United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change
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Scorecard will help governments meet nationally determined contributions to cut carbon emissions
To achieve these targets, synergy across government departments, institutions and business is required to drive climate action
SACAN workshop: African youth perspectives on STEM and climate action
LCOY 2024 aimed to provide youth aged 14 to 25 with the tools and knowledge to participate in climate policy and STEM-based solutions actively
Can we really expect climate justice to result from COP27?
The Global North must own up to its responsibility for the climate emergency and pay the debt owed to the Global South — in actions not words
Africa turns up the heat for COP27
Hosted on home soil, this year’s conference is a valuable opportunity to gain climate wins for the continent
COP27 explained by experts: What is it and why should you care?
When parties meet to negotiate and evaluate progress on climate change, financing for loss and damage will be high on the agenda for developing countries
Invest in biodiversity: Inaction is no longer a choice
Effective action needs to understand the linkages between biodiversity loss, climate change, economic development and the need for a conservation approach that is integrated and…
Why climate action must include women’s voices
In June, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change released a report on the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change. Drawing on hundreds of peer-reviewed…
Africa, Caribbean have ‘moral high ground’ on climate change – UN climate change global ambassador
Both regions boast innovative, homegrown solutions but these rarely ‘get airtime’
COP26: Fossil fuel firms sponsor climate talks
Views about multinational energy and gas companies sponsoring the United Nations climate conferences are strongly divided
South Africa must approach its energy transition pragmatically
A sensible climate policy must balance the imperative of decarbonisation, socioeconomic policy and security of supply considerations
African negotiators say crucial climate talks will be a failure if held virtually
They want quantitative commitments to the various finance mechanisms that rich countries have promised to contribute to
Parties divided on carbon trading system as UN climate talks end
One country pays for greenhouse gas emissions in another country and uses that credit for its own emission reduction targets — but accounting irregularities increased carbon…
Covid may stop SA presence at COP
The United Kingdom, this year’s climate change conference host, wants an in-person event, but Covid factors such as travel restrictions and vaccinations may stop people from…
Carbon tax to curb big polluters
Other steps to fight climate change include improved reporting, monitoring and laws