Climate-induced water insecurity poses one of the biggest threats to humanity and will lead to more hunger, disease and displacement Oxfam water engineers are having to drill deeper, more expensive and harder-to-maintain water boreholes used by some of the poorest communities around the world, more often now only to find dry, depleted or polluted reservoirs. ...
A catastrophic die-off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the Antarctic, with up to 10,000 young birds estimated to have been killed. The sea-ice underneath the chicks melted and broke apart before they could develop the waterproof feathers needed to swim in the ocean. The birds most likely drowned or froze to death....
I’m a plaintiff’s trial lawyer, representing claimants in disputes decided in the civil justice system. That’s not to say I have a problem with defense lawyers. My wife is one, and she’s the love of my life. I have a servant’s heart, and I have spent the last 30 years representing people who have been...
I spend a lot of time critiquing solutions for low-carbon transformation, and that leads, inevitably, to people asking me: what works? What should we be doing? Most recently, that came in the form of a question on Quora that was well enough formed to trigger me to write down the solution set: “What exactly is the current...
Top environmental fund chief calls on countries to defund activities ‘destroying’ nature. A new global fund for nature conservation alone won’t do much to solve the biodiversity crisis. This is according to the CEO of the Global Environment Facility. Countries have pledged to channel more money toward environmental protection. But that won’t be enough to...
Here’s where water is running out in the world—and why. A growing population and rising temperatures will strain the world’s freshwater supplies over the next 30 years, jeopardizing available water for drinking, bathing, and growing food, according to new research. An analysis of newly released data from the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that by 2050, an...
Climate Change: ‘Study shows Lagos is sinking and needs support’. As part of mitigation measures, Lagos State in 2018 developed a climate action plan. The plan targets ensuring it achieves net zero by 2050. Experts, government officials, and stakeholders recently converged on Lagos. There, at a summit, they pondered the prevention and mitigation of climate...
Deep dive: A big year for climate negotiations… or not? Today, we dig into the major tensions building in climate negotiations in the lead-up to the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 28, which starts in late November. Summer used to be a time of joy. Now, each passing July in the Northern...
Out With Shrimp, In With Jellyfish? The seafood industry is facing potential overhaul due to climate change. Record-breaking ocean warming, shifting currents, and continued development in coastal communities are all contributing to a changing planet and concerning climate patterns that stand to dramatically impact the world’s seafood supply and could deliver a $10 billion hit...
The UAE Launders its International Reputation through the COP28 Machine. In November of this year, Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., is to preside over the United Nations COP28 climate talks in 2023 as President-Designate. It will take place in Dubai, UAE. Al Jaber will be directing the COP’s narratives on...