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Caribbean leader blasts 'empty' climate promises at small islands summit
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe president of this decade's summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted "empty"...
Caribbean islands aren’t hitting their development goals. UN seeks to help them along
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoOver the span of three days, they will be sounding the alarm on some familiar themes — the need for...
Rihanna boldly calls on government officials to ‘step up:’ ‘It’s your turn’
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 11 months agoRhianna’s voice can be heard on radio stations worldwide, but she’s also using it to turn the volume...
World's island states blame richest countries for climate threats
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoExtremely vulnerable to climate change, not rich enough to stop it on their own, and not poor enough...
Rising sea levels put 900 million people in extreme danger with ‘unthinkable consequences’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA tenth of the human race is at risk from rising sea levels, the head of the United Nations has...
New head of weather agency announces plans to strengthen early-warning systems: ‘Our strategies must...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 4 months ago"One-third of the world's people, mainly in least-developed countries and small island developing...
G20 nations raked in $50bn in debt repayments from poor countries since Covid, report finds
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDebt-stricken nations that are also highly vulnerable to the climate crisis have paid a staggering...
What is the 1.5C target? And how does it affect the climate crisis?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2015 almost all of the world’s countries pledged to limit global warming to “well below” 2C above...
UK to offer loans for countries most vulnerable to climate change effects
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBritain plans to offer new loans to support countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate...
Rising seas could wipe out entire countries, cause ‘biblical’ evacuations, UN chief says
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoRising oceans could swallow entire countries, triggering mass evacuations on a “biblical scale,” the...