Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> UN Deadlock and Iran War Oil Shocks Push 54 Nations to Chart Fossil Fuel Phase Out 27/04/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 50 countries are gathering this week on Colombia’s Caribbean coast to launch a coalition for phasing out fossil fuels, as a third month of war in Iran exposes the costs of a global economy run on the oil, gas and coal driving the climate crisis that decades of deadlocked UN climate talks have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] 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 -> World Falls Far Short of Methane Cut Targets Halfway to 2030 Deadline 18/11/2025 Stefan Anderson First UN assessment since the 2021 Glasgow pledge shows methane cuts falling far short of targets needed to meet climate goals. Accelerated action could yield $330 billion in annual benefits by 2030 through improved health and reduced crop losses. Four years after more than 100 countries pledged to slash methane emissions 30% by the end […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Are Unprepared for The Climate Crisis 14/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Nations worldwide must finance and implement climate adaptation measures for health systems or risk losing millions of lives as extreme weather, rising temperatures, and intensifying heat threaten healthcare access for nearly half the global population, according to a report published Friday by the World Health Organization and Brazil. The special report, released at the COP30 […] 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 -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> This Year Set to Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO 06/11/2025 Disha Shetty The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mean near-surface temperature from January to August was 1.42°C (± 0.12°C) above the pre-industrial average, the report said. Depending on what […] 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 -> Posts navigation Older posts
UN Deadlock and Iran War Oil Shocks Push 54 Nations to Chart Fossil Fuel Phase Out 27/04/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 50 countries are gathering this week on Colombia’s Caribbean coast to launch a coalition for phasing out fossil fuels, as a third month of war in Iran exposes the costs of a global economy run on the oil, gas and coal driving the climate crisis that decades of deadlocked UN climate talks have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] 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 -> World Falls Far Short of Methane Cut Targets Halfway to 2030 Deadline 18/11/2025 Stefan Anderson First UN assessment since the 2021 Glasgow pledge shows methane cuts falling far short of targets needed to meet climate goals. Accelerated action could yield $330 billion in annual benefits by 2030 through improved health and reduced crop losses. Four years after more than 100 countries pledged to slash methane emissions 30% by the end […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Are Unprepared for The Climate Crisis 14/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Nations worldwide must finance and implement climate adaptation measures for health systems or risk losing millions of lives as extreme weather, rising temperatures, and intensifying heat threaten healthcare access for nearly half the global population, according to a report published Friday by the World Health Organization and Brazil. The special report, released at the COP30 […] 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 -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> This Year Set to Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO 06/11/2025 Disha Shetty The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mean near-surface temperature from January to August was 1.42°C (± 0.12°C) above the pre-industrial average, the report said. Depending on what […] 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 -> Posts navigation Older posts
COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] 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 -> World Falls Far Short of Methane Cut Targets Halfway to 2030 Deadline 18/11/2025 Stefan Anderson First UN assessment since the 2021 Glasgow pledge shows methane cuts falling far short of targets needed to meet climate goals. Accelerated action could yield $330 billion in annual benefits by 2030 through improved health and reduced crop losses. Four years after more than 100 countries pledged to slash methane emissions 30% by the end […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Are Unprepared for The Climate Crisis 14/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Nations worldwide must finance and implement climate adaptation measures for health systems or risk losing millions of lives as extreme weather, rising temperatures, and intensifying heat threaten healthcare access for nearly half the global population, according to a report published Friday by the World Health Organization and Brazil. The special report, released at the COP30 […] 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 -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> This Year Set to Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO 06/11/2025 Disha Shetty The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mean near-surface temperature from January to August was 1.42°C (± 0.12°C) above the pre-industrial average, the report said. Depending on what […] 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 -> Posts navigation Older 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 -> World Falls Far Short of Methane Cut Targets Halfway to 2030 Deadline 18/11/2025 Stefan Anderson First UN assessment since the 2021 Glasgow pledge shows methane cuts falling far short of targets needed to meet climate goals. Accelerated action could yield $330 billion in annual benefits by 2030 through improved health and reduced crop losses. Four years after more than 100 countries pledged to slash methane emissions 30% by the end […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Are Unprepared for The Climate Crisis 14/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Nations worldwide must finance and implement climate adaptation measures for health systems or risk losing millions of lives as extreme weather, rising temperatures, and intensifying heat threaten healthcare access for nearly half the global population, according to a report published Friday by the World Health Organization and Brazil. The special report, released at the COP30 […] 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 -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> This Year Set to Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO 06/11/2025 Disha Shetty The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mean near-surface temperature from January to August was 1.42°C (± 0.12°C) above the pre-industrial average, the report said. Depending on what […] 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 -> Posts navigation Older posts
World Falls Far Short of Methane Cut Targets Halfway to 2030 Deadline 18/11/2025 Stefan Anderson First UN assessment since the 2021 Glasgow pledge shows methane cuts falling far short of targets needed to meet climate goals. Accelerated action could yield $330 billion in annual benefits by 2030 through improved health and reduced crop losses. Four years after more than 100 countries pledged to slash methane emissions 30% by the end […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Are Unprepared for The Climate Crisis 14/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Nations worldwide must finance and implement climate adaptation measures for health systems or risk losing millions of lives as extreme weather, rising temperatures, and intensifying heat threaten healthcare access for nearly half the global population, according to a report published Friday by the World Health Organization and Brazil. The special report, released at the COP30 […] 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 -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> This Year Set to Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO 06/11/2025 Disha Shetty The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mean near-surface temperature from January to August was 1.42°C (± 0.12°C) above the pre-industrial average, the report said. Depending on what […] 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 -> Posts navigation Older posts
Health Systems Are Unprepared for The Climate Crisis 14/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Nations worldwide must finance and implement climate adaptation measures for health systems or risk losing millions of lives as extreme weather, rising temperatures, and intensifying heat threaten healthcare access for nearly half the global population, according to a report published Friday by the World Health Organization and Brazil. The special report, released at the COP30 […] 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 -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> This Year Set to Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO 06/11/2025 Disha Shetty The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mean near-surface temperature from January to August was 1.42°C (± 0.12°C) above the pre-industrial average, the report said. Depending on what […] 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 -> Posts navigation Older 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 -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> This Year Set to Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO 06/11/2025 Disha Shetty The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mean near-surface temperature from January to August was 1.42°C (± 0.12°C) above the pre-industrial average, the report said. Depending on what […] 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 -> Posts navigation Older posts
Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> This Year Set to Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO 06/11/2025 Disha Shetty The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mean near-surface temperature from January to August was 1.42°C (± 0.12°C) above the pre-industrial average, the report said. Depending on what […] 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 -> Posts navigation Older posts
This Year Set to Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO 06/11/2025 Disha Shetty The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mean near-surface temperature from January to August was 1.42°C (± 0.12°C) above the pre-industrial average, the report said. Depending on what […] 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 -> Posts navigation Older 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 -> Posts navigation Older posts