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Recycling and cutting personal waste isn’t enough. Polluters must be regulated, and reparations paid by companies that have harmed the environment.
The G20 must collect ancient practices that can help the world withstand climate change so that this knowledge is available for future generations.
Some countries are making progress but others still face the challenge of weak coordination.
Africa’s second climate summit agreed that climate finance to Africa must be a legal obligation and that every country on the continent should have a climate law.
The G20 must establish a fair mineral trade for Africa, fund Africa’s climate needs, and make sure the move to clean energy benefits everyone.
Researchers have found six steps to overturn unfair economic and social systems that leave disadvantaged people at risk of climate disasters.
Only 43% of Cameroon’s urban residents have their garbage removed from their homes. Other garbage ends up dumped, burned or placed in overflowing communal bins.
There is growing recognition that the breakdown of the global climate, and vulnerability to its effects, are deeply rooted in histories of colonialism.
Two South African insurance companies are suing the government after large companies suffered catastrophic damage in 2022 floods.
South Africa’s G20 presidency is working on getting communities ready to survive disasters.
Stored data contributes to greenhouse gas emissions by needing power for servers and cooling systems.
Where governance is weak and food supplies are unreliable, climate change causes child wasting and can be a warning sign of conflict to come.
Low-income communities in Africa have done nothing to cause climate change but are worst affected by climate-related disasters, which are expensive to recover from.
Climate adaptation projects in high conflict areas like South Sudan work best if they’re designed to help communities manage many problems at once.
Heatwaves were shown to contribute to a 14.9% rise in suicidal thoughts.
Planet Earth is living on borrowed time, a new global report reveals. The world must stop burning fossil fuels now and take urgent steps to reduce global warming.
Indigenous Dayak women are starting to cultivate chili peppers and lead a just energy transition through backyard farming
New study finds that people in 12 African countries don’t fully accept that extreme weather disasters are caused by climate change. More public awareness is needed.
Powerful corporations, governments and political parties intentionally spread false information about climate change to avoid ending greenhouse gas emissions.
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Research Fellow, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation
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