Top media fail to connect climate change, migration and food security, says new report
Top news media are failing to identify climate change as a contributor to some of the world’s biggest crises, including migration, food insecurity and conflict, says a new research report funded by...
UNEP Releases Full Version of Emissions Gap Report
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the full version of the 2015 Emissions Gap Report, which found that the world was around halfway toward the emissions cuts needed to...
First Week of Paris Climate Talks: “A matter of survival”
On Thursday, 3 December, the ADP 2-12 contact group continued consideration of the negotiating text of the agreement and associated decisions. Spin-off groups and informal informals under the ADP...
Greenpeace Director: ‘India could play an heroic role at the Paris talks.’
Kumi Naidoo, the Greenpeace International Executive Director, has published an open letter to Prime Minister Modi expressing sympathy with those affected by the floods in Chennai, and saying the...
Paris COP21 climate conference a test of commitment to the SDGs
With the Climate Change Conference underway in France, CIVICUS speaks to Wael Hmaidan of the Climate Action Network on what the outcomes of the conference will mean. Climate Action Network is an...
UN-Recorded Emission Cuts by Cities, Regions, Companies Alone Surpass Total Global Iron and Steel Sector
Global action in support of a new, universal climate change agreement that unlocks faster progress towards a low-carbon, resilient future for all was revealed today in a report by Yale University...
New report identifies innovative ways to mobilize investment in low-emission, climate-resilient urban infrastructure
Proven innovative policies and mechanisms are unlocking investment for much-needed climate-smart infrastructure in cities, according to a new report, and need to be scaled up globally. The State of...
