Climate Change

Redwoods and oaks that thrive on California's coastline and coastal mountains might soon start finding it harder to survive. Human-caused climate change is altering the temperatures and rainfall patterns to which those and other trees are accustomed, and many have already been pushed close to the edge of what they…

Regenerative Finance, or ReFi, is an experiment to create financial incentives to draw down carbon emissions, “regenerate” the environment and ultimately reverse climate change.  Sounds wild, huh?  But, here’s the crazier part—it might actually work.  The following guide to ReFi isn’t a vaporware pitch or a ploy to sell you…

President Bola Tinubu speaks at the UNGA78 in New York. President Bola Tinubu presented a case for Africa’s interests at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78), where he called on developed nations to ensure climate justice and emphasized that Africa must tackle climate change on its own terms. Tinubu…

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Prince William has met with UN chief Antonio Guterres to discuss 'efforts required to accelerate the fight against climate change and protect the environment'. The Prince of Wales and the UN Secretary-General appeared in high spirits as they toured the 93-member world body where world leaders have gathered for their annual summit. It…

1 of 3 | Former President of the United States Bill Clinton speaks with His Holiness Pope Francis remotely Monday at the Clinton Global Initiative 2023 in New York City, as the pope urged unity in the world to tackle climate change "before it's too late." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment led the UAE delegation at the 62nd meeting of the Standing Committee of Ramsar Convention, held at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) headquarters in Gland, Switzerland The meeting was held under the presidency of the People's…

Hong Kong CNN  —  September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days – the most catastrophic being the floods in…

After decades of being ignored, it would seem that the Global South has come into vogue. At the G-20 summit in Delhi this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was the Global South’s priorities that drove India’s Presidency, and with developing countries Indonesia, India, Brazil and South Africa as…

Over the past twenty years, The Walrus has been a steady bellwether of must-read writing. For our 20th anniversary, we’ve collected works that still surprise us, impress us, move us. Here are some of the best pieces of journalism that we’ve published about the environment. Big Lonely Doug BY HARLEY…