Climate Change

Heat waves and floods caused by climate change affect rural women more than men because they exacerbate inequalities, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says in a new report. By IPS correspondent The study, “The Unjust Climate”, says that…

What if Arctic sea ice melts? All of it… during the summer! According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), over the past three decades, the oldest, thickest ice (13-20 feet thick) has declined by a stunning 95 percent…

The effects of global warming and the El Niño and La Niña phenomena have been affecting Bolivia for years, which is why it is worth thinking about changing the agricultural cycle, Bolivian President Luis Arce stressed today. At a public…

As Colombia continues to play a leading role in the COP28 in Dubai, today the country announced its official offer to host in 2024 the sixteenth meeting of the biannual United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP16), the most important event…

We, the UNFCCC COP28 Presidency, CBD COP15 Presidency, chairs of the undersigned partnerships, initiatives and coalitions, and endorsing member countries: Recognizing that the growing and projected impacts of climate change critically threaten biodiversity and the billions of livelihoods dependent on…

The 28th Climate Summit (COP28) is being held at Expo City Dubai (Image by Unfccc) A total of 134 countries, including Spain, on Friday endorsed a declaration at the 28th Climate Summit (COP28), being held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates),…

Hypocrisy ran rampant at COP28 even before the doors swung open to 70,000 delegates on Thursday, November 30th. This is the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (“COP”) held at Expo City, Dubai. It’s the big…

It’s 35 years since the formation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “to advance scientific knowledge about climate change caused by human activities.” Subsequently, COP21 at Paris ‘15 warned the world not to exceed 1.5°C, and worst case,…

The past couple of years in Antarctica have been a rough and tumble affair of erratic climate change with record-high temperatures and totally unexpected ice shelf collapse. The continent is starting to reflect the impact of a warming planet that’s…

Palm oil is found in 50 percent of all consumer goods. And it’s killing the environment. By Reynard Loki ​​“Oil palm is one of the world’s most prominent and effective vegetable oils globally, and is contributing 40 percent of global…