Climate change is real. It’s happening. Now. Here. Wherever you are. Recognizing that climate change is immediate, close, and affecting people’s way of life is one of the key messages we need to communicate to spur them to act. Despite efforts from bad faith actors trying to spread misinformation and …
GIL Climate change is real. It’s happening. And it’s time to make it personal.
Climate change is real. It’s happening. Now. Here. Wherever you are. Recognizing that climate change is immediate, close, and affecting people’s way of life is one of the key messages we need to communicate to spur them to act. Despite efforts from bad faith actors trying to spread misinformation and …
COP30 Was Diplomacy in Action as Cooperation Deepens—Says Climate Talks Observer — Global Issues
Yamide Dagnet, Senior Vice President, International at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (belÉm, brazil) Monday, November 24, 2025 Inter Press Service BELÉM, Brazil, November 24 (IPS) – As observers at the Conference of Parties closely monitored proceedings in Belém, many, such as Yamide Dagnet, approached …
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The Tick That Makes People Allergic To Meat — And The Climate Cult Wants To Breed Trillions More
In the summer of 2024, a 47-year-old airline pilot from New Jersey was camping with his wife and children. After eating a beef steak for dinner, he awoke in the middle of the night with stomach pains, along with other symptoms, including vomiting and diarrhea. In the end, his symptoms …
‘This People’s March for Climate is For My Son’s Future’ — Global Issues
Canru Pataxo with his toddler son at the People’s March for Climate held in the COP30 host city, Belém, Brazil. Credit: Tanka Dhakal/IPS by Tanka Dhakal (belÉm, brazil) Saturday, November 15, 2025 Inter Press Service Thousands, including a young father and his toddler, took to the streets for the People’s March …
‘Just Transition Must Make Climate Work for People Living its Consequences’ — Global Issues
Activists urge the global community to join the blue river in support of environmental conservation and preservation. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (belÉm, brazil) Friday, November 14, 2025 Inter Press Service We have seen stalled climate action, widening inequality, and people left behind. At COP27, the establishment of the Just …
Shepherded by Anxious Security in Humidity-fueled Heat, Activists Plead for Climate Justice — Global Issues
Melody Areola from Nigeria leads a protest at COP30 in Brazil. Credit: Tanka Dhakal/IPS by Tanka Dhakal (belÉm, brazil) Friday, November 14, 2025 Inter Press Service Activists hail from various parts of the world, yet they consistently convey the same message: the foundation of a just transition cannot be based on …
Belém’s Hunger, Poverty Declaration Places World’s Most Vulnerable Populations at Centre of Global Climate Policy — Global Issues
Juliana Kerexu Mirim Mariano, coordinator for the Guarani Yvyrupa Commission that advocates for the rights of Guarani peoples in southern and southeastern Brazil. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (belÉm, brazil) Friday, November 14, 2025 Inter Press Service BELÉM, Brazil, November 14 (IPS) – A young woman at COP30 speaks about …
How Corporations Are Weaponising the Law to Muzzle Climate Defenders — Global Issues
Family agriculture and land defenders in Colombia. Credit: Both Nomads/Forus Opinion by Bibbi Abruzzini and Lucia Torres (Forus) and Jake Wieczorek (Hivos) (belÉm, brazil) Monday, November 10, 2025 Inter Press Service BELÉM, Brazil, November 10 (IPS) – As the world prepares for the next COP30 summit, a quieter battle is raging …
Safeguarding clean water access as climate threats rise — Global Issues
“Healthcare facilities are where the vulnerable seek healing. Yet, without adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, for too many people, expected care can become inadvertent harm,” said Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Regional Director for Europe. Emphasizing that healthcare is “being tested as never before”, Dr. Kluge insisted …
COP30 kicks off with urgent call to deliver on climate promises and scale up finance — Global Issues
After decades of pledges and annual summits from Kyoto to Sharm el-Sheikh, the planet keeps getting hotter and pressure on governments and big business to act – not just talk – has never been greater. Holding COP30 in Belém, at the edge of the world’s largest tropical rainforest, underscores the …
As COP30 Nears, We Need All Effective Climate Solutions — Global Issues
The 30th “Conference of the Parties” (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from 6-21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. It will bring together world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and civil society to discuss priority actions to tackle climate change. COP30 will focus on …
Kamala Harris Pushes to Lower Voting Age to 16, Citing ‘Climate Anxiety’ Among Teens [WATCH]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is again drawing controversy after calling for the national voting age to be lowered to 16, arguing that younger Americans are facing what she described as “climate anxiety.” Harris made the remarks during an appearance on The Diary of a CEO podcast hosted by Steven …
Children’s Education Must Be Put At The Forefront of Climate Discussions At COP30 — Global Issues
A damaged classroom and school equipment at Dahilig Elementary School in the Municipality of Gainza, Camarines Sur, Philippines, weeks after Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) wreaked havoc in October 2024. Credit: UNICEF/Larry Monserate Piojo by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, October 30, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, October 30 (IPS) …
Indigenous Communities Are the Frontlines of Climate Action—It’s Time COP Listened — Global Issues
A man farms in rural Ghana. Credit: Courtesy of Land Rights Defenders Inc. Opinion by Nana Kwesi Osei Bonsu (columbus ohio, usa) Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Inter Press Service COLUMBUS Ohio, USA , October 28 (IPS) – I had hoped to attend this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP) in person, …
Climate change inaction being paid for in millions of lives every year, global findings suggest
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New global findings in the 9th annual indicator report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveal that the continued overreliance on fossil fuels and failure to adapt to climate change is being paid in people’s lives, health, and livelihoods, with 12 of 20 …
Greenland’s caves preserve an ancient climate archive
Inside the Cove Cave, northern Greenland: A team of Innsbruck scientists studies deposits from a time when the Arctic was much warmer than today. Credit: Robbie Shone In a remote cave in northern Greenland, a research team led by geologists Gina Moseley, Gabriella Koltai, and Jonathan Baker from the University …
Southern Ocean’s low-salinity Antarctic waters continue absorbing CO₂ despite climate model predictions
An iceberg in the Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean. Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute / Mario Hopmmann Climate models suggest that climate change could reduce the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2). However, observational data actually shows that this ability has seen no significant decline in recent decades. In a …
Groundbreaking report reveals powerful link between poverty and the climate crisis — Global Issues
That’s according to a report released on Friday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford University ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil next month. By overlaying climate hazard data with multidimensional poverty data for the first time, it reveals how the climate crisis is reshaping global poverty. …
