Communities must drive climate action
Climate — Global
Communities, not bureaucracies, will be the driving force to turn the aspirations of the Paris Agreement into reality
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Empowering women for nature-based climate action
Nature-based solutions are increasingly recognized as a critical part of climate action. Key to their success will be the greater involvement of women
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A new trustee for the global commons
27 years after its operations were suspended, a reimagined UN Trusteeship Council could find new purpose as a force for action on climate change
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Developing the climate citizens of tomorrow
Never has education been more vital as a force for positive change. Learning must inspire and empower the next generation to tackle climate change head on
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Remaking capitalism for a sustainable future
Capitalism and sustainability are on a collision course, one that threatens to destroy both the market system and the planet. To head off the impending crash, we must end environmental externalities and make polluters pay for the harm they cause. Standardizing corporate ESG reporting offers a path toward clarity on the environmental harms that need to be addressed
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Leaving no one behind? Development finance and the need for community support
Development finance institutions (DFIs) continue to finance investment projects that risk impoverishing rural communities. They need to ensure at-risk communities have access to the technical support they need to navigate complex investment processes
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A make-or-break opportunity to save the climate
World leaders must take decisive, collective action at COP26 to avoid planetary catastrophe
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Corporate environmental hypocrisy must end now
Marketing and lobbying in support of bogus "green" solutions is undermining global efforts to halt climate change. The UN must step in to convene an intergovernmental scientific panel that evaluates corporate environmental claims
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Data and science-led climate action
The response to climate change needs to be based on science and accurate, timely data. In most cases, the data is available. A greater challenge is ensuring that the right people have it and know how to use it.
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Unlocking the power of knowledge for climate action
We are fortunate to possess an abundance of data that alerts us to the nature and potential impact of climate threats and that can also guide our response. We are not effectively using this knowledge. The human barriers slowing progress must be removed
SDGs: 13
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Data and statistics are key to climate action
Without accurate data on emissions, we cannot take actions to curb them – countries must do more on monitoring and reporting
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Reliable climate monitoring is essential for SDG success
COP26 will inspire new efforts to reach the ambitious SDG targets by 2030. Earth observation data from Copernicus will help us achieve these goals
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Getting everyone to act on climate change
The reasons for climate inaction are many and varied. We need a range of strategies to ensure that everyone – from the concerned to the skeptical – takes the action our planet needs to survive
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The need for massive carbon dioxide removal
Removing atmospheric CO2 is essential to achieving the 1.5°C goal formulated in Paris. However, the main technologies under development are unlikely to sequester carbon dioxide at the massive scale required. We need to urgently explore new avenues, and invest particularly in ocean-based solutions
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Healthy land for a healthy planet
A worldwide movement to protect, manage and restore the land will have fast and wide-ranging benefits. It must be the centerpiece of our global redesign