Here’s what it’s about:The global goal is to halt deforestation by 2030. At COP26 in Glasgow, heads of state and government pledged with the Forest Pledge to preserve forests, combat forest fires, promote sustainable agriculture and support indigenous communities. They also committed to “significantly” increase funds for these goals. Wealthy nations promised 12 billion dollars […]
What it is about:For the first time, COP28 will have a health day (December 3), including a health ministerial. This will focus more attention on the topic at the climate conference.Why it is important:The climate crisis is affecting the well-being of affected people in many ways: Higher temperatures and heat directly impact people’s health. According […]
The wealthiest one percent of the global population (around 77 million people) is responsible for 16 percent of global CO2 emissions. That is as many emissions caused by the poorest two-thirds. The wealthiest ten percent even cause 50 percent of global emissions. This is the conclusion of the latest Climate Equality report by the non-governmental […]
Climate action in the various sectors is far from being carried out at the necessary speed and scale to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Out of 42 indicators, only one – the sales of electric cars – is on track to achieve the climate targets for 2030. This is the conclusion of the State […]
Climate change is increasing the number of heat-related illnesses and deaths. With a warming of two degrees Celsius, around 3.7 times as many people worldwide could die from the effects of heat in 2050 than today. An international team of medical experts concluded this in the Lancet Countdown, published on Tuesday.The number of days with […]