On the brink of the abyss
Climate
As the UN Secretary-General warns, humanity is facing a cascade of crises. COP26 will be the moment of truth for climate and all countries must step up
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Communities, not bureaucracies, will be the driving force to turn the aspirations of the Paris Agreement into reality
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Land-based carbon sinks should play a bigger role in national and international climate action planning
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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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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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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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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
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Without accurate data on emissions, we cannot take actions to curb them – countries must do more on monitoring and reporting
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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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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
