From scrutinising delegates at UN climate summits to tightening rules on which countries host them and the deals they do, COPs can be cleaned up Brice Böhmer is climate and…
In the waiting room of doctor Iván Silva’s medical centre, Nadia Saavedra and her husband Claudio sit quietly as their three-year-old son Pablo attends his regular physiotherapy session. When Pablo…
Countries including the US successfully resisted Africa’s push for a legally binding drought protocol at the “land COP” in Riyadh Governments have failed to agree on a global mechanism for…
Climate change is destroying nature and must be stopped – but we should also ensure climate action helps not hinders nature Grethel Aguilar is the Director General of the International…
Two ICVCM expert advisors have resigned from their positions over what they called a “problematic precedent” set with the REDD+ decision A key oversight body set up to improve the…
While the Net Zero Advisory Body recommended a 50-55% cut in emissions, the government settled for a weaker 45-50% range The Canadian government has announced a new target to reduce…
Africa’s herders are trying to maintain their way of life in the face of rising climate stress, conflict and competition for land In Africa, pastoralism is serious business. There are…
Spending on consultants, business-class plane tickets and a deputy executive director was questioned at the fund’s latest board meeting With just $69 million in the bank account of the fledgling…
Indonesia’s abundant nickel reserves are crucial for a low carbon world. But extracting them is ruining local peoples’ lives and causing rampant deforestation Perrine Fournier is a trade and forests campaigner…
