Halfway between last year’s UN climate conference and this year’s meeting in Egypt, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is trying to thread the needle between Canada’s track record as the top fossil fuel financier in the G7 and its role delivering cash promised to developing countries for their energy transition.
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres is calling on countries like Canada to prioritize financial aid that specifically helps countries ditch coal as an energy source.
The rankings, just released by U.K.-based charity Christian Aid, map out 10 extreme events caused by climate change this year that caused $1.5 billion damage or more.
The COP26 outcome fell far short. But it did still manage to make progress on some key issues — which Egypt, the COP27 host, can build upon, writes Eddy Pérez.
Nakate spoke of her disappointment in the outcome of the U.N. climate talks in Scotland and what she and other young activists plan for the year to come.
The Port of Vancouver's latest ad blitz is the ultimate in greenwashing, celebrating actions that have been ineffective at reducing total emissions, writes Anna Barford.
Small Island Developing States such as Barbados are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and have been quite vocal in their advocacy for pushing the Global North for more aggressive climate goals, writes entrepreneur, podcast host and Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill.