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Forests have the potential for reducing 5 gigatonnes of emissions, says delegates

What does the science say about our chances of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius? UCS Principal Climate Scientist Kristy Dahl breaks it down.

The emerging Asian superpower is showing ‘growing confidence’ on the world stage

Carbon removal is an “unavoidable” part of global climate action, but a new report finds that current efforts aren’t enough to meet the warming limits set by the Paris climate agreement

Spiralling energy prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should be accelerating the transition to low-carbon fuels. Global Insight assesses whether the world is slipping back on its post-pandemic pledges to build back better.

The recently concluded 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, went in the way of rituals and did not rise beyond the low bars set by previous editions. Well, maybe it rose above the bar in one aspect which could be considered […]

The gruelling proceedings of the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which commenced on November 6, came to an end in the early hours of November 20.

"Reducing short-lived climate pollutants is the fastest solution the world has to reduce global temperatures."

At the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27), ministers and leaders from more than 40 CCAC countries came together alongside dozens of partners from intergovernmental organizations, businesses, scientific institutions and civil society organizations to announce new collaborative efforts, report actions undertaken at home, and reaffirm their commitment to slashing SLCPs for human and planetary health. As the devastating impacts of climate change have become increasingly more appar...

By Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities As COP27 negotiations to address the climate crisis are underway in Sharm el-Sheikh, global emissions