Opinion / #heatwaves
Carbon & Climate
COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm
As the host of this year's UN Climate Change Conference, Brazil seeks to make COP30 the “COP of implementation.” Translating commitments into robust action should include providing indigenous peoples with direct access to predictable and sustainable finance, and treating them as equal partners, rather than as beneficiaries.
As the world gathers in the Amazon, political headwinds and fading ambition test the limits of global climate cooperation.
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The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
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Why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war
As global temperatures breach 1.5°C – and conflicts persist in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan – the climate crisis is reshaping how wars are fought, understood and responded to.
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