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Aug 23, 2021

Strengthening the science-policy interface

Sophia Murphy

Ten days ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, known as the IPCC, published their latest report. Their findings move us decisively from climate change as “coming soon” to climate change is “here and now”. The planet is changing irrevocably.

Aug 16, 2021

Regulate global meat and dairy companies, cut methane and avoid climate breakdown

Shefali Sharma

Stringent methane reductions in the near term are vital to curbing global warming, state hundreds of scientists through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report on the physical understanding of the climate system and climate change.

Jul 28, 2021

Voluntary CO₂ emissions offset trading: The CFTC must examine risks of deceptive emissions reduction reporting

Dr. Steve Suppan

The role of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions credit trading to achieve the objectives of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been debated since the authorization of international emissions trading in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC.

Jul 23, 2021

Q&A: The United Nations agroecology negotiations and Food Systems Summit

Cecelia Brackey

Shiney Varghese

Starting on July 26, United Nations delegates and other stakeholders will meet in Rome for a Pre-Summit leading up to the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) scheduled to take place this September in New York.

Jul 21, 2021

New AGRA Reports Offer Little Evidence to Justify Continued Donor Support

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has been under fire over the last year after our research revealed that the billion-dollar agency had made little progress toward its stated goals of doubling yields and incomes for 30 million small-scale farming households while halving food insecurity.

Jul 15, 2021

Can we harness the power of trade agreements to achieve our climate ambitions?

Sharon Anglin Treat

As the climate emergency deepens, governments, civil society, corporations and individuals must pursue multiple paths in order to meet or exceed the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

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