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Why COP30 must ramp up climate finance for cities
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The COP30 organisers are committed to putting cities front and centre in Belém. Both large metropolitan regions and rapidly growing secondary cities hold enormous potential for emissions reductions and climate resilience. For example, measures to expand green infrastructure and expand parks and urban gardens in cities can mitigate urban heat islands while also reducing the…
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Why betting on gas is a short-sighted strategy for China
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In many ways, China’s energy sector follows the path of “slowly, then suddenly all at once.” More gas-fired power capacity was installed there in 2024 than in any other country, according to Global Energy Monitor (GEM). The addition of 19.5 gigawatts (GW) of gas power, although far less than of coal (30.5 GW) or renewables (355 GW), is more…
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In defence of science: Let’s tell the truth on climate and health
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Picture this: floods swallowing our neighbourhoods, hurricanes rewriting our maps, wildfires choking our cities – these aren’t previews of some distant apocalypse. They’re happening now, in our backyards, to our families. For decades, we’ve treated climate change like a problem for future generations to solve or distant communities to endure. But the future has come knocking on…
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Green crime goes global
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In late 2024, Brazilian federal police dismantled a sprawling illegal gold mining network in Pará, exposing a criminal enterprise that stretched far beyond the rainforest. The operation, part of a broader crackdown on illicit mining in Indigenous territories, uncovered links to money laundering via shell companies and fraudulent permits, with funds traced to accounts in Dubai, Miami,…
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Fossil fuel adverts are today’s tobacco. Cities must ban them
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Last year, the Dutch city of The Hague made history by becoming the first in the world to ban fossil fuel advertising. Fossil fuel companies were sufficiently upset to challenge the ban in court last month – and they lost. This fierce opposition by the fossil fuel industry shows how vital advertising is to its survival. By banning…