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Sir David Attenborough speaks at the Opening Ceremony of COP26 in Glasgow. Karwai Tang, UK Government

COP26 summit opens as ‘our last best hope’ to address climate change

Countries commit to ending deforestation by 2030, pledge more finance.

 
Six months after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013, its devastating effects were far from reversed. Lesley Wright, UNDP Philippines

When home is stolen: stories from the frontlines of climate migration

Increasing numbers of people are forced to leave their homes due to climate migration – but lack legal protection as refugees.

 
Global warming is expected to dramatically affect weather patterns. NASA, Unsplash

Updated national plans set world on track for 2.7 degrees of warming by 2100

Emissions Gap report finds countries’ NDCs remain insufficient, but net-zero plans potentially hold promise if followed through.

 

What should we expect COP26 to achieve for climate change?

Live Q&A with COP expert and international lawyer Stephen Leonard.

 
A wind farm in Montenegro. Appolinary Kalashnikova, Unsplash

Wind energy could cut global warming by up to 0.8 degrees C, says report

A study looks at wind energy trends among top greenhouse gas emitting countries and supply chains as the planet heats up.

 

How is eco-anxiety jeopardizing the health of young people?

Youth activist Ridhima Pandey speaks with psychologist Susan Clayton to discuss the perils of living in an age of eco anxiety.

 
As 300 tribos indígenas que vivem no bioma amazônico estão pedindo a proteção legal de 80% do bioma. Christian Braga, Greenpeace

Amazonian preservation rests on political investment, inclusive of Indigenous power

GLF Amazonia Day 3 highlights need to link Amazonian ecological and social systems in policy.

 
Vista aérea da floresta amazônica no estado brasileiro do Amazonas. Neil Palmer, CIAT

Plotting the points that got the Amazon to its tipping point

Experts stress perils of deforestation, fire and climate change - and hopes of land management - for the tipping point of the Amazon.

 
Major global greenhouse gas emitters are not increasing their reduction targets enough to prevent global warming, finds new report. Martin Sepion, Unsplash.

From NDCs to finance, major emitters lack ambition in tackling climate crisis, says report

From NDCs to finance, countries have a long way to to prevent runaway climate change, says Climate Action Tracker report ahead of COP 26.

 
Empty space left in the Peruvian rainforest after the logging of Brazil nut trees. Marco Simola, CIFOR

The Amazon rainforest is nearing its tipping point – but what does that mean?

The Amazon is the world’s largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest – but deforestation could push it past a climate tipping point by 2040.

 
An oil rig in the North Sea. Philippa McKinlay, Flickr

Much of world’s fossil fuel must remain in ground to keep global warming below 1.5°C, says study

A new study projects massive declines in fossil fuel production to limit climate change within global emissions targets.

 
A right whale and calf spotted earlier this year. Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute & USACE, FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Climate change driving North Atlantic right whales toward extinction, says study

The number of North Atlantic right whales dying from human-related causes has spiked due to the downstream effects of global warming

 

When will the Amazon reach its tipping point?

GLF Live with Luciana Gatti

 
Looking up into the Peruvian Amazon. Anna & Michal, Flickr

U.N. science panel releases initial findings of upcoming overview of the Amazon

An international panel of 200 scientists has called for a halt to Amazon deforestation, warning that the rainforest stands on the brink of a tipping point.

 
Fire caused by deforestation in the Amazon in Roraima State, Brazil. John Maier, Jr., Still Pictures

Amazon fires 2021: moderate risk forecasted, but fuel enough for one of Earth’s ‘biggest bonfires’

What scientists predict for the world's largest rainforest's burns this year

 

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