Emissions News
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Xie Zhenhua: China’s top climate negotiator steps downWhat is the legacy of a key architect of the Paris Agreement and one of the world’s longest-serving climate diplomats? -
Racing ice loss strips Greenland of massGreenland is shrinking, losing ice seven times faster than a generation ago. Scientists have taken a new and ominous measure of polar loss.
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UN climate talks president: ‘Social and environmental crises two sides of same coin’Policy & Finance
UN climate talks president: ‘Social and environmental crises two sides of same coin’
Carolina Schmidt on boosting countries’ climate ambition and the pain of moving COP25 from Santiago to Madrid. -
Permits for mega-plantation in Papua were falsified: Indonesian governmentAn area nearly the size of Paris has already cut a hole in a vast stretch of rainforest on the island of New Guinea, as the companies clearing the forest insist their permits are legitimate.
Emissions Opinion
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Why has there been so little funding on natural climate solutions?– Although most countries have acknowledged the threat posed by climate change and established targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, the international community still has not made the same level of commitment to environmental conservation. Yet it is our natural ecosystems that will save us from catastrophe—if we let them. -
China faces 4 big risks if it continues building more coal plants– While the world collectively reduced its coal capacity over the past 18 months, China added 43 gigawatts (GW). The move may ultimately increase the economic costs of China’s energy economy over the coming decades. -
The power of financial pressure to effect change on climate– In addition to visionary leadership and a mobilisation of businesses, citizens, and civil-society groups, confronting climate change will require massive investments. We cannot count on governments alone to put up the money; rather, we must use public finance to leverage the power of private capital.
Videos
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Lawyers file complaint against BP for misleading 'greenwash' in new ad campaign– In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.
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Indigenous tribe in Indonesia wins land rights amid growing recognition of their role in climate fight
Carbon & Climate
Indigenous tribe in Indonesia wins land rights amid growing recognition of their role in climate fight
– Around the world, indigenous people have historically suffered from abuse and rights violations, despite being critical to forest conservation. This tribe in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, just won rights over its land after a 40-year struggle. Are governments waking up to the reality that indigenous groups could lead the battle against climate change? -
Are flying taxis the future of public transport in Singapore?– Battery-powered air taxis could be a common sight on the city-state's skyline by 2021.
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Secret cameras expose Singapore's recycling habits– Why is Singapore's domestic recycling rate so abysmal? Little cameras were hidden in the blue bins around the country to find out how people are recycling—or not.
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