COP 28 – A turning point ?

COP 28 – A turning point ?

Since COP3 and the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, the long suit of the annual COP meetings has been more or less fruitful: COP 15 in Copenhagen saw China obstructing ambitious climate targets in 2009, while COP 21 led in 2015 to the Paris Agreement,...
Carbon markets

Carbon markets

101 What are carbon markets? Photo by Tyler Casey on Unsplash Carbon markets are trading systems in which carbon credits are sold and bought. Companies or individuals can use carbon markets to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing carbon credits...
The IPCC 6th report

The IPCC 6th report

What has changed? As it starts with its recurrent warning about the insufficient pace and scale of climate action to tackle the rapidly growing adverse impacts of climate change, the latest IPCC report might give a feeling of deja vu. Some key differences...
COP 27 …then what ?

COP 27 …then what ?

Developing countries are predicted to bear the brunt of climate change impact despite having barely contributed to that.  This means that, by 2030, six out of seven people in the planet will be at severe risk of climate change impacts on food security and agriculture,...