5 Good Ideas From COP27—and How Likely They Are to Happen
[ad_1] Things didn’t look particularly good at the start of COP27. The word on everyone’s lips was “trust”—specifically, the lack of it. Since the last UN climate meeting, many rich…
Protest Is Risky at Egypt’s COP27. That Won’t Stop Activists
[ad_1] But an altercation that followed the event exemplified the resistance human rights activists face: According to a Washington Post report, Egyptian lawmaker Amr Darwish stood up and yelled at…
Countries Hit Hardest by Climate Change May Finally Get Their Due
[ad_1] Speakers have frequently invoked the phrase “climate reparation” to describe the responsibility to compensate future generations based on past harms. That reflects a tradition as old as World War…
The UN Climate Talks Are About to Face Maddening Uncertainties
[ad_1] For years, the world has known what it has to do about climate change: hold the line at 1.5 degrees Celsius to stave off the worst effects of warming.…