Authors of a new UN climate report say it is “extremely improbable” that governments across the globe will be able to stop global warming beyond the 1.5C target, the Guardian reported. According to the report, the global population would need to take dramatic action in terms of how it generates energy, and grows food, among other changes, if […]
New York – A new initiative led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aims to help channel private investment and capital to meet the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Called SDG Impact, the initiative, launched today at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, will work with the private sector on how […]
This document outlines the “Playbook” for climate finance. This playbook outlines the necessary steps and thinking behind climate finance. Find the playbook through this link and learn more about ceres through: https://www.ceres.org/
The world’s governments are not track to meet a goal of the 2015 Paris agreement of capping temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) before the year 2100, according to the United Nations. Patricia Espinosa, head of the Executive Secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), invoked the slew of […]
Political people in the United States are watching the chaos in Washington in the moment. But some people in the science community are watching the chaos somewhere else — the Arctic. It’s polar night there now — the sun isn’t rising in much of the Arctic. That’s when the Arctic is supposed to get super-cold, when the […]
According to a new survey from UK-based environmental law charity ClientEarth, the British public wants urgent action on climate change and strongly supports holding fossil fuel companies and the UK government accountable for the negative effects of climate change. After a record heatwave in the UK and northern Europe, the majority of Brits surveyed think fossil […]
INSURANCE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MEETS TO DESIGN SHARED ROADMAP FOR NEW YORK CLIMATE SUMMIT 2019 Berlin, 12 July 2018 – From 9 to 11 July, 2018 the Global Insurance Forum took place in Berlin. Every year, hosted by the IIS, this Forum brings together the leaders of the global insurance community. The third day of this […]
Norway is aiming to make its short-haul flights 100% electric by 2040. This would make it the first country to switch to electric air travel. Journeys taking up to 1.5 hours – which includes all domestic Norwegian routes and those to neighbouring Scandinavian capitals – should be entirely electric, said Norwegian airport operator Avinor’s chief […]