Climate Watch: UN declares 2025 as international year of glaciers
Climate change directly affects our communities, health, and livelihoods. Yet, media coverage often prioritises politics and business over climate-related stories, leaving crucial environmental news under-reported. Climate Watch seeks to bridge this information gap, ensuring that important climate change stories and…
The World Laments Trump’s Order on Paris Agreement
By AP Although hardly a surprise, President Trump’s executive decision to exit the international effort to halt global heating for a second time has been met with dismay on this side of the Atlantic. A global agreement to limit global temperature…
Report: Solar in Africa grows significantly for 3rd year in a row
Solar installations have reached new heights across the globe in 2024 with a whopping 503 GWp of estimated capacity. This represents a 44% increase compared to 2023. In Africa, the growth is more modest but new installations maintain a solid…
Tackling Climate and Nature Together in 2025
By Ani Dasgupta/WRI Scientists are increasingly learning how biodiversity loss and climate change compound and reinforce each other. For example, deforestation releases greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change, spurring wildfires and forest dieback that then release more emissions and…
COP29’s Blindspot: Poverty Eradication Missing in Climate Action
By Varda Mone As we reflect on COP29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, it is clear that global climate negotiations continue to overlook a critical component: the eradication of poverty. As we reflect on COP29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, it is…
Global Brands Partner with GMA Trucking to Drive Faster Adoption of Zero-Emission Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Carriers invited to respond to first-ever joint procurement that seeks to deploy up to 250 zero-emission trucks (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Center for Green Market Activation (GMA) in partnership with Smart Freight Centre announced the release of a request for…
What should central banks do to combat climate change in 2025?
|Written by Emma Thomasson While Donald Trump’s presidency is a major setback to US efforts to fight climate change, and to attempts to forge international consensus on the issue, other parts of the world are pushing ahead with efforts to…
Building Resilient Futures: A data revolution for climate-vulnerable populations
By World Bank The world is facing an era of compounded crises, from pandemics to conflicts to intensifying extreme weather events. For low-income and vulnerable households, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected states, these crises are devastating, erasing development gains, and…
Why are businesses falling short on climate goals?
Written byMarcin Kacperczyk Despite efforts to improve, large corporations are still playing a major role in the rise in global temperatures. Here, Professor of Finance Marcin Kacperczyk explores why. At the beginning of 2024, the world reached a sad milestone, completing…
What’s holding back the green transition?
Written byMirabelle Muûls New research from Imperial College Business School reveals what’s stopping businesses from taking action to protect our overheated planet. A wide commitment to reach net zero climate goals by 2050 requires a concerted effort from industry and…