climate change// Hidden Stories SeriesWe need more from our financial institutions in the fight to address the environmental crisisJuly 25, 2023A report by WWF Switzerland and WWF Denmark has called for immediate action by central banks and financial supervisors to combat the urgent twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss.The report highlights the need for a precautionary approach and …
climate change// Hidden Stories SeriesThe integrity gap: research exposes widespread lack of credibility in net-zero commitmentsJuly 3, 2023Countries worldwide have made ambitious pledges to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, but a report by Net Zero Tracker reveals a significant lack of commitment globally.The report highlights that over 40 percent of the world’s largest companies and many subnational governments lack a …
climate change// Hidden Stories SeriesSeven out of the eight “safe and just” global Earth-system boundaries have already been surpassedJune 16, 2023Almost all global thresholds for a “safe and just” planet have already been breached, signalling a pressing need for urgent action and a shift towards a more equitable and sustainable future.The conclusion was made in a groundbreaking study published in …
climate change// Hidden Stories SeriesThe remarkable Montreal Protocol may just have delayed an ice-free arcticMay 24, 2023When scientists made the groundbreaking discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica in 1985, it prompted a global response in the form of the Montreal Protocol.The United Nations treaty aimed at safeguarding the Earth and its inhabitants from dangerous ultraviolet radiation. Unbeknownst at the …
climate change// Hidden Stories SeriesEcuador’s historic debt conversion paves the way for a paradigm shift in conservation financingMay 17, 2023In an unprecedented move, Ecuador has converted $1.6 billion of debt into a loan, unlocking millions of dollars for conservation efforts in this ecological haven.Ecuador’s pioneering ‘debt for nature’ swap has taken a momentous step to safeguard the unparalleled biodiversity of …
climate change// Hidden Stories SeriesThe oil company that predicted climate changeMay 11, 2023An enlightening example of when corporate self-interest trumps global interest.In the late 1970s, scientists and government agencies were beginning to study climate change more seriously. ExxonMobil, a major fossil fuel company, saw the potential disaster this could play for their oil and gas business, and subsequently formed a …
climate change// Hidden Stories SeriesWhen indigenous peoples get caught in the middle of corporate and governmental climate strategiesMay 5, 2023The world’s Indigenous leaders at an annual UN summit, have warned that the west’s climate strategy is risking the exploitation of Indigenous territories, resources, and people.As hundreds of Indigenous chiefs, presidents, chairmen, and delegates gathered at the 22nd United Nations Permanent …
climate change// Hidden Stories Series“Defenders of the Earth”: How Mitzy Cortés and the Futoros Indígenas are combating climate changeMarch 29, 2023When I was studying at university just less than a decade ago, climate change was pretty low on the social agenda.Things have changed significantly in recent years, however, as the realities of manmade climate change have become increasingly apparent and …
climate change// Hidden Stories SeriesThe race to save our planet: UN’s comprehensive climate change report demands urgent actionMarch 21, 2023UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has declared a groundbreaking report on climate change a “survival guide for humanity” and urged all countries to bring forward their net zero plans by a decade.The report, a result of a meeting in Switzerland, highlights the …
climate change// Hidden Stories SeriesTropical forests struggling to recover from deforestation, new research showsMarch 16, 2023New research published in the journal Nature has found that recovering tropical forests are only able to offset a quarter of carbon emissions generated annually by logging, wildfire and land clearing.The study, led by a team of scientists from the University of Bristol, used satellite …