All Eyes on Belém: UN Report Warns of Climate Failure
World leaders arriving in Belém at the end of this week for the Leaders Summit ahead of COP must scale up ambition and act with urgency - there’s no time to lose.
UN Report on Countries NDCs Offers “Hope and Stark Warning”
According to the report's findings, current pledges would collectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by only 17% below 2019 levels by 2035, a fraction of the roughly 60% global reduction required to limit warming to 1.5°C.
Global Warming Triggers 213 Major Heatwaves
The research shows that fossil fuels produced by the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, including ExxonMobil, BP, Saudi Aramco and Shell, have directly intensified and increased the frequency of heatwaves across the globe.
Wealthy Nations Fail to Deliver on Climate Finance at COP29
Developed countries committed just ‘at least $300 billion per year’ from a variety of sources - including public and private - a figure that risks deepening the debt burden for vulnerable nations.
No Phase Out of Fossil Fuels Threatens Gains on Loss and Damage
Without a phase out of fossil fuels we are setting the world on a path for further losses and damages. This is where the COP has failed.
CSO Responds to President Biden’s Speech at COP27
U.S. needs to own their responsibility and pay up what is owed for adaptation, stop funding fossil fuel projects and commit to real and significant investments in loss and damage in support of the most vulnerable nations.