Decarbonisation is a failure. The alternative is adaptation, which directly counters impacts of global warming by making humans’ physical environment and infrastructure more resilient.
My hope for the COP31 meeting in Turkey is that it recognises global climate policy is at a crossroads.
The world is inexorably warming. This is bringing sea level rise, polar and glacier ice melt, and heatwaves that prove deadly in urban heat islands.
Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Compare how 6 other independent news outlets reported on this story.
Nepal has committed to strengthening locally led climate adaptation and ensuring climate finance reaches vulnerable communities, using a global platform at COP31 to call for greater support for countries bearing the brunt of climate change despite contributing little to global emissions.
Kathmandu, November 13 Five Nepali ministers have travelled to Antalya, Turkey, to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), prompting questions over whether all of them ne...
Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.
Humanity has thrived thanks to a stable cryosphere, but burning fossil fuels has increased the risk of “accelerating and partly irreversible” harm to the planet’s cold places.
A daily 5-minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability.
Anthony Albanese has met with his Norwegian counterpart and Turkish president on the sidelines of the COP31 summit in Türkiye. Follow live.
