Focus on Resiliency
2024’s top 10 climate disasters cost more than 200 billion dollars, charity says
In 2024, the top 10 climate disasters caused over $200 billion in damages, highlighting the urgent need for action on emissions.
Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of the biome.
‘Dangerous new era’: climate change spurs disaster in 2024
Nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024.
New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law
The law is intended to shift some of the costs of climate change from individual taxpayers to fossil fuel firms.
Building with earth could transform sustainable construction – here’s how
Rammed earth construction, using excavated soil, offers a sustainable alternative to cement, but faces stigma and economic challenges.
Explainer: Trump aims at Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act: EVs, clean energy and manufacturing
Donald Trump has vowed to repeal Joe Biden's signature climate bill called the Inflation Reduction Act.
Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say
Antarctic sea ice retreat in 2023 has increased storm frequency and heat loss in the Southern Ocean, impacting climate systems.
Devastated Mayotte battles to recover from cyclone ‘steamroller’
Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte, destroying La Vigie district, leaving behind destruction and prompting community rebuilding efforts.
Plans to stabilise Earth’s climate rely on emerging carbon removal technology — we need to get moving
With rising carbon emissions and 2024 set to be the hottest year, CO2 removal is vital for achieving net-zero goals.
EU Parliament gives final approval to deforestation law delay
The EU Parliament approved a one-year delay for its deforestation law, set to ban imports linked to forest destruction starting in 2025.
