COP29: What You Need to Know About the UN Climate Summit 2024
At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024, delegates from around the world will gather to discuss the next climate finance goals and national climate commitments.
When Did Climate Change Become an Issue?
Climate change became a real world issue in the mid-20th century when scientific evidence confirmed human activity, particularly fossil fuel use, as the primary driver of global warming.
UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2024 – No more hot air … please!
The United Nations Environment Program’s 15th Emissions Gap Report 2024 was recently published, focusing on guiding countries on their next…
COP16 Finalizes Framework for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs)
Eight years of discussions finally entered the negotiation phase at COP16 in Colombia as negotiators agreed on a new mechanism…
Global Climate Finance Hit $1.5 Trillion in 2022, Needs Fivefold Boost by 2030: CPI Report
According to the latest report, Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2024: Insights for COP29, global investment in combating and adapting…
7 Key Talking Points of COP16 – UN Biodiversity Conference in Colombia
The 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) is the meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity where nations that have ratified the convention meet to discuss the global biodiversity agenda.
Private Jets to Superyachts: How Richest 1% Carbon Footprint Is Escalating the Climate Change Crisis!
The world is looking to limit the average global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. However, a report finds…
Explaining The New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG)
The NCQG is a new global climate finance target that will be set by the Conference of the Parties under the Paris Agreement.
Eutrophication: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions
Eutrophication is a serious global issue threatening our access to clean drinking water. As the population and economies grow all around the world, so does the need for water.
Thermal Pollution: Understanding Its Causes, Effects, and Control Measures
Thermal pollution, also known as heat pollution, occurs when heat is released into water or air that produces undesirable effects.
This type of pollution may also be referred to as thermal enrichment.
Understanding Noise Pollution: Effects and Solutions
Similar to air and water pollution, noise pollution is a serious global issue affecting human health and contributing to the general deterioration of environmental quality.
COP29: What’s Next for Global Climate Policy?
The biggest climate conference of the year, COP29 will bring together leaders from governments, businesses, voices from environmental movements and civil society to discuss the climate crisis the world is facing today.
Ecological Footprint Explained
The ecological footprint measures the biologically productive land and water needed to sustain people’s consumption and absorb generated waste.
Electronic Waste (E-Waste): A Global Environmental Crisis
Electronic waste is commonly known as e-waste. E-waste has in current times become a global environmental issue. This is the fastest-growing solid waste stream in the world.
Biodiversity: Importance, Conservation Strategies, and the Effects of Human Activities
Biodiversity is defined as the variety and variability among all groups of living organisms and the ecosystem in which they live.
Marine Pollution: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
Marine pollution is the direct or indirect introduction of substances to the marine environment by human activities, resulting in adverse effects.
Environmental Toxicology: History, Key Concepts, and Global Health Impacts
Environmental Toxicology, also known as entox, is defined by Britannica as the “ field of study in the environmental sciences that is concerned with the assessment of toxic substances in the environment.”
Global Climate Leadership and Diplomacy
Global climate leadership and diplomacy, in the general sense, is the sum of actions, policies, and plans used by world…