To transition fairly, developed markets must help emerging markets find the financing they need – and it is here that private investors can have a huge impact, writes Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank.
The Earth has lost 4,000 square kilometres (km2) of its tidal wetlands over the past 20 years, a new study finds. This is equal to an area roughly the size of the Spanish island Mallorca or the Indian state of Goa.
In an increasingly challenging and volatile world, the urgent need to decarbonize real estate remains a constant, explains Christian Ulbrich, Global Chief Executive Officer; President, JLL
As Davos 2022 gets underway, business leaders provide insights on how companies can track and deliver on ESG promises.
Six global business leaders, representing companies that are all members of the Race to Zero, discuss the strategies needed to drive the net-zero transition.
CEO Briefing “Leading a sustainable land use transition” argues firms should ensure land is managed well to improve resilience and sustainability.
The UN Climate Change High-Level Champions are pleased to announce their programme for the 56th session of the subsidiary bodies.
Energy security equals energy independence, and the key to that is greater electrification, digitization and zero-carbon energy, says Annette Clayton, Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric North America
Shipping containers, underground tunnels and abandoned mine shafts are not obvious venues for growing food. Yet many such spaces are being turned into vertical farms.
Will greening cities be enough to fend off ever increasing intense heatwaves?
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 takes place in Davos, Switzerland on May 23-26.
Open waste burning is one of the major contributors of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and poses major health hazards owing to the cocktail of air pollutants it discharges, according to a report published this week.
A new, more holistic approach and transformative initiative is needed to understand water and climate challenges.
Six African countries formally launch the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance and invite others to join in making their continent a global frontrunner.
Affordable energy organisation, Power for All explains why Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) solutions such as solar can help countries expand access to on-site clean, sufficient, affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy.
First launched in 2019, the Climate Action Pathways set out sectoral visions for achieving a 1.5°C resilient world in 2050, with overarching transformational milestones, and key impacts that need to be achieved to realize them.
The global stocktake will provide critical information for countries and stakeholders to see what progress has been made on meeting the Paris Agreement goals, as well as identify any remaining gaps and opportunities for increased action.
Six months on from COP26, we find ourselves in a stark and unnerving landscape. World leaders and leaders of the real economy must step up and shift from summits to solutions with the urgency that the situation demands (Arabic translation).
A new intensive review has distilled from more than 400 scientific papers and reports a comprehensive, actionable set of technologies and practices that can mitigate climate change and contribute to alleviating extreme poverty at the same time.
Half a year on from COP26, we find ourselves in a stark and unnerving landscape. World leaders and leaders of the real economy must step up and shift from summits to solutions with the urgency that the situation demands.
With every tenth of a degree of warming, we choose to inflict more pain on ourselves, our businesses and communities, our children and their children.
