Climate Action

Trump’s UN Speech Cannot Steer the Global Climate Effort (Alice C. Hill – Council on Foreign Relations)

President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech to deliver the longest and most detailed statement of his climate and energy views since...

‘No end’ expected to floods and storms as global heating continues (UN News)

The world’s water resources face growing pressure from climate change while emergencies involving the life-giving resource are increasingly impacting lives and livelihoods, the UN...

The UN climate process remains indispensable (Bernice Lee – Chatham House)

In recent months, critics have renewed attacks claiming that the United Nations climate negotiations are broken beyond repair. Bjørn Lomborg has long dismissed the...

Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency (UN News)

As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how...

Cooling La Niña could be back, but global temperatures set to rise: WMO (UN News)

The cooling climate phenomenon known as La Niña could return between now and November, but it won’t stop the trend for warmer global temperatures...

America’s Climate Diplomacy Challenge and the Path to Rebuilding Credibility (Catherine Goldberg and Milan Vivanco – Just Security)

No one was surprised when the United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement for a second time earlier this year. What shocked the international...

Melting Glaciers and the Planetary Cry for Climate Action (Soma Sarkar – Observer Research Foundation)

With rising global mean temperatures vis-à-vis increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the future of the world’s glaciers appears bleak. The recent collapse of the...

Rethinking Vulnerability in India’s Heat Action Plans (Alisha Mehra – Observer Research Foundation)

India is experiencing increasingly frequent and intense heat waves driven by climate change. A study released earlier this year identified a “high to very...

Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh (UN News)

Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) is...

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