Focus on Resiliency
Eletrobras’ Santo Antonio power plant bouncing back after historic Brazil drought
Santo Antonio, one of Brazil’s largest hydroelectric plants, stayed operational during extreme drought.
Debt swaps gain momentum: How nations are funding conservation and climate action
Debt swaps are becoming a more widely used tool to help indebted countries raise money for conservation or climate-related projects.
Barbados completes world first debt swap for climate resilience
Barbados completes the first debt-for-climate swap, unlocking $125M for water resilience and climate adaptation projects.
Threatened by climate change, Panama Canal has big plans to deal with drought
The Panama Canal plans a $1.6B reservoir to tackle drought but faces opposition.
China completes 3,000-km green belt around its biggest desert, state media says
The green belt project has involved decades of experimentation with different tree and plant species to determine which is the hardiest.
Biden’s public lands director named to lead environmental group
Tracy Stone-Manning, Biden's Bureau of Land Management director, named president of The Wilderness Society starting February.
At UN climate talks, “sewage” beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations
At COP29, Singapore’s NEWBrew beer, made with treated wastewater, showcases innovation in water conservation amid global scarcity.
Lack of focus on nature and farming solutions at COP29, say campaigners
Campaigners at COP29 urge nations to prioritize nature-based solutions, like forests and soil, in climate finance and action plans.
How we discovered that the ocean’s surface absorbs much more CO2 than previously thought
The oceans play a pivotal role in drawing down atmospheric carbon dioxide and have so far acted as a brake on the full...
Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?
COP29 carbon credit deal could fund emissions cuts, but past scandals mean trust must be regained first.
