When the rain began falling in late May, Usman Ndagi thought it was like every other downpour since the start of the rainy season in his hometown of Mokwa. But…
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Treaty to protect seas short on support ahead of UN ocean summit
As governments head to a major UN ocean conference next week, the race is on to get enough countries to ratify an international treaty seen as crucial to meeting a…
Brazil’s new funding initiative can help bring rainforests back from the brink
Carolina Pasquali is executive director of Greenpeace Brazil and Jasper Inventor is executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia. In times like these, we must ask ourselves some fundamental questions. Why…
As EU enacts new greenwash rules, funds remove climate labels
Financial firms dropped terms like “ESG” (Environmental, Social and Governance) and “sustainable” from the names of hundreds of their funds in the year before new European Union rules to clamp…
Early warnings for heatwaves can save lives – and we need them now
Dr. Mirianna Budimir is senior climate and resilience expert at Practical Action, and early warning systems lead for the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance (ZCRA). Francisco Ianni is senior officer for…
Campaigners ask New African Development Bank president to stop funding fuels
As the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) took place this week in the Ivory Coast, civil society campaigners have been calling for the bank to stop funding…
Nickel and cobalt free EVs batteries surge is good news for forests
A type of electric car battery based on iron and phosphorus that poses less of a threat to tropical forests is rapidly replacing batteries reliant on cobalt and nickel, recent…
Women aren’t 14 times more likely to die in disasters
Bridget Burns is executive director of WEDO (Women’s Environment and Development Organization), a global advocacy organization advancing gender equality and climate justice. You’ve probably heard this stat before – it’s…
Peruvian farmer loses RWE case but sets climate precedent
A German court on Wednesday dismissed a Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit seeking damages from German utility RWE for allegedly putting his home at risk through climate change, as the judge ruled…
Global warming may top 1.5C during 2025-2029 , experts predict
There is a 70% chance that the 2025-2029 period will be more than 1.5C hotter than pre-industrial times, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasters predicted in a report on Wednesday. The…
