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By early 2025, countries are due to unveil new national climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs). These commitments form the foundation of international climate action, establishing emissions-reduction targets and other measures that countries promise to implement. The Paris Agreement requires nations to put forward new NDCs every five years, with each round stronger than the last. In short, NDCs are important because they are the main ve...

COP28 was billed as our last best chance to get the world’s act together and save our chances of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. However, the final outcome fell far short of the commitments so desperately needed to keep the target alive. The future of COP lies in refocusing on its fundamental objective: ensuring that countries are held accountable to science-based targets that prioritize the needs of vulnerable communities most affected by climate change.

More than 150 countries signed the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action. Four actions are essential for turning pledges into reality.

Wilmot field days opened by Macdoch's Alasdair MacLeod with talk on carbon, emissions and net zero, insetting versus offsetting and methane measuring.

Wilmot field days opened by Macdoch's Alasdair MacLeod with talk on carbon, emissions and net zero, insetting versus offsetting and methane measuring.

Wilmot field days opened by Macdoch's Alasdair MacLeod with talk on carbon, emissions and net zero, insetting versus offsetting and methane measuring.

Strengthening national climate policy, reforming food systems, fixing the grid and addressing extreme heat: These 4 stories will help shape the world in 2024.

Strengthening national climate policy, reforming food systems, fixing the grid and addressing extreme heat: These 4 stories will help shape the world in 2024.

Just over one month has passed since COP28 closed its doors in Dubai, UAE, giving members of the Food4Climate Pavilion time to reflect on the climate change conference. Was food high enough on the agenda? And what’s on the menu for COP29?

The collective, in a letter to the USDA, emphasized the need to put meat and dairy reduction strategies into the agency’s climate policies.