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Cities

Urban trees cool the world’s cities – but we can’t rely on them alone

New research finds urban trees can cut city heat almost in half, though unequal tree cover and rising temperatures mean greening alone will not shield cities from worsening climate extremes.
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Food & Agriculture

How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty

From the Ifugao highlands to Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, Indigenous terrace farming illustrates how long-standing, locally adapted practices capture water, conserve soil and diversify crops to withstand intensifying climate extremes.
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Cities

Aceh’s bitter lesson, relearned

In 2004, Aceh was hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. In 2025, Indonesia’s most disaster-aware province was among the worst hit by floods. The failure was not forecasting, but what happened – or didn’t – after the alarms were raised.
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Carbon & Climate

As climate diplomacy stalls, the economics are racing ahead

Despite political gridlock within countries and at global summits, climate change and ecological degradation are creating undeniable economic momentum. As renewables scale up, fossil fuels will become even less competitive; and as ecosystems degrade, markets will price in the risks and reward those who adapt.

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31 December 2025

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Food & Agriculture

War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act

26 December 2025

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Carbon & Climate

How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks

18 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities

16 December 2025

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Food & Agriculture

India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb

17 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm

11 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: What to expect at COP30 climate talks

24 October 2025

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Carbon & Climate

The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet

18 September 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war

16 September 2025

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Policy & Finance

Climate resilience is a strategic investment

28 July 2025

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Carbon & Climate

The World Court finally opens the door to 'climate reparations'

25 July 2025

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Policy & Finance

Nature risk is financial risk

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Carbon & Climate

Historic ruling finds climate change ‘imperils all forms of life’ and puts laggard nations on notice

19 June 2025

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Policy & Finance

Fossil fuel adverts are today’s tobacco. Cities must ban them

17 June 2025

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Cities

Hot in the city. But it doesn't have to be – we have answers

16 June 2025

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Policy & Finance

Insurers must promote the blue economy

10 June 2025

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Cities

Local strategies a must for Indian cities facing heat waves

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