Tag: Climate change
Unlocking Business Investment: COP16 2.0 for Nature Funding
The 16th United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP16) held in Colombia last year shed light on a pressing issue: global efforts to combat biodiversity loss are falling short. The outcomes of the...
Future of Green New Deal: Uncertainty and Challenges Ahead
The Trump administration's long-standing distaste for the Green New Deal has been evident since the beginning of his second term. This sentiment was made clear when President Trump issued an executive order to terminate...
Colombia Reports 35% Surge in Deforestation at COP16
Colombia Faces Surging Deforestation: A Closer Look at the Environmental CrisisIn a startling revelation, Colombia's Environment Minister, Susana Muhamad, disclosed that deforestation in the country surged by 35% in 2024, marking a stark contrast...
Lula advocates for Amazon oil drilling before COP30
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil recently made headlines by advocating for oil drilling in the Amazon ahead of COP30, a crucial UN climate summit. Despite global efforts to transition away from...
Can Fog-Farming Help Combat Worsening Droughts?
Alto Hospicio, a city in Chile’s Atacama Desert, faces severe droughts due to the lack of rain in over 10,000 years. However, an innovative solution involving fog collectors could potentially alleviate the water crisis....
Polluting Companies Prioritize Shareholders Over Clean Energy
Europe's top polluting companies have been under scrutiny for their investment practices, with a recent study revealing that a significant portion of their profits have been channeled into shareholder payouts rather than clean energy...
Revisiting the Fate of the Influential Climate Target
In 2015, the Paris Agreement set ambitious goals to limit global temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and strive for 1.5 degrees Celsius. However, recent studies in the journal Nature Climate Change...
Maryland Environmental Leaders Oppose Gas Plants, Split on Nuclear Energy
Maryland Environmental Advocates Clash Over Energy FutureMaryland's top environmental groups are embroiled in a heated debate over the state's energy future, with strong opposition to a legislative proposal endorsing gas-fired power plants as a...
EPA Officials Criticize Climate Fund Rescind Effort as Political ‘Smokescreen’
Former EPA Officials Denounce Effort to Rescind Climate Fund as Political ManeuverFormer top officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are speaking out against the current leadership's attempt to reclaim billions of dollars...
Challenges of Germany’s Energy Transition: Unreliability and Nuances
In a recent speech, Chris Wright, the newly appointed Secretary of Energy and former fossil fuel executive, shared his views on Germany's energy transition. Wright, known for his role in hydraulic fracturing and oil...
