climate-change

To be sure, the G20 countries are primarily responsible for the climate change emergency. And they also have relatively more resources available to address...

World Bank has projected that by 2030, climate change could force more than 132 million people into extreme poverty, and without adequate adaptation...

Even the largest fossil fuel companies, as well as the corporate world, are now pushing for change because decarbonization is good for business and the...

The UN’s main human rights body has overwhelmingly voted to recognise the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right, and...

Racism and injustice express themselves in many ways, and one of those ways is certainly environmental. Part of the solution to this problem lies in the...

Some governments resist the transition to a clean economy either because the costs of switching to renewable sources of energy are prohibitively high –...

The failure of governments to properly control pollution, and the failure of businesses to respect the environment, has resulted in a looming catastrophe for...

We can see the effects of climate change impacting on many rights such as the right to an adequate standard of living and the right to health, rights of...

Climate change has a tremendous impact on agriculture and food production. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has reported that agricultural land...

It is well evidenced that taking action to prevent serious impacts from climate change makes a lot of sense economically. The problem is of course that...

There has always been a tension between the pursuit of economic objectives and that of environmental objectives.The scientists have clearly identified action...

While climate change will have the greatest impact on those living in poverty, it also threatens democracy and human rights. Moreover, it could push 120...

"I doubt that governments are taking the human rights impacts of climate change as seriously as they should. In terms of investment, I think much financial...

environmental issues should be addressed together with economic and social issues in an integrated and balanced manner by promoting and addressing interlink...

Sand and dust storms (SDS) usually occur when strong winds lift large amounts of sand and dust from bare, dry soil into the atmosphere.