It's time to stop demonising Africa's energy companies. They have driven our economic progress - and who else is better placed today to drive the energy transition we need?

NJ Ayuk 19 Jan 2020

Global Governance

A short history of climate change and the UN Security Council

Climate change has risen up the Security Council's agenda in recent years. Its members' stances often mirror their other geopolitical aims - but consensus is building.

Karolina Eklöw 19 Jan 2020

Climate Change

Meet the teenage change-makers making waves at Davos 2020

For the first time in its history, the World Economic Forum will welcome teenage change-makers to the Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters. Here are 10 of them

Dara Lee and Gill Cassar 19 Jan 2020

Climate Change

It's time for the first green industrial revolution

"Winter in Finland is spectacular. Bright sunshine, T-shirt warmth, sunbeds on every balcony. Well, perhaps not quite. But it is getting there."

Rajeev Suri 17 Jan 2020

Climate Change

Five essential steps to take right now to tackle climate change

Companies, governments and individuals can start bringing down greenhouse gas emissions with the help of recommendations in this new report.

Robin Pomeroy 17 Jan 2020

How to Save the Planet

The powerful connection between inequality and climate change

The IMF's former chief economist Kenneth Rogoff argues that to prevent further damage to our planet, world leaders need to address global energy inequality - and tax carbon emissions.

Kenneth Rogoff · Project Syndicate 17 Jan 2020

How to Save the Planet

NASA and NOAA: last decade was the hottest on record

The average temperatures for 2019 were almost one-degree celsius above the average for the 20th century.

Olivia Rosane · EcoWatch 17 Jan 2020

How to Save the Planet

Microsoft wants to erase its carbon footprint - past and future

Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, wants the tech giant to go carbon negative by 2030, removing all prior emissions through offsetting.

Stephen Nellis and Jeffrey Dastin · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 17 Jan 2020

How to Save the Planet

Europe’s lakes and rivers are under threat - but it’s not too late to save them

More than 1 million species worldwide are at risk of extinction, and freshwater species are particularly threatened.

Jonas Ekblom · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 17 Jan 2020

SDG 07: Affordable and Clean Energy

Could the Sahara turn Africa into a solar superpower?

Installing solar panels in the Sahara desert in North Africa could provide renewable energy to millions of Europeans at low cost to the environment.

Will de Freitas · The Conversation 17 Jan 2020

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Climate emergency: how our cities can inspire change

Synergy between sectors will inspire change: electricity; water and wastewater; heating; cooling and transport.

Kim Fausing 17 Jan 2020

SDG 13: Climate Action

World Economic Forum asks all Davos participants to set a net-zero climate target

In a letter to CEOs going to Davos, the World Economic Forum urges them to set a net-zero target of 2050 and to disclose their emissions publicly.

17 Jan 2020

Insurance and Asset Management

Asset owners can help drive the economic change we need. Here's how

Responsibility for climate protection falls especially on those who own or run businesses. Many firms have accepted and are acting on this - and that should give us hope.

Günther Thallinger 17 Jan 2020

Climate Change

What you need to know about Davos 2020: How to save the planet

Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are all crucial topics that will be discussed at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2020.

Robin Pomeroy 16 Jan 2020

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Climate Change

How the media can be a meaningful stakeholder in the quest to meet the SDGs

Africa will develop with oil and gas - whether the West likes it or not

A short history of climate change and the UN Security Council

Meet the teenage change-makers making waves at Davos 2020

It's time for the first green industrial revolution

Five essential steps to take right now to tackle climate change

The powerful connection between inequality and climate change

NASA and NOAA: last decade was the hottest on record

Microsoft wants to erase its carbon footprint - past and future

Europe’s lakes and rivers are under threat - but it’s not too late to save them

Could the Sahara turn Africa into a solar superpower?

Climate emergency: how our cities can inspire change

World Economic Forum asks all Davos participants to set a net-zero climate target

Asset owners can help drive the economic change we need. Here's how

What you need to know about Davos 2020: How to save the planet

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