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Catherine Early The yawning gap between the cost of adapting to climate change and the finance available is becoming a chasm, experts warn ahead of COP28 The flow of international public finance going to developing countries to pay for adapting to climate change is 10-18 times smaller than what is

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Health , Monitoring , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/30/2023

How ‘marine heatwaves’ affect the ocean – and what can be done?

Emma Bryce As we enter El Niño, periods of surging temperatures at sea are predicted to grow more frequent and intense. What do they do to marine life, and can we adapt? On 4 July 2023, the World Meteorological Organization declared the beginning of an El Niño phase, a climate pattern that drives

Business , Climate , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Governance , Human Rights , Monitoring , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 07/29/2023

Global Climate Litigation on the Rise: Courts as Catalysts for Climate Action and Justice

Courts stand as a formidable force for climate justice, holding governments and corporations accountable, while empowering youth voices worldwide! The total number of climate change court cases has more than doubled since 2017 and is growing worldwide. These findings, published today by the UN Env

Climate , Energy , Gender , Labour , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 07/27/2023

Empowered Women at the forefront of Carbon Market

Tasneem Balasinorwala with Diya Deb Are we missing a golden opportunity in carbon offset projects? Enhancing the role of women towards social and political empowerment in the Voluntary Carbon Market. As PowerSouth, since mid-2022, we have been wanting to know how the carbon offset project in V

Aid , Climate , Featured , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 07/17/2023

Grassroots-Run Fund for Frontline Power Pours $5 Million Into US Climate Justice Groups

Brett Wilkins Fund for Frontline Power is a solidarity philanthropy centering on leaders from impacted communities as experts and decision-makers—honoring their lived experience, and following their lead A grassroots climate justice fund on Monday announced its inaugural slate of grants totalling

Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Governance , Health , Monitoring / 07/16/2023

Medical processes hide the true number of Indians dying from extreme heat

Cheena Kapoor Official responses to high death rates during extreme heat in Uttar Pradesh has raised questions around how mortality from heat is recorded in India – and whether this is obscuring the true impact of climate change Between 15 and 22 June this year, more than 150 people died in two ho

Aid , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Energy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Health , Monitoring , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 05/26/2023

CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets

Ranjit Devraj Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts. With coal-based energy responsible for 40 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, serious climate change action must begin with strict monitoring and control of coal-fir

Biodiversity , Climate , Economy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Labour , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 05/12/2023

Resource-rich countries find it pays to pay landholders to protect their land

Dimitri Selibas By compensating landholders for land restoration, government programs support services worth more than the cost The Osa Peninsula on Costa Rica’s west coast occupies just 0.001% of the planet’s surface area, yet is home to an estimated 2.5% of all the biodiversity in the world. I

Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Water / 05/08/2023

Western-Mediterranean heatwave ‘almost impossible’ without climate change

Ayesha Tandon The extreme heatwave that swept across Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria in April 2023 was “at least 100 times more likely” due to climate change, according to a new “rapid attribution” study. During the last week of April, temperatures surged up to 20C higher than nor

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Food , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Water / 02/13/2023

Chinese rice farming trials cut methane emissions

Xia Zhijian Techniques that use less water, produce more rice and emit less methane are gaining traction in China In a mountain village in south-west China, the local people are playing a guessing game. A new climate-friendly way of growing rice is being trialled here that will reduce methane emissi

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