Fossil-fuel subsidies surged to a record $7 trillion last year as governments supported consumers and businesses during the global spike in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the economic recovery from the pandemic. As the world struggles to restrict global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and parts of Asia, Europe and the...Read More

Globally, almost 1 billion people now live within 10km of a coastline and the same number live in areas less than 10 meters above sea level. These populations face some of the world’s biggest climate hazards, such as coastal floods from rising sea levels and the effects of hurricanes and tropical storms, which are becoming...Read More

We’ve been warned that our planet will change in unimaginable ways if we don’t act soon, and new research shows nearly 50 percent of 15–84-year-olds have already experienced significant change. Seeing what lies ahead, climate scientists have been at pains to show us how climate change will intensify such that today’s youth will bear the brunt of climate impacts in...Read More