COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief
News / 22nd November 2022After days of intense negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached agreement on an outcome that established a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters.
People's power wins at COP27 as loss and damage fund established but talks fail to deliver on other key demands
News / 22nd November 2022As the 27th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) closes, the collective power of civil society groups and grassroots climate activists saw a historic outcome with the establishment of a loss and damage fund.
Climate crisis needs cooperation between all nations – time is running out to save Earth
News / 15th November 2022Media organisations worldwide have published a common view about the need for nations to cooperate, accept their moral responsibilities and fairly share the burden of tackling climate change.
Climate Clock erected at COP27 says richest nations owe $31.8 trillion… and counting
News / 14th November 2022As world leaders gather at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the Climate Clock team is displaying reminders of a looming deadline and just how much high-polluting nations owe the Global South.
Number of ultrarich hits all-time high as someone dies from hunger every 4 seconds
News / 25th September 2022As a new analysis revealed that the global ranks of the superrich soared to a record number, a coalition of charity groups said Tuesday that hundreds of millions of people around the world are hungry—and that someone starves to death every four seconds.