Greta Thunberg was among the hundreds of activists marching through the Swedish capital to a court to file a legal claim against the state for what they say is insufficient climate action. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg holds a placard during a demonstration held by the youth-led climate organization Aurora before submitting its lawsuit against the state for their lack …
The recently-concluded UN Climate Conference in Egypt will go down in history for the decision to set up a Loss and Damage Fund, something that environmental activists and vulnerable communities had been demanding for over 30 years. The most debated issues at COP27 were the 1.5 degree C goal; phasing down/phasing out of fossil fuels; the operationalisation of the Loss …
“We agreed to 1.5°C in Paris and have no problem pursuing this goal. How can we in good faith agree to new terms for a contract when the old terms were not met and always blocked, and that too at the cost of developmental priorities in poor parts of the world where energy and resource access continues to be a …
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Envoys from around the globe gathered Sunday in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on tackling climate change amid a multitude of competing crises, including the war in Ukraine, high inflation, food shortages and an energy crunch. “At long last, providing funding to address losses and damages from climate impacts is on the …