Tag: climate crisis

Can Innovation Save the World? The Commonwealth Just Made Its Boldest Climate Pledge Yet

Commonwealth Secretariat Wasana Nadeeshani - May 10, 2025

(Commonwealth)_ At the 2025 Innovation Net Zero World Congress, Commonwealth Secretary-General Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey addressed the global community...

1.5°C Crisis Looms: Earth’s Temperature Soars to Unprecedented Levels—Can We Reverse the Damage?

Environment Warsha De Silva - January 19, 2025

Environmental (Commonwealth Union)_ The Met Office has sounded a grave alarm: global warming is accelerating at an unprecedented rate,...

Why Canada Could Emerge as the Next Nuclear Energy Leader

Canada and Caribbean Wasana Nadeeshani - November 27, 2024

Uranium is experiencing a resurgence due to the growing focus on nuclear energy as a solution to the climate...

G20 Leaders Unite Against Hunger: A Beacon of Hope in a Troubled World?

Commonwealth Business Suraj Atapattu - November 19, 2024

Global (Commonwealth) _ The G20 summit, which is presently taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has decided on...

A Blue Pacific Solution: Transforming Agrifood Systems

Pacific Piumi Fernando - November 6, 2024

In response to the distinct challenges and vulnerabilities facing Pacific Island countries, a significant gathering has commenced to address...

Can leadership save the Amazon and lead global environmental change?

Earth & Habitat Warsha De Silva - October 17, 2024

Environmental (Commonwealth Union) _ As global attention turns toward the Amazon, Brazil and Colombia find themselves at the forefront...

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Commonwealth’s novel initiative to tackle the climate crisis

Commonwealth Desk Sarojini P - June 17, 2024

UK (Commonwealth Union)_ A novel initiative unveiled this week aims to equip developing Commonwealth nations with sophisticated space technology...

Hollywood ignores the climate crisis

Earth & Habitat Warsha De Silva - May 29, 2024

Earth and Habitat (Commonwealth Union) _Aquaman might not mind if the oceans rise, but moviegoers increasingly do. A recent...

Commonwealth and PATH ally to combat the climate crisis

Commonwealth Desk Sarojini P - May 13, 2024

UK (Commonwealth Union)_ Global leaders, policymakers, and experts gathered at the Commonwealth Secretariat's headquarters in London to discuss the...

G7 commits to coal phase-out by 2035

Earth & Habitat Warsha De Silva - May 2, 2024

Earth and Habitat (Commonwealth Union) _The recent agreement by the Group of Seven (G7) Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers...

6000% of Toxic oil sands emissions in Canada

Canada and Caribbean Hafsah Zuhar - January 31, 2024

In 2018, over four months, a group of scientists took more than a dozen flights over the Athabasca oil...

Himalaya gets cooler

Commonwealth Science & Tech Hafsah Zuhar - December 15, 2023

An astonishing spectacle has emerged in the mighty Himalayas that might slow down the impact of the global climate...

12-year-old climate activist steals the show at COP28

Asia Sarojini P - December 13, 2023

India (Commonwealth Union)_ In a striking moment at the United Nations Climate Conference 2023 (COP28) in Dubai, Licypriya Kangujam,...

Can We Still Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C? A Visual Exploration of the Challenge in Seven Charts in 2023

Agriculture and Climate Change Upeksha Jayalath - November 23, 2023

The impending political reckoning, warns Detlef van Vuuren, a climate scientist at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, suggests that...

Global Temperature Breaches 2-Degree Limit: Scientists Warn of Urgent Climate Crisis as Earth Faces Unprecedented Warming

Agriculture and Climate Change Upeksha Jayalath - November 22, 2023

Scientists are issuing a warning after the global average temperature briefly exceeded the 2-degree Celsius warming limit for the...

Opportunities and Challenges in Shifting to…

Commonwealth Science & Tech Upeksha Jayalath - September 6, 2023

The world is facing a climate crisis, and renewable energy is one of the most important solutions. Renewable energy...