Top news of the week: 20.10.2022.
Cop27: How can we save humanity from climate catastrophe?
Join our panel, as they discuss this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Rich countries must urgently help poor nations hit by climate crisis, says V20
Twenty countries facing worst impact of global heating set out proposals for loss and damage payments
9 Things to Know About National Climate Plans (NDCs)
Global emissions need to drop 43% below 2019 levels by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) and prevent the worst impacts of climate change. Countries' ...
Greenwashing a police state: the truth behind Egypt’s Cop27 masquerade
The long read: Sisi’s Egypt is making a big show of solar panels and biodegradable straws ahead of next month’s climate summit – but in reality the regime imprisons activists and bans ...
Watchdog bans HSBC ads in fresh blow to bank’s green credentials
Lender told it must in future acknowledge its role in climate crisis after ‘misleading’ Cop26 campaign
Jeremy Hunt claims to be a green Tory. Now is his chance to prove it
Roster of clear environmental policies could help new chancellor plug multibillion-pound hole in finances
Correcting course to accelerate poverty reduction
On End Poverty Day this year, it’s hard to find cause for celebration. The COVID19 pandemic triggered a historic setback, pushing 70 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 – the ...
Next pandemic may come from melting glaciers, new data shows
Analysis of Arctic lake suggests viruses and bacteria locked in ice could reawaken and infect wildlife