December 2023

As conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies continue to wreak havoc on communities worldwide, the UN on Monday issued an appeal for $46.4 billion for 2024 to help 181 million people facing catastrophic hunger, mass displacement and diseases worldwide.As conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies continue to wreak havoc on communities worldwide, the UN on […]

The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai Monday evening dropped a call to ‘phaseout’ fossil fuels, prompting outcry from climate vulnerable countries and civil society.The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai Monday evening dropped a call to ‘phaseout’ fossil fuels, prompting outcry from climate vulnerable countries and

The Postal Service allegedly doctored heat training records of thousands of mail carriers. One of them died on a blistering day in June. ​The Postal Service allegedly doctored heat training records of thousands of mail carriers. One of them died on a blistering day in June. The Postal Service allegedly doctored heat training records of thousands

Central banks’ efforts to tame inflation have made it harder for both wealthy and poor nations to shift away from fossil fuels. ​Central banks’ efforts to tame inflation have made it harder for both wealthy and poor nations to shift away from fossil fuels. Central banks’ efforts to tame inflation have made it harder for both

As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the world’s agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink by 2050.As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a

Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature – some 30 times the amount spent on nature-based solutions annually, according to a shocking UN report launched on Saturday at COP28 in Dubai.Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature