Ban Ki-Moon slams delay on climate finance

‘We have no time to lose,’ the former UN Secretary-General said

UN: World’s richest contribute half of polluting emissions

Wealthiest 1% have been to blame for a quarter of pollution growth in the last 30 years, a report claims

IKEA steps in to battle poverty and climate change in Kenya

The grant will create opportunities for 15,600 people living in extreme poverty

Domestic violence to rise with climate change

Extreme weather is driving more gender-based violence, researchers claim

UN Chief: ‘Climate change drives terrorism’

In a debate with the Security Council, António Guterres warned that climate issues in developing countries are fuelling terrorism

Madagascar to suffer the first famine caused directly by climate change

The UN has warned that more than 500,000 people are at the highest level of food insecurity, when Madagascar contributes a mere 0.01% of global GHG emissions each year

Rural people hit hardest by energy and transport poverty

A new report is calling for changes to be made to net zero and low carbon policy to ensure rural communities are not left more isolated

‘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 heavily stalled global progress

Babies to face seven times more heatwaves than grandparents

New research suggests if current climate policies do not change extreme weather events will become far more frequent and affect poorer children the most