For sinking Pacific islands, $100bn by 2023 will be too little, too late
The promised amount of climate finance from developed countries is a drop in the ocean compared with the scale of…
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The vast majority of scientists agree that human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases, are now the main driving force behind climate change, which is raising global temperatures and affecting weather patterns. Here you can find the New Statesman’s expert coverage on climate change as well as our analysis on activism, climate justice and the overall crisis.
Why the world is still on course for climate catastrophe
Temperature modelling based solely on policies shows the world is set to warm by 2.7°C.
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Why Uganda’s story shows the need to put social justice at the heart of Cop26
On the streets of Glasgow, the climate and social justice agendas have merged. The official negotiations must now do likewise.
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“More optimistic, less pessimistic”: Laurent Fabius on Cop26
Together with UK climate envoy John Murton, the father of the Paris Agreement is quietly optimistic.
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The coming migration boom, with Parag Khanna
How will the world adapt to mass migration caused by climate change?
Why climate migrants are missing from the debate at Cop26
Until the world agrees how to define a “climate migrant”, legislation to protect them will lag behind the reality of…
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Cop26 diaries: Doorstepping Rishi Sunak and Squid Game demos
Our diarist on inspiring young people and holding leaders to account.
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Cop26 diaries: Best last hope?
Our guest diarist considers which nations have been stepping up to these negotiations.
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Cop26 diary: Airbnb-gate and Dettol
Our guest diarist arrives for his tenth set of Cop negotiations.
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It is time to set a “real” carbon budget
Pledges need to be backed by legally binding actions.
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A climate referendum is a deadly threat – greens must prepare to fight one now
We need to stop talking about heat pumps and carbon budgets and start talking about capitalism, wealth and power.
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Can the world trust China on climate change?
Xi Jinping’s attempts to win the world’s confidence on environmental policy relies on the US’s failure to do likewise.
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Why climate activists should support the bin strikes marring Cop26’s elite spectacle
The walk-out of refuse collectors in Glasgow is an opportunity for a formidable show of solidarity with workers.
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Why the world must abandon coal power to avoid climate catastrophe
Western countries need to completely phase out coal by 2030 to limit global warming to below 1.5°C.
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Why Big Oil is about to experience its “Big Tobacco” moment
A historic congressional hearing with oil executives may not have produced a smoking gun, but the tobacco industry has showed…
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Cop26 must not be a missed turning point
Politicians know climate action is urgent, but they need the will to act now
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Fears about climate migration are being used to build up borders
Governments, companies and even well-intentioned NGOs are part of the problem
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Green steel is the answer
Now is the time for a transformative surge in investment to secure the steel sector’s future.
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Planet-positive should be profit-positive
Consumers are choosing to spend their money with responsibility in mind.
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Thomas Keneally on climate loss: Midwinter Sydney days reach 24°C, and I dream of glacial mornings
In the bush town where I started school, the dairy farmer’s kids had chilblains in winter. The chilblains are gone…
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