Fiona Harvey
About Fiona Harvey
Fiona Harvey is an award-winning environment journalist for the Guardian. Prior to this, she worked for the Financial Times for more than a decade. She has reported on every major environmental issue, from as far afield as the Arctic and the Amazon, and her wide range of interviewees include Ban Ki-moon, Tony Blair, Al Gore and Jeff Immelt.
G7 restates climate targets but no new funding for developing nations
Climate finance for developing nations was supposed to reach $100 billion a year by 2020 but has fallen far short.
COVID shrank the economy — but climate change will be much worse
The economies of rich countries will shrink by twice as much as they did in the COVID-19 crisis if they fail to tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions, according to research.
Richest nations to end support for coal production overseas
G7 countries reaffirm commitment to limit global heating to 1.5 C after nearly two days of wrangling last week.
Why one in four cities can't afford climate crisis measures
A survey of 800 cities around the world also found almost 43 per cent do not even have plan to adapt to the impacts of global heating.
Rich nations missing the goal
A new study says the rise is a 0.2 C improvement on the previous forecast, but still substantially above the goal of the Paris Agreement.
Biden set to reveal his climate crisis cards at virtual summit
U.S. President Joe Biden is also expected to call on major economies to join him in bold action at virtual summit of 40 world leaders, running April 22 and 23.
Freshwater fish across the globe at risk of extinction: study
The World’s Forgotten Fishes report lists pollution, overfishing and climate change as dangers for freshwater fish populations around the globe.
Should we tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countries?
Six experts say the failure to reform climate finance risks is undermining trust in the Paris Agreement.
Rich countries must update financial vows to tackle climate crisis, UN says
Patricia Espinosa says fulfilling $100-billion-a-year promise must be top priority to support developing world.
Ice vanishing fastest in Greenland and Antarctica, study shows
Ice loss over the study period, from 1994 to 2017, is estimated to have raised sea levels by 35 millimetres.