Ecosystems Mitigating Climate Change

COP26 is only 2 days to go - hyped to be the last chance to act.

China submitted its updated NDCs but observers were unimpressed, while India rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target, and what will the US bring to the table? Why this climate summit will be both crucial and disappointing? Are you optimistic or more concerned about what may come of it?

The Climate Debt Keeps Growing

Ahead of the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the Biden administration released several reports last week about the grave security threats posed by a warming planet. Together, the reports painted a grim picture of mounting geopolitical tensions and competition for resources and technologies. But their findings also underlined an indisputable fact about climate change: its costs are already being experienced far more severely in poor countries than in wealthier ones, and that trend will continue.

Developing the Blue Economy

Dinosaur Urges World Leaders Not To ‘Choose Extinction’ at United Nations.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is bringing a
ferocious, talking dinosaur to the United Nations’ headquarters to urge more climate action from global leaders, in a short film launched today.

Watch the video to join with UNDP and Frankie-The-Dino. We don't choose extinction.

The role of women in managing climate change

Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, speaks at The Energy Law Institute’s Annual Clifford Chance Lecture

Both the dangers of climate change and our narrowly closing window for action have never been clearer. The heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes that are wreaking havoc across the country and around the world show that no one will be spared. The steep and rising costs are everywhere: The effects of climate change already cost the United States $99 billion each year, by one recent estimate, yet they’re not integrated into economic decisions.

This summer’s weather has led to concerns from some scientists over the ability of climate models to simulate the severity of extremes seen. Other scientists have pushed back, pointing out that the events have been remarkable, but within the range of what climate models have predicted.

In a paper, published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society earlier this year, a framework was developed for assessing the quality of regional climate information. How can the framework be applied?