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Smaller international deals and fossil free zones point a way forward.
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The agreed loss and damage fund was a breakthrough in an otherwise inconclusive conference.
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) satellite can make precise measurements of global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from space.
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Tracking CO2 emissions with satellites can help to support emission reduction efforts under the Paris Agreement.
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The big news of COP27 was agreement to establish a fund for ‘loss and damage’. But many lamented the summit’s overall outcome, saying it falls short of a sufficient response to the climate crisis.
Rising pollution on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway, India.
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The best way to cut air pollution is to burn less fossil fuel.
Hydro-power is not sustainable to meet sub-Saharan Africa’s energy needs and must be supported wind, solar and geothemal.
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To address Africa’s heavy dependence on fossil fuels and hydropower, there is a need for investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
A gas field in Cameroon.
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Developed nations threaten to consume more than their fair share of Earth’s dwindling carbon budget.
Eighty-five per cent of our global CO2 emissions come from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
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Saying that the climate problem is complex is false, and a distraction from what we know needs to be done.
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Pep Canadell , CSIRO ; Corinne Le Quéré , University of East Anglia ; Glen Peters , Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo ; Judith Hauck , Universität Bremen ; Julia Pongratz , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ; Philippe Ciais , Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) ; Pierre Friedlingstein , University of Exeter ; Robbie Andrew , Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo , and Rob Jackson , Stanford University
At current levels of emissions, there is a 50% chance the planet will reach the 1.5°C global average temperature rise in just nine years.
Using unsafe fuels for domestic cooking is a major contributor to carbon emissions in Togo.
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Togo can take bold actions to reduce climate change emissions and also improve the health of its citizens.
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This year’s climate talks have been overshadowed by rising international tensions, energy crises and war. But that doesn’t mean climate action is dead.
Millions have lost their homes in flooding caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan this year that many experts have blamed on climate change.
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Does the Global North have a moral responsibility to protect and compensate those in the Global South that disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change devastation?
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Why does civil society accept a system that condemns today’s children life on a hostile planet? And what can we do about it?
COP27 has given countries and organizations yet another chance to push for a managed decline in fossil fuel production. A climate action banner hangs from the Tower bridge in London in April 2022.
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A managed fossil fuel phasing-out offers a chance for producers – including governments, corporations and unions – to negotiate the terms of a ‘just transition’ to renewable energy.
Wet'suwet'en Chief Madeek reacts with his middle finger to protest the Royal Bank of Canada’s funding of the Coastal GasLink pipeline and other fossil fuel investments in Toronto in April 2022.
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Sen. Rosa Galvez has called for ambitious and coherent government intervention to address the risks financial institutions pose to climate. Here’s why Canadians must rally around her.
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Fossil fuels were named as the problem at COP26. We’re no closer to eliminating them a year on.
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen will lead Australia’s COP27 delegation.
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COP27 is Australia’s chance to join the global climate effort, but we’ll need to bring more to the table to be taken seriously.
Population growth fuels knowledge, leading to new technology and energy use, fueling more population growth.
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The UN estimates the global population will pass 8 billion people on Nov. 15, 2022. From the Stone Age to today, here’s how things spiraled out of control.
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Our planet is undeniably in crisis and desperately needs COP27 to succeed. Without concrete action, we are condemning today’s children to a harsher future.
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Offsetting carbon emissions sounds great. In practice, it’s often used to maintain the high-emissions status quo.