The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $900 million financial package for Tanzania to support the country’s budget and bolster its fight against climate change. This funding will provide critical assistance for Tanzania’s economic recovery efforts and address the pressing challenges posed by climate-related issues. Key Points Economic Recovery Support: The IMF’s financial package […]
‘The next 18 months are critical in the fight to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5C (2.7F) and avoid the worst of climate chaos,’ says Antonio Guterres. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to take urgent action against climate change. In a message on X (formerly Twitter), Guterres emphasized […]
The complex, interconnected impact of climate change on health is driven by systemic factors across infrastructure, agriculture, livelihoods and healthcare. The health impacts of climate change also threaten businesses and workforces, and so the private sector must use its resources and expertise to help mitigate this. To make this happen, industries must collaborate with the […]
The accelerating pace of climate change is undermining human rights across the board – including the most basic one of all: the right to life – WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo told a high-level presidential discussion at the United Nations Human Rights Council. “The world celebrated when the UN Human Rights Council passed a landmark resolution […]
Protectionist policies are exacerbating inflation, according to Sunny Verghese, CEO of Olam Agri, one of the world’s largest agricultural commodity traders. Verghese argues that government-imposed trade barriers, aimed at securing domestic food supplies, have significantly contributed to the rising food prices globally. In his speech at the Redburn Atlantic and Rothschild consumer conference, Verghese explained […]
The 2024 Bonn Climate Conference marked a pivotal moment for global climate negotiations, serving as the first significant opportunity for parties to delve into the implementation strategies of the first Global Stocktake (GST) decision. Adopted at the 2023 Dubai Climate Change Conference, this landmark decision underscores the urgent need for countries to actively participate in […]
Climate change poses a significant threat to the fundamental functions of forests, which play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance and supporting biodiversity. One of the most critical functions of forests is their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, acting as carbon sinks. However, without adequate action to address climate change, […]
For more than 20 years, La Poste group has been working to make its activities more environmentally sustainable. Faced with the urgent need to combat climate change and the planet’s limits, all the Group’s activities are committed to an ambitious policy to reduce CO2 emissions. Many countries, including France, have committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. […]
What is Carbon Neutral? Carbon neutrality refers to a balance between emitting carbon and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere in carbon sinks. Achieving this state means that the net carbon emissions of an entity—such as an organization, government, or individual—are equal to zero. This balance is typically attained through a combination of reducing carbon emissions […]
In an 1878 report to Congress and subsequent writings, explorer and scientist John Wesley Powell called for a science-based approach to effective management of agricultural land and freshwater resources in the center of the United States. Powell, who became the second director of the U.S. Geological Survey in 1881, identified the 100th meridian as a line of […]