Showcasing Commitment for Fast Transition to Clean Energy
Rapid deployment of renewable energy is crucial to tackle climate change. At COP28, governments committed to tripling the installed capacity of renewable energy by 2030—a pivotal step to limit global warming to 1.5°C and secure a sustainable future.
The Plastic Tidal Wave: No Dam in Sight
The world is drowning in plastic, and last week’s high-stakes global negotiations to stop the flood failed. The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea, was supposed to deliver a groundbreaking treaty to end plastic pollution…
COP29: What was agreed and what wasn’t?
COP29, or the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded on Sunday 24 November with both progress and setbacks for the global effort to tackle climate change.
COP29: System Alert Follows Initial Disappointment
COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday at 5:30 a.m., after a 35-hour delay.
Climate Week NYC or The Great Disconnect
One month ago to the hour, I was packing my bags to head to Climate Week NYC and UNGA79. I went, I worked, I returned, and it took me three weeks to process everything I experienced before I could sit down to write my thoughts. It wasn’t exhaustion or lack of time—although both played a […]
Climate disinformation mounts to absurd, dangerous levels
Disinformation has always been a tool used to manipulate public opinion, but the scale at which it operates today is unprecedented. Claims become more and more absurd in the context of the U.S. presidential election, algorithms amplify the “echo chambers” phenomenon, climate change disinformation continues to flourish. Can this be reined in? Helene and Milton […]
Of Climate Change, Broadway and Sea Level Rise
While it may not have the allure of a Broadway musical, New York City Climate Week has become a magnet for a special kind of visitor. Each year, during the third week of September, thousands of government officials, CEOs, experts, and activists from around the world flock to the Big Apple for Climate Week, a […]
