Opinion / South America
Carbon & Climate
Nature needs its own ID
Much like personal identification documents enable citizens to exercise their rights and receive government benefits, a digital nature ID could help establish essential environmental metrics to account for ecosystem services.
Carbon & Climate
Climate action demands global fraternity
Small island developing states may have no choice but to lead on climate action but they can no longer stand alone: everyone must join the fight to safeguard the planet for generations to come.
Carbon & Climate
Study shows hot leaves can’t catch carbon from the air. It’s bad news for rainforests – and Earth
Rising temperatures are weakening the ability of tropical forests to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and mitigate climate change, which has significant implications for the global water cycle.
Carbon & Climate
The false promise of ‘responsible mining’
Major industry players are working together to create a voluntary global standard that can certify minerals as responsibly produced. But such a framework would consolidate the power and influence of these mining giants and allow them to act with impunity, while providing false assurances to investors, governments, and consumers.
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12 December 2024
Policy & Finance
‘No-Go’ mining zones can protect nature as renewable energy surges
20 November 2024
Policy & Finance
COP29 must deliver the goods
6 November 2024
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Transport
Put a price on shipping emissions
24 September 2024
Carbon & Climate
The case for a global climate assembly
28 August 2024
Carbon & Climate
Rethinking emissions targets in developing countries
24 June 2024
Policy & Finance
What climate-vulnerable developing countries need right now
19 June 2024
Food & Agriculture
The diet change that can also help the planet
20 May 2024
Carbon & Climate
Strengthening Asia's voice for sustainable development
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Policy & Finance
How the EU can secure a sustainable supply of critical minerals
4 December 2023
Carbon & Climate
Justice for climate migrants
30 October 2023
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The carbon-offset market’s broken promises
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