Swallowed by the Sea…Where coastal infrastructure and jobs meet climate change
Life is shifting fast for coastal communities in West Africa. In some areas, coastlines are eroding as much as 10 meters per year....
Macron: France will cover US share of funding for UN climate panel
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France would cover the amount the U.S. contributed for climate science research to a...
Scientists Are Skeptical Political Leaders Can Meet Climate Goal
Climate negotiators inserted a dramatic charge in the 2015 Paris accord, asking world leaders to strive to keep global temperatures at...
Germany's Merkel dodges coal deadline at climate talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a veteran of global efforts to curb climate change, disappointed environmental campaigners Wednesday by...
Don't convert Africa's savanna to agricultural land
During the launch of the Transformation of the African Savannah Initiative, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina...
Africa welcomes renewables revolution
Africa’s ability to provide electricity to its population has traditionally been judged on the ability of its governments to finance or...
‘It’s a question of survival’: fighting climate change in one of the world’s poorest countries
Fighting climate change in one of the hottest and poorest countries in the world was never going to be easy. But that’s exactly the task...
Why China Wants to Lead on Climate, but Clings to Coal (for Now)
Barely a month ago, in a landmark speech to the Communist Party congress, President Xi Jinping of China promised that his country would...
PRESS RELEASE: Climate Action Priority for Food Security and Zero Hunger
Global food security can only be achieved through a coordinated policy approach to hunger, poverty and climate change, world leaders and...
How climate change could lead to more wars in the 21st century
"My belief is that we will see a renaissance of violent conflict in the 21st century, and that many of these conflicts will spring from...