Policymakers need to get serious about pressing social challenges, says Swedish politician
In this week’s Net Hero Podcast, we spoke to chairman of Climate-KIC, Anders Wijkman who told…
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Ban Ki-Moon slams delay on climate finance
‘We have no time to lose,’ the former UN Secretary-General said
‘Use carbon taxes to make green services free’
Providing these for free would lead to a 13.4% reduction in home emissions and 23.8% reduction…
‘Pandemic makes alignment between poverty and climate crisis all the more crucial’
The APPG is calling for more alignment between the SDGs and climate agendas after COVID-19…
African countries trying to develop are having more deaths from air pollution
A new study reveals that 1.1m Africans died from air pollution in 2019 and this has been a…
Babies to face seven times more heatwaves than grandparents
New research suggests if current climate policies do not change extreme weather events will…
‘Net zero will leave the Middle East 75% poorer’
A new report argues that oil-producing countries must be helped in the clean energy transition…
Bristol Energy’s new ‘green’ tariff raises £30,000 to alleviate poverty across the UK
Every time a customer switches to the tariff, the supplier donates up to £30 to The Big Issue
Five-course menu served up for sustainable food system
Agriculture and related land-use change generate one quarter of annual greenhouse gas emissions
‘Climate apartheid’ will see millions of world’s poorest severely impacted
A UN Special Rapporteur has warned if current climate targets are met, tens of millions of…
