Media coverage

Regional lead for South Asia and the Middle East, Fahad Saeed, describes remedies in response to the heatwave in South Asia. A few suggestions include the proper provision of water and power, adding renewables to power generation, and cooling centres in public facilities.

Farmlands in Nepal have shrunk 2.1 per cent in the period from 2000 through 2019, due largely to migration and shortage of labour. About 10 per cent of this agricultural land has been converted into forest cover, leading to a 1.9 per cent increase in the same time period.

Both parties of the Australian government have shown little commitment to Paris climate goals. The Climate Action Tracker is featured in this piece, and shows the country's current policies on climate to be well above the target 1.5 degree threshold. The reasons behind this, and possible solutions, are laid out.

The Elephant Hill fire in British Columbia, Canada emitted 38 million tons of greenhouse gas that went unreported by the Canadian government. Clair Fyson, co-head of our climate policy team talks about the challenge of accountability for land-based emissions in this fascinating piece about the disparity between emissions that are reported to the UN and independent documented data.

In 2019, Singapore imposed a moratorium on data centres construction because of their contribution to global carbon emissions. The justification for green policies, and an evaluation of Singapore's progress, is outlined by our climate and energy policy analyst, Anna Chapman.

CEO Bill Hare reacts to the commitment of the Labor government in Australia toward new fossil fuel projects to fill increasing international demand. These new projects will receive massive funding despite recent east coast floods linked to climate change.

This piece from the Guardian carries our article researching the effects of sea surface temperature on extreme hurricane seasons in the Atlantic.

With wind and solar energy costs falling and energy imports getting more expensive, Africa can use its abundance of renewable resources to leapfrog fossil fuels altogether. South Africa has the ability to increase the renewables share of power generation to 78-90 percent by 2030.

CEO Bill Hare points out the backward nature of the Scarborough project in Western Australia. The project will emit millions of tonnes of carbon even though Woodside had committed to net zero emissions by 2050 and a reduction of 30 percent by 2030.

The IPCC WG III report is clear, greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. To accomplish this, much more drastic action must be taken than world leaders have been willing to take. CEO Bill Hare mentions that limiting warming is possible, but only with deep emissions cuts in all economic sectors around the world.