Wake up and smell the coffee: rising food prices show destabilising impact of climate crisis

Today 11:15am - Your morning – and afternoon – coffee is the latest staple threatened by climate chaos: the price of quality arabica beans shot to its highest level in almost 50 years last week amid fears of a poor harvest in Brazil.

Can we avert the looming food crisis of climate change? Mathematical model reveals critical threshold

Today 11:15am - Human activities are causing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to rise, which increases the global average surface temperature—and poses a threat to crop growth. Escalating concerns about climate change's impact on global food security inspired researchers from Banaras Hindu University in India to create a way to explore how these factors influence crop yields.

Countries fail to reach agreement in UN plastic talks

Monday - Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement on Monday with over 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of oil-producers were prepared only to target plastic waste.

Footballers to compete in 50°C heat at 2026 World Cup, study warns

Monday - Most of the World Cup venues in North America are at high risk of excessive heat, according to new research.

COP29: Climate change could kill millions — and world leaders must work to limit fatalities

Monday - The COP29 climate change conference has come to a close — as per normal it looks like very little will be done.

Global plastics pact “hangs in balance” as petrostates block talks

Friday - Major fossil fuel-producing countries are blamed at negotiations in Busan for opposing curbs on plastic manufacturing, a key market for oil and gas.

Climate-vulnerable nations look to world's top court as COP29 ends in bitter truce

Friday - Disappointed in the outcome of COP29, nations on the frontlines of the climate crisis will get their day in court this December.

Fossil fuel supply: the elephant in the room at climate change conferences

Friday - It seems completely inappropriate to sing the praises of fossil fuels at an international gathering that aims to radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

COP29's last-minute $300 billion deal is a mess and a miracle

Thursday - It went well past the official deadline, late into the night – but finally, COP29 ended with a deal. Hardly anyone felt victorious.

A planet in crisis: How can we solve our plastics problem?

Thursday - It boggles the mind to know we humans are literally made of stardust. Nearly all the elements in our bodies come from the stuff produced as stars exploded over the last 13 billion years.

After nearly ten years of debate, COP29’s carbon trading deal is seriously flawed

27 Nov 24 - Negotiators at the COP29 climate conference in Baku have struck a landmark agreement on rules governing the global trade of carbon credits, bringing to a close almost a decade of debate over the...

Five charts: Why a UN plastics treaty matters for climate change

27 Nov 24 - A global treaty on plastics, which is being touted as the most important environmental treaty since the 2015 Paris Agreement, is set to be negotiated in South Korea over the next week.

COP 29’s new carbon market rules offer hope after scandal and deadlock

26 Nov 24 - Governments have given the sector fresh hope by signing off rules that will create an international carbon trading system for countries to meet their Paris commitments.

How does $300 billion stack up?

26 Nov 24 - Countries agreed at the U.N.'s COP29 climate conference to spend $300 billion on annual climate finance. Here are some ways of understanding what that sum is worth:

Global Plastic Treaty: Talks begin to finalise deal for curbing plastic pollution

26 Nov 24 - Global plastic production has increased over 200-fold to hit almost 460 million tonnes annually since 1950.

Climate change ‘burnout’ is taking its toll

26 Nov 24 - Activists and others on the front lines of the climate crisis, one therapist says, “are living in fight-or-flight mode constantly.” Here’s their battle-tested advice.

Inside the frantic manoeuvres that saved COP29 talks at a cost

26 Nov 24 - Two weeks of difficult negotiations came to the brink of failure before settling on a $300 billion deal that flashes warnings for the future of climate diplomacy.

Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku

25 Nov 24 - Developed nations have agreed to help channel “at least” $300bn a year into developing countries by 2035 to support their efforts to deal with climate change.

COP29 ends with deal on climate finance after bitter fight

25 Nov 24 - Nearly 200 countries agreed to triple the amount of money available to help developing countries confront rapidly warming temperatures.

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