COP29: resilience or fragility?
As world leaders gather in Baku today for the UNFCCC COP29, the urgency for decisive climate action has never been greater. This gathering offers a vital opportunity to shift from…
Climate finance billions at stake at COP29
Rich countries will be under pressure at next month’s UN COP29 conference to increase by hundreds of billions of dollars how much money they give to poorer countries as “climate…
COP28 to SB60
THE 60th session of the Subsidiary Bodies will take place from June 3-13, 2024, at the World Conference Centre Bonn. As the overall political progress on the road to COP29…
Can COP29 break the climate deadlock?
The forthcoming annual UN meeting on Climate Change (COP29), hosted by Azerbaijan in Baku on November 11-22 is being held amidst geopolitical, economic, and climatic upheaval. The Middle East situation…
COP29 journey
The stage is being set in Baku, Azerbaijan, to kick off COP29 from November 11 to November 22, 2024. Discussions will focus on global progress toward meeting the objectives of…
Leveraging COP28
AS we gear up for the 28th Conference of Parties (COP) in December 2023, it is important to remember that laggard momentum is no longer an option. It is time…
COP28 centrepiece
THIS year will mark a pivot shift from Paris to Dubai. The first Global Stock-take will provide a moment of reckoning and an opportunity for an honest reality check. Since…
COP28 rollout
WITH the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial and the release of the IPCC Synthesis Report (AR6), the stage is set for negotiations at COP28. The first major climate summit of the year,…
Race to COP27
IT is the time of the year when countries convene to negotiate roles and responsibility for safeguarding the future of the planet. This year the strident chorus of voices will…
Arizona’s battle over crucial copper mine poised to sway US election
Native American opposition to Rio Tinto and BHP’s Resolution Copper mine could prove crucial for the 2024 US presidential vote in the battleground state of Arizona, underscoring the high tension…
