Oscar Berglund is a senior lecturer in international public and social policy at the University of Bristol and Tie Franco Brotto is a PhD candidate at the University of Bristol’s…
Tag: climate
Ambition and honesty – What Climate Home readers want in 2025
Climate Home News readers want governments and corporations to do more to cut emissions, prepare for climate change and protect nature As 2024 turns to 2025, we asked subscribers to…
Why Iran opposes production curbs in UN plastics treaty?
Iran’s plastics industry brings in much-needed foreign currency, which it can use to try and contain runaway inflation Last month in the South Korean city of Busan, government negotiators failed…
A year of extreme heat and growing climate danger
This year is set to be the hottest on record – but scientists say there’s still time to limit temperature rise and harm from climate impacts At the end of…
Nine of our best climate change stories from 2024
This year we investigated governments, corporations and NGOs in the climate space, and brought you on-the-ground reporting from Africa, Asia and the Middle East Here at Climate Home News we…
After Cyclone Chido, France accused of neglecting climate threat to “fragile” Mayotte
Locals and experts say France should have done more to protect residents of its poor island territory from extreme weather In the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, which battered the French…
Shell greenwashed gas using “phantom” carbon credits
Exclusive: Shell used rice-farming offsets for “carbon neutral” LNG campaign – but farmers and local authorities said no project activities took place Since 2022, Shell has sold more than 20…
Activists call for ‘just transition’ to be front and centre at COP30
Developing states and labour activists say a fair global shift away from fossil fuels requires a firm UN plan for international support Trade unionists and campaigners seeking a fair deal…
Doctors raise alarm on children’s health crisis in Chile’s copper hub
In the waiting room of doctor Iván Silva’s medical centre, Nadia Saavedra and her husband Claudio sit quietly as their three-year-old son Pablo attends his regular physiotherapy session. When Pablo…
As Earth dries out, countries fail to reach drought agreement
Countries including the US successfully resisted Africa’s push for a legally binding drought protocol at the “land COP” in Riyadh Governments have failed to agree on a global mechanism for…
