As the climate crisis intensifies, anti-ESG rumblings grow louder, global emissions continue to rise, and greenhushing rears its head, the World ESG Summit kicked off yesterday at Dusit Thani, Dubai, …
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World Leaders, Nobel Laureates Urge Inclusion of Fossil Fuels in UN Pact for the Future
Almost 80 world leaders and Nobel Prize winners have condemned the removal of “fossil fuels” from the latest draft of the UN Pact for the Future. In an open letter …
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Seventy-two countries are facing an 8,700 terawatt-hour (TWh) “green power gap,” says a new report by The Rockefeller Foundation. According to the report, that gap, affecting 3.8 billion people across …
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SBTi Report: Carbon Credits “Ineffective,” Direct Decarbonisation the Priority
This week, corporate climate watchdog the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) released its highly awaited review on corporate carbon credits. The review, which follows months of controversy hovering over the organisation, …
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Dr Susan Graham Talks Turning Back the Clock on Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity loss is taking place at a startling rate. In the last 60 years, global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60 per cent, there has been a …
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Earth Sees Hottest Day in History, UN Calls for Turbo-Charged Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Last week, Earth experienced its hottest day in recent history. According to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), on Monday, 22nd July, temperatures reached a daily global average of …
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Developing storiesEnvironmentFood & Water
Sustainable Development Goals at Risk: UN Reports Reveal Lack of Progress
Reports from the United Nations (UN) and other international institutions have shown a significant decline in progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is despite an uptick in awareness …
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According to some forecasts, by 2025, an estimated one billion people across the world will have experienced menopause, roughly 12 per cent of the population. Despite this, education, support, and …