Tag: United Nations
Global Efforts to Address Drought Fail as Earth Continues to Dry Out
Global Efforts to Address Drought Fail as Earth Continues to Dry Out Countries including the US successfully resisted Africa's push for a legally binding drought protocol at the "land COP" in Riyadh. Governments have failed to...
Global Efforts to Address Drought Fail as Earth Continues to Dry
Global Efforts to Address Drought Fail as Earth Continues to Dry Countries worldwide gathered in Riyadh for the COP16 conference of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), aiming to address the critical issue of...
Recognizing Links Between Climate and Nature in ICJ Climate Justice Proceedings
Recognizing the Interconnectedness of Climate and Nature In a groundbreaking proceeding at the International Court of Justice, Grethel Aguilar, the director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), emphasized the urgent need...
Global Collaboration Needed to Address Climate and Biodiversity Challenges
Global Collaboration Vital to Address Climate and Biodiversity Challenges As global temperatures continue to rise due to the burning of fossil fuels, researchers and policymakers have been advocating for solutions like the installation of renewable...
Exposing Big Emitters’ Use of Climate Treaties to Avoid Responsibility: International Hearing Insights
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has become the battleground for a fierce debate on climate responsibility, as wealthy nations like the US and Saudi Arabia leverage existing climate treaties to sidestep accountability for...
Global Plastics Pact at Risk as Petrostates Stall Negotiations
Global Plastics Pact at Risk as Petrostates Stall Negotiations Major fossil fuel-producing countries are under fire at negotiations in Busan for resisting restrictions on plastic manufacturing, a critical market for oil and gas. As discussions...
Global Unity Urged by COP30 Chief for Climate Action
Veteran Brazilian diplomat and COP30 president, André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, delivered a powerful address at the UN headquarters in New York this week. In his inaugural speech, he emphasized the importance of global...
UN COP16: Countries Support $200-Billion Biodiversity Conservation Plan
The COP16 UN Biodiversity Conference recently concluded in Rome, with countries pledging $200 billion annually by 2030 to safeguard the planet’s biodiversity. While this agreement marks a significant step forward, critics argue that more...
Countries Gather in Rome for COP16 Biodiversity Conference
Countries from all corners of the globe have converged in Rome this week for the United Nations' 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16). Their mission? To devise a...
UN’s Climate Fund Urges Global Support After US Funding Cuts
The UN's Climate Fund Seeks Global Support Amid US Funding Cuts The recent withdrawal of $4 billion in pledges by the United States to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has sparked concerns among global leaders...
