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Climate Crisis

Climate change is the defining issue of our time. Many have identified the consequences of global warming as the gravest threat that countries, the international community and planet Earth face over the course of this century. Global warming, i.e. the rise in global average temperatures, is caused by greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere – such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) – produced by a number of human activities: deforestation, the burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal, and intensive farming. The consequences of this process are known as climate change. Due to the ongoing climate crisis we’re witnessing the melting of ice sheets and glaciers, sea levels rising, desertification and biodiversity loss. In order to face all these challenges, over 170 countries adopted the Paris Agreement at the COP21 climate change conference held in the French capital in 2015. Follow the latest updates, information and news about international efforts to slow down global warming and its devastating effects.

Africa’s Great Green Wall: a bursting dream?

Africa’s Great Green Wall: a bursting dream?

A giant vegetation barrier to stop desertification: The Great Green Wall is the world’s most ambitious project to fight the impact of climate change. Why it is struggling to reach its potential.

What is carbon neutrality and how can we achieve net zero emissions

What is carbon neutrality and how can we achieve net zero emissions

The Paris Climate Agreement requires us to move towards carbon neutrality, but what does reducing net greenhouse gas emissions to zero actually mean?

United States, Biden suspends oil drilling in parts of Alaska

United States, Biden suspends oil drilling in parts of Alaska

The ban on drilling for oil has been welcomed by activists, but comes after a series of controversial decisions in Alaska and beyond.

A Dutch court has ordered Shell to reduce its emissions

A Dutch court has ordered Shell to reduce its emissions

A Dutch court has handed down a historic ruling: oil giant Shell will have to cut its emissions to comply with the Paris Agreement.

A conversation with Shaama Sandooyea, the first to strike underwater for the climate

A conversation with Shaama Sandooyea, the first to strike underwater for the climate

We talk to Shaama Sandooyea, activist and marine biologist from Mauritius onboard Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise ship in the heart of the Indian Ocean.

The Greater Aletsch Glacier, a journey into the melting heart of the Alps

The Greater Aletsch Glacier, a journey into the melting heart of the Alps

In the heart of Switzerland lies the largest glacier in the Alps, the Greater Aletsch Glacier. However, climate change is threatening its very existence.

How a starfish can help us understand climate change

How a starfish can help us understand climate change

A small starfish living in Norwegian waters is changing with the climate and is being studied to better understand the impact of global warming.

Global warming may have contributed to the emergence of coronavirus

Global warming may have contributed to the emergence of coronavirus

A study indicates that the zoonotic origins of coronavirus may have been favoured by global warming’s impact on the conditions for bat habitats.

What 2020 taught us about the climate crisis

What 2020 taught us about the climate crisis

We must take advantage of opportunities for change to stop the climate crisis from becoming so serious that it drives us towards collective erasure.

Now we all agree, on the climate

Now we all agree, on the climate

With Joe Biden as US president, the entire international community will be aligned on the climate crisis. We can’t let this chance slip away.