Opinion / #UN
Transport
Can the shipping industry decarbonise?
As the UN’s shipping regulator explores ways to decarbonise global shipping, biofuels aren’t the green alternatives they are portrayed to be.
Policy & Finance
Aid cuts could erase women from public life
Amid a critical UN meeting on women and with aid cuts causing turmoil, we must remember that investing in women is a priority.
Carbon & Climate
DeepSeek’s AI disruption: Implications for global climate policy
China's DeepSeek demonstrates that AI can be trained in a more efficient way and has enormous implications for Big Tech, which will be pressured to justify efforts to reduce climate impact.
Manufacturing
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition.
All #UN Opinion
10 February 2025
Policy & Finance
Trump’s withdrawal from WHO will not make America great again
Carbon & Climate
Early warning systems save lives but more funding is critical
12 January 2025
Policy & Finance
It’s time for a UN ‘universal declaration on nature’
27 December 2024
20 December 2024
11 December 2024
Policy & Finance
Did COP29 fail women?
6 December 2024
Policy & Finance
Universities as ministries for sustainable futures?
27 November 2024
26 November 2024
20 November 2024
Policy & Finance
COP29 must deliver the goods
30 October 2024
29 October 2024
Carbon & Climate
Why COP29 should not be ignored
18 October 2024
Policy & Finance
Investments in nature will decide our future
15 October 2024
Policy & Finance
Harmonising loss and damage finance will be key to COP29
6 September 2024
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