Listen to the first episode of a new series from The Anthill Podcast ahead of the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.
Renewable energy has increased access to electricity in poor countries, but it generally hasn’t displaced fossil fuels.
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New Zealand recently became the first country to make climate-related financial disclosures mandatory, but it has some way to go to scale up investment in climate resilience.
Mangroves, like these in Madagascar, provide a range of benefits, including protection from storms and the prevention of coastal erosion.
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Despite their enormous value, mangroves are being removed at an alarming rate. A new tool aims to help communities reverse mangrove loss and tap into conservation programs and funding.
Village Forests can reduce poverty and also deforestation if done properly.
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Village Forests under the Social forestry Scheme can not only reduce poverty but also deforestation, study finds.
The Indonesian government has included climate change programs in its Village Fund. It’s aiming to reduce emissions and alleviate poverty.
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The Indonesian government has been distributing funds for village development. In 2019, the money can also be used for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
The aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. Climate change means more cyclones are hitting southern Africa.
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Private finance crashed the economy and is too consumed by the profit motive to be a reliable ally against climate change. We should not allow COP24 to be their board meeting.
Climate change will increase the risk of owning properties in coastal cities like Miami – but the insurance industry is
Rich countries have committed to providing money to developing countries for low-carbon energy, such as this solar farm in India, and to adapt to the effects of climate change.
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The Paris climate summit was historic as a political achievement but it’s not clear how and when the hard problems of emission cuts and climate finance get tackled.
It can be hard to know how best to adapt to climate change.
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Projects to help people adapt to climate change are essential. But no one really knows how much to spend, or even how to tell which projects are working.
Should goods from high-carbon countries be hit with an import tax?
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Ethiopia is a country particularly vulnerable to climate change. It will hope to attract climate finance at CoP21 to help battle the effects of climate change.
It’s rumoured that Bill Gates will announce a new multi-billion dollar fund for clean energy research and development on the opening day of COP21. The New York Times is hinting that Gates may be using…
Distinguished Policy Fellow, Lead, Governance and Legislation, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, London School of Economics and Political Science