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Extreme weather, shifting pests imperil harvests

While the world's climate diplomats huddle over draft decisions to be made at the end of this year's U.N. climate summit, governments at COP28 are firing off a flurry of new promises for action. Among the expected pledges at COP28 are a goal to triple renewable&#x2...

Among the expected pledges at COP28 are a goal to triple renewable energy capacity and initiatives on methane and coal power. These voluntary side deals have proliferated in recent years, even as global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

While the world's climate diplomats huddle over draft decisions to be made at the end of this year's U.N. climate summit, governments at COP28 are firing off a flurry of new promises for action. Among the expected pledges at COP28 are a goal to triple renewable energy capacity and initiatives on methane and coal power. Unlike official summit decisions, which must be passed by consensus among the nearly 200 countries, voluntary pledges can be made quickly, and boldly, without the worr...

By Kate Abnett DUBAI (Reuters) - While the world's climate diplomats huddle over draft decisions to be made at the end of this year's U.N. climate sum...

Extreme weather can affect crops, ruin farmland, and make it harder for farmers to work

Global food systems and climate change exacerbate each other, leading to rising risks

Carbon credits body releases new methodology for protecting forests and ensuring REDD projects deliver high-integrity carbon offsets

International Business News: Small-scale family farmers received only 0.3% of international climate finance in 2021, revealing a critical gap in support for global food production

Smallholder farmers from the Global South benefit from a grossly disproportionate 0.3% of international climate finance despite producing a third of the world’s food and despite holding the key to climate-proofing food systems.