Climate Crises Erode Pakistan’s Land and People’s Resilience 12/01/2026 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Along the winding road to Babusar Top, a favourite summer tourist spot in northern Pakistan, there was once a thick forest that shielded the slopes and cooled the air. Today, these hillsides are bare, stripped of trees that took a century to mature. So when torrential rains arrived in August, torrents of […] Continue reading -> US Pulls out of 66 Multilateral Bodies Including Key Climate Convention 08/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from 66 multilateral organisations that it describes as “wasteful, ineffective, and harmful” – including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which coordinates the world’s response to climate change and has the buy-in of every other country in the world. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), UN […] Continue reading -> Near-Zero Change in Delhi’s Peak Air Pollution Levels Over Past Decade – But Big Change in Public Outrage 05/01/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji The latest ten-year data shows almost no change. Can the momentum of outrage finally push officials to take high-impact measures to lower pollution this year? It’s Delhi 2026. Since 2016, there’s been near-zero improvement in the city’s air pollution during the annual peak pollution period of October to December, a new analysis by the Center […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> Fire Hits COP30 Climate Talks in Crucial Juncture in Debate over Fossil Fuel ‘Transition’ 21/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial final stage of climate negotiations as discussions in the plenary paused for much of the penultimate day. The talks were at a contentious stage when the fire happened and remained so Friday’morning, when talks resumed […] Continue reading -> Brazil Wins Limited Backing for COP30 Climate-Health Plan, But Nations Commit No Finance 13/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Brazil launched a sweeping climate-health action plan on Thursday, named after the COP30 host city in the Amazon, winning initial endorsements from roughly two dozen countries for a voluntary framework calling on nations to strengthen disease surveillance, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and protect vulnerable populations from the health impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather. The […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> World on Track for 2.8°C Warming as Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable 05/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century’s end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday that finds new climate pledges have “barely moved the needle” despite a decade of international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The projection represents a decline from the 3.1°C forecast in last year’s assessment, […] Continue reading -> Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Pulls out of 66 Multilateral Bodies Including Key Climate Convention 08/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from 66 multilateral organisations that it describes as “wasteful, ineffective, and harmful” – including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which coordinates the world’s response to climate change and has the buy-in of every other country in the world. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), UN […] Continue reading -> Near-Zero Change in Delhi’s Peak Air Pollution Levels Over Past Decade – But Big Change in Public Outrage 05/01/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji The latest ten-year data shows almost no change. Can the momentum of outrage finally push officials to take high-impact measures to lower pollution this year? It’s Delhi 2026. Since 2016, there’s been near-zero improvement in the city’s air pollution during the annual peak pollution period of October to December, a new analysis by the Center […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> Fire Hits COP30 Climate Talks in Crucial Juncture in Debate over Fossil Fuel ‘Transition’ 21/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial final stage of climate negotiations as discussions in the plenary paused for much of the penultimate day. The talks were at a contentious stage when the fire happened and remained so Friday’morning, when talks resumed […] Continue reading -> Brazil Wins Limited Backing for COP30 Climate-Health Plan, But Nations Commit No Finance 13/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Brazil launched a sweeping climate-health action plan on Thursday, named after the COP30 host city in the Amazon, winning initial endorsements from roughly two dozen countries for a voluntary framework calling on nations to strengthen disease surveillance, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and protect vulnerable populations from the health impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather. The […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> World on Track for 2.8°C Warming as Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable 05/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century’s end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday that finds new climate pledges have “barely moved the needle” despite a decade of international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The projection represents a decline from the 3.1°C forecast in last year’s assessment, […] Continue reading -> Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Near-Zero Change in Delhi’s Peak Air Pollution Levels Over Past Decade – But Big Change in Public Outrage 05/01/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji The latest ten-year data shows almost no change. Can the momentum of outrage finally push officials to take high-impact measures to lower pollution this year? It’s Delhi 2026. Since 2016, there’s been near-zero improvement in the city’s air pollution during the annual peak pollution period of October to December, a new analysis by the Center […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> Fire Hits COP30 Climate Talks in Crucial Juncture in Debate over Fossil Fuel ‘Transition’ 21/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial final stage of climate negotiations as discussions in the plenary paused for much of the penultimate day. The talks were at a contentious stage when the fire happened and remained so Friday’morning, when talks resumed […] Continue reading -> Brazil Wins Limited Backing for COP30 Climate-Health Plan, But Nations Commit No Finance 13/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Brazil launched a sweeping climate-health action plan on Thursday, named after the COP30 host city in the Amazon, winning initial endorsements from roughly two dozen countries for a voluntary framework calling on nations to strengthen disease surveillance, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and protect vulnerable populations from the health impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather. The […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> World on Track for 2.8°C Warming as Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable 05/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century’s end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday that finds new climate pledges have “barely moved the needle” despite a decade of international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The projection represents a decline from the 3.1°C forecast in last year’s assessment, […] Continue reading -> Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> Fire Hits COP30 Climate Talks in Crucial Juncture in Debate over Fossil Fuel ‘Transition’ 21/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial final stage of climate negotiations as discussions in the plenary paused for much of the penultimate day. The talks were at a contentious stage when the fire happened and remained so Friday’morning, when talks resumed […] Continue reading -> Brazil Wins Limited Backing for COP30 Climate-Health Plan, But Nations Commit No Finance 13/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Brazil launched a sweeping climate-health action plan on Thursday, named after the COP30 host city in the Amazon, winning initial endorsements from roughly two dozen countries for a voluntary framework calling on nations to strengthen disease surveillance, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and protect vulnerable populations from the health impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather. The […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> World on Track for 2.8°C Warming as Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable 05/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century’s end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday that finds new climate pledges have “barely moved the needle” despite a decade of international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The projection represents a decline from the 3.1°C forecast in last year’s assessment, […] Continue reading -> Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Fire Hits COP30 Climate Talks in Crucial Juncture in Debate over Fossil Fuel ‘Transition’ 21/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial final stage of climate negotiations as discussions in the plenary paused for much of the penultimate day. The talks were at a contentious stage when the fire happened and remained so Friday’morning, when talks resumed […] Continue reading -> Brazil Wins Limited Backing for COP30 Climate-Health Plan, But Nations Commit No Finance 13/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Brazil launched a sweeping climate-health action plan on Thursday, named after the COP30 host city in the Amazon, winning initial endorsements from roughly two dozen countries for a voluntary framework calling on nations to strengthen disease surveillance, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and protect vulnerable populations from the health impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather. The […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> World on Track for 2.8°C Warming as Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable 05/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century’s end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday that finds new climate pledges have “barely moved the needle” despite a decade of international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The projection represents a decline from the 3.1°C forecast in last year’s assessment, […] Continue reading -> Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Brazil Wins Limited Backing for COP30 Climate-Health Plan, But Nations Commit No Finance 13/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Brazil launched a sweeping climate-health action plan on Thursday, named after the COP30 host city in the Amazon, winning initial endorsements from roughly two dozen countries for a voluntary framework calling on nations to strengthen disease surveillance, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and protect vulnerable populations from the health impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather. The […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> World on Track for 2.8°C Warming as Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable 05/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century’s end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday that finds new climate pledges have “barely moved the needle” despite a decade of international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The projection represents a decline from the 3.1°C forecast in last year’s assessment, […] Continue reading -> Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> World on Track for 2.8°C Warming as Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable 05/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century’s end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday that finds new climate pledges have “barely moved the needle” despite a decade of international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The projection represents a decline from the 3.1°C forecast in last year’s assessment, […] Continue reading -> Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> World on Track for 2.8°C Warming as Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable 05/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century’s end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday that finds new climate pledges have “barely moved the needle” despite a decade of international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The projection represents a decline from the 3.1°C forecast in last year’s assessment, […] Continue reading -> Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World on Track for 2.8°C Warming as Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable 05/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century’s end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday that finds new climate pledges have “barely moved the needle” despite a decade of international commitments under the Paris Agreement. The projection represents a decline from the 3.1°C forecast in last year’s assessment, […] Continue reading -> Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Life Expectancy Sees Post-COVID Rebound – But Deaths Among Youths In North America and Latin America Rise 13/10/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Global life expectancy rose again in 2023 after a decline during the COVID pandemic with overall life expectancy 20 years higher as compared to 1950. But North America and Latin America are seeing higher death rates among adolescents and young adults due to a crisis in mental health – reflected in higher rates […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts