time to Put Serious Money on Climate Resilient Development - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

It’s Time to Put Serious Money on Climate Resilient Development - News18

News 18  

Everything, everywhere and all systems together. Mobilising climate finance flows to developing countries One of the challenges of global climate finance is that it needs to address three simultaneous goals. Nearly three-quarters of global climate finance still stay in high-income countries, to avoid the perceived political, regulatory and economic risks of investments in developing countries. Turn-around in global to local …

As climate woes worsen, Africa's economies suffer, UN says
1 year, 9 months ago

As climate woes worsen, Africa's economies suffer, UN says

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. “Climate change is having a devastating impact on Africa’s …

Climate-proofing India’s socio-economic trajectory
1 year, 11 months ago

Climate-proofing India’s socio-economic trajectory

Live Mint  

With existing socio-economic challenges, India needs a people-first development paradigm to move towards a climate-secure future, and become a leading voice on climate action for the Global South. With programmes around green fuel, climate-friendly farming, green buildings, low-carbon mobility, and policies for efficient energy use across various economic sectors, the 2023-24 Budget lays a strong foundation for green growth – …

Cost-of-living crisis overshadows ‘unavoidable’ climate action
1 year, 11 months ago

Cost-of-living crisis overshadows ‘unavoidable’ climate action

Al Jazeera  

Rising cost of living, energy and food supply crunches, and heavy national debt threaten to thwart the collective will needed to address the climate crisis, new report says. Climate change is the global economy’s biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis, the World Economic Forum said …

In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds
2 years, 1 month ago

In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds

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. “You have to have strong institutions, which don’t exist …

In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds
2 years, 1 month ago

In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds

Al Jazeera  

Climate vulnerable nations demand ‘innovative ways’ to receive disaster funds, including initiatives on debt relief and help to build government institutions. “You have to have strong institutions, which don’t exist in many countries.” ‘The risk appetite’ Robert Mardini, the director general of the International Committee for the Red Cross, said “close to zero amount of climate finance” is reaching conflict-affected …

A deepening climate divide
2 years, 1 month ago

A deepening climate divide

Hindustan Times  

This year’s annual United Nations Climate Conference ended in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh late on Saturday, taking, in partic-ular, a significant step by setting up a Loss and Damage fund. Formalised in 1992, CBDR means all countries are responsible for tackling the climate crisis, but not equally — poorer nations have a legitimate interest in first bringing populations up to …

Vulnerable countries demand progress on climate change loss and damage fund
2 years, 1 month ago

Vulnerable countries demand progress on climate change loss and damage fund

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. Small island developing states will no longer stand for delay on loss and damage finance Molwyn Joseph, Aosis chairman …

Fears UK will break climate crisis pledge for poor nations after failure to reveal funding
2 years, 1 month ago

Fears UK will break climate crisis pledge for poor nations after failure to reveal funding

The Independent  

Ministers have been told to come clean on suspicions the UK will break promises to fund climate crisis help for poorer nations, after failing to set out what money is being provided. Campaigners said Rishi Sunak, as he arrives in Egypt, must reveal how much is being provided in so-called “international climate finance”, to help developing countries cope with the …

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change
2 years, 1 month ago

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change

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 Battling droughts, sandstorms, floods, wildfires, …

As global climate conference opens, a fight brews over compensation — and justice
2 years, 2 months ago

As global climate conference opens, a fight brews over compensation — and justice

LA Times  

It was a total loss — the type usually glossed over in big, impersonal statistics like the estimated $40 billion in damage from floods that put one-third of Pakistan underwater over the summer. “Loss and damage is going to be the priority and the defining factor of whether or not COP27 succeeds,” said Kenyan climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti, referring to …

Climate emergency: Will polluting rich nations pay reparations?
2 years, 2 months ago

Climate emergency: Will polluting rich nations pay reparations?

Al Jazeera  

At COP27, negotiators and civil society groups will lobby not just for more money on the table, but also new avenues for capital to make a faster impact. Oxfam calculates a gap of up to $33bn over the past five years, a number dwarfed by the cost of “loss and damage” after recent disasters such as the 2021 Europe floods, …

UN urges rich countries for compensation to tackle loss from climate change
2 years, 3 months ago

UN urges rich countries for compensation to tackle loss from climate change

Hindustan Times  

From drought to floods and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from both top officials and activists about how to pay for it. Pakistan, along with dozens of other developing countries around the world, are scrambling to adapt to the effects of climate change, with …

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 …

Help the poor to adapt to global warming
2 years, 4 months ago

Help the poor to adapt to global warming

China Daily  

Aerial photo shows farmers working in a paddy field in Xinsongshuqiao village in the city of Yiyang, Central China's Hunan province, July 13, 2022. So governments and corporations must reduce carbon emissions－and keep fossil fuels in the ground－if they are to limit the damage caused by climate change to people's lives and livelihoods. China, which is also exposed to severe …

Help the poor to adapt to global warming
2 years, 4 months ago

Help the poor to adapt to global warming

China Daily  

Aerial photo shows farmers working in a paddy field in Xinsongshuqiao village in the city of Yiyang, Central China's Hunan province, July 13, 2022. So governments and corporations must reduce carbon emissions－and keep fossil fuels in the ground－if they are to limit the damage caused by climate change to people's lives and livelihoods. China, which is also exposed to severe …

Britain faces multiple global crises – but this government is ignoring them
2 years, 5 months ago

Britain faces multiple global crises – but this government is ignoring them

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 With the climate crisis displacing more than 20 million people each year and threatening to …

Climate aid, war fallout feature at Berlin climate talks
2 years, 5 months ago

Climate aid, war fallout feature at Berlin climate talks

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Officials from 40 countries met Monday in Berlin to discuss how to stay focused on fighting the increasing impacts of climate change while the world reels from the economic fallout of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.N. secretary general admonished countries to take action instead of playing a “blame game.” European nations vowed to fulfill …

Climate change is devastating the Global South
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate change is devastating the Global South

Al Jazeera  

Right now in India and Pakistan, a record-breaking heatwave is impacting the daily lives of nearly a billion people. Despite the negligible contribution that most vulnerable countries have made to cause climate change, these countries are the most ambitious in tackling it – but they cannot fight this crisis on their own. The decisions adopted at the UN’s COP26 climate …

Work towards a robust climate action now
2 years, 8 months ago

Work towards a robust climate action now

Hindustan Times  

We are in the middle of a global climate emergency that affects every aspect of our lives and civilisation. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise despite widely promised climate action by the world’s biggest carbon polluters, a global warming increase of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a target set by world leaders when the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, …

World not adapting fast enough to ‘dangerous’ climate disruption: IPCC
2 years, 9 months ago

World not adapting fast enough to ‘dangerous’ climate disruption: IPCC

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. “Unequivocal” human-caused global warming is already dangerously disrupting the natural world and some of its effects are irreversible, according …

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 …

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

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

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 Although Africa has contributed relatively …

14 Takeaways From The Latest U.N. Study On Climate Change’s Deadly Toll
2 years, 10 months ago

14 Takeaways From The Latest U.N. Study On Climate Change’s Deadly Toll

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Pollution-fueled climate change has already irreversibly damaged civilization and nature alike, and, while cities have begun to fortify themselves, the catastrophic new temperatures the planet is on track to reach in the coming decades will render much of that adaptation futile. “The cumulative scientific evidence is unequivocal: Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary …

Zimbabwe is set on tackling climate change
3 years, 1 month ago

Zimbabwe is set on tackling climate change

Al Jazeera  

But to have a chance at making a difference, it needs sanctions imposed by the West to be lifted. If world leaders do not step up climate action, developing nations at the forefront of the fight against climate change will see jobs lost, livelihoods destroyed, and lives devastated. That is something we must avoid and that is why Zimbabwe is …

Report: Poor countries need 5 to 10 times more funding to adapt to climate risks they did not create
3 years, 1 month ago

Report: Poor countries need 5 to 10 times more funding to adapt to climate risks they did not create

Salon  

The COP26 climate negotiations taking place in Glasgow this month are charged with the inequity of the climate crisis. Developed countries have yet to meet the $100 billion per year promise they made to help poorer countries pay for clean energy and climate adaptation projects. A report released by the United Nations today finds a growing gap between the cost …

Climate vulnerable in the Global South demand COP26 action
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate vulnerable in the Global South demand COP26 action

Al Jazeera  

Those on the front line of extreme weather say words from world leaders are no longer enough as the climate emergency devastates vulnerable nations. The 55-nation Climate Vulnerable Forum, which advocates for countries in the Global South facing the worst impacts of the climate crisis, told world leaders that words are no longer enough as the climate crisis intensifies. Members …

Climate crisis to shrink GDP of vulnerable nations 20% by 2050
3 years, 2 months ago

Climate crisis to shrink GDP of vulnerable nations 20% by 2050

The Independent  

The economies of some of he world’s most vulnerable countries could suffer huge losses even if we keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius, a report has warned. It found that most vulnerable countries could suffer an average 64 percent hit to their economy by 2100 under current climate policies The study also suggests countries could see their GDP reduced …

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 …

Fragile countries must be supported in tackling the climate crisis
3 years, 2 months ago

Fragile countries must be supported in tackling 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. As global warming threatens to spiral out of control, bringing with it increasingly extreme weather and climate shocks, the …

Over 100 million people in Africa threatened by climate change
3 years, 2 months ago

Over 100 million people in Africa threatened by climate change

Al Jazeera  

WMO report warns 1.3 billion people remain ‘extremely vulnerable’ as the continent warms more and at a faster rate than global average. A new report by the United Nations has warned that more than 100 million “extremely poor” people across Africa are threatened by accelerating climate change that could also melt away the continent’s few glaciers within two decades. The …

Madagascar famine becomes first in history to be caused solely by climate crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

Madagascar famine becomes first in history to be caused solely by 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. World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley explained that he had met women and children who had “walked for …

The fate of our planet is hanging in the balance – it’s in all of our interests to act now
3 years, 5 months ago

The fate of our planet is hanging in the balance – it’s in all of our interests to act now

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. We’ve already declared a climate emergency, committed to making London zero-carbon by 2030 and developed a climate action plan …

Boris Johnson’s £11.6bn climate fund to be swiped from aid budget
3 years, 5 months ago

Boris Johnson’s £11.6bn climate fund to be swiped from aid budget

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. Tracy Carty, Oxfam’s senior climate adviser, said: “We welcome the UK’s commitment to climate finance, but when it’s coming …

Climate change resilience actions, in step with India
3 years, 10 months ago

Climate change resilience actions, in step with India

The Hindu  

Last year tested the strength of our communities and the resilience of our countries. By working together, we can reduce emissions — which will remain critical to ensuring global average temperatures stay well below 2° Centigrade — and adapt and build resilience to the climate change already occurring. While our adaptation and resilience work starts at home, Australia is also …

Climate change is disrupting life for millions, a report finds
4 years, 9 months ago

Climate change is disrupting life for millions, a report finds

CNN  

CNN — After declining for most of the last decade, hunger is once again on the rise around the world, and climate change is a primary cause. Over 820 million people suffered from hunger in 2018, the greatest number since 2010 according to findings from a new World Meteorological Organization report released today. The wide-ranging State of the Climate report …

Editorial: Wealthy countries are responsible for climate change, but it’s the poor who will suffer most
55 years ago

Editorial: Wealthy countries are responsible for climate change, but it’s the poor who will suffer most

LA Times  

Although the richest, most developed countries in the world are overwhelmingly to blame for the catastrophe of global climate change, they are not the ones who will suffer the most from it. A recent study from Stanford University found that climate change is exacerbating global income inequality between wealthy nations in cooler regions, and poor nations in hotter parts of …

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