By Helena Wright & Saleemul Huq Disclaimer: The views in this article are not attributable to any organisation. Under the UN, reduction of emissions(mitigation) and resilience (adapting to climate change impacts) are often treated as two discrete areas. But as the world is already experiencing the impacts of climate change…

By Adrian Fenton and Helena Wright With the Covid-19 pandemic bringing global healthcare systems to near collapse, the trauma, ongoing loss of life and wider economic and social impacts could affect an entire generation. Governments will need to halt the spread of the virus and then rebuild our economy. …

The high-profile decision by Greta Thunberg to travel to New York by boat for the UN Climate Action Summit highlights a stark reality. Our individual decisions, such as flying or eating meat, do make a collective difference in terms of climate impact. Recently, some scientists have argued that climate action…

By Helena Wright When the landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) came out in 2018, there was widespread media coverage of the headline that we have 12 years to avert climate catastrophe. Where does the ‘12 years’ headline come from? This is based on the…

By Helena Wright, E3G and Glenn Pearce-Oroz, SEforAll Image: Niall Kennedy, Flickr NOTE: A version of this article was originally published by Asia Times If we are to successfully stabilize the world’s climate and get to a 1.5ºC world, energy efficiency will play a crucial role. As leaders attend the…