Showing 1 - 3 of 3
COP29: Justice for Global South?
Oped, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Published on 12/11/2024
» The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which is scheduled to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Nov 11 to 22, is a pivotal opportunity to accelerate climate action. With record-high global temperatures affecting the developing countries of the Global South and extreme weather events impacting communities worldwide, COP29 will bring together leaders from governments, businesses, and civil society to advance concrete solutions to the defining crisis of our time.
Mobilising private climate finance
Oped, Mette Frederiksen & Mia Amor Mottley, Published on 15/10/2024
» Around the world, we are witnessing the devastating effects of changing temperatures. Droughts, floods, and sweltering heat are taking lives, eroding hard-earned socioeconomic gains, and leaving countries' future hanging in the balance. Worse, those who have contributed the least to the climate crisis are being hit the hardest.
The world is headed towards uncharted waters
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/09/2024
» No sirens are blaring, nobody even looks frightened, but they should be. Last week, the world moved into uncharted territory. The "aspirational" goal of never allowing the average global temperature to rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial norm (+1.5C) has been breached for a whole year -- and probably forever.