Topic: Environment
How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question
Article / 6th June 2024As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding. By Jake Bittle for Grist.
Debt payments by countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar
News / 4th June 2024Debt payments by the 50 countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis have doubled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and now stand at their highest level in more than three decades, campaigners have warned.
Number of children in crisis levels of hunger due to extreme weather events doubles in past five years
News / 3rd June 2024The number of children facing crisis levels of hunger in the countries where extreme weather events are most impacting food supplies has more than doubled in the past five years, according to new analysis.
Record 75.9 million internally displaced in 2023, UN report reveals
News / 17th May 2024The number of people living in internal displacement soared to a record 75.9 million last year, according to a new UN-backed report.
World squanders over 1 billion meals a day – UN report
Report / 29th March 2024Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity.
Earth’s ‘life support system’ is being destroyed by global business paradigm, UN expert warns
News / 12th March 2024UN expert calls for an urgent and radical shift in how business and the global economy operates to prevent irreversible damage to Earth’s life support system and safeguard human rights.
After Dubai: Towards a “just, orderly, and equitable” fossil fuel phase out
Article / 8th February 2024Unless we win a comprehensive climate finance breakthrough, all hope for ‘a fair, orderly, and equitable’ phase-out of fossil fuels will be abandoned, writes Tom Athanasiou.
‘Stop wars and step up ‘measly’ contributions’ to climate finance
Article / 21st December 2023The United State’s contribution to the Loss and Damage Fund equals nine minutes of Pentagon spending, says Jeffrey D. Sachs at the ReWired Summit at COP28.
「戦争を止めて気候変動資金への『貧弱な』貢献を増大すべき」
Article / 21st December 2023損失と損害の基金への米国の拠出額は国防総省の支出の9分に相当すると、著名な経済学者で持続可能な開発の世界的リーダーであるジェフリー・D・サックス氏は言います。
Developed countries not doing their fair share in tackling climate crisis, new report shows
Report / 11th December 2023In a collective effort to address the pressing challenges of climate change, a global coalition of civil society organizations have published a new review of whether countries are doing their fair share to tackle the climate crisis.