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Emissions are still climbing. In 2024, global greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.3%, reaching 57.7 gigatons of CO₂ equivalent — a faster rate of growth than in 2023 and more than four times the annual average of the 2010s.
CARBON REDUCTION

Off target: Unep warns that the world is still falling short of the Paris climate goals

A decade after the Paris Agreement united countries behind the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C, the latest Emissions Gap report from the United Nations…

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
US Pesident Donald Trump. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

Trump’s return to power sparks uncertainty over US climate commitments

South Africa and other developing nations are pushing for a $1 trillion climate finance target

  • Mandisa Makgakga
6 min read
Hundreds of climate activists from groups including Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain march from the Royal Courts of Justice to Lambeth Bridge in solidarity with the nine Insulate Britain campaigners jailed three days previously by a High Court judge on 20th November 2021 in London, United Kingdom. The activists, who claim that the jailed activists are political prisoners, later blocked Lambeth Bridge for around 5 hours in breach of an injunction and Vauxhall Cross for around 3 hours. The Metropolitan Police made over 100 arrests. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)
BIODIVERSITY

After COP26, business leaders are warming up to sustainable practices

Chief executives have begun to recognise the importance of sustainability, but we urgently need climate science-aligned policies that provide a new framework for business

  • Johan Rockström
  • Tobias Raffel
5 min read