The world is falling behind on lowering global carbon emissions.  We only have a narrow chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels (IPCC, Sixth Assessment Report) or as the United Nations Secretary-General says, “our world needs climate action on all fronts – everything, everywhere, all at once.” The latter is the best introduction to UNECE’s...Read More

For the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which has a combination of public safety, emergency response and law-enforcement functions, climate change is creating new challenges for which old responses are no longer adequate, a top department official said on Tuesday. “I think we live in just a remarkable time, a time of unprecedented change for...Read More