Those worst hit by global heating are left out of talks, says feminist coalition calling for systemic change Women must be enabled to play a greater role at the Cop26 summit, as the needs of women and girls are being overlooked amid the global climate crisis, a coalition of feminist groups has said. The Global
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25 September 2021
Cop26: Women must be heard on climate, say rights groups
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25 September 2021
Replacing Monopolies with Impact Rewards
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Image by SilvanaGodoy from Pixabay By Thomas PoggeSep 24 2021 (IPS) Impact Funds would make the business of innovation more cost-effective and enable a triple win for the potential beneficiaries of innovations. Globalized in 1995 through the TRIPS Agreement, humanity’s dominant mechanism for encouraging innovations involves 20-year product patents. Such temporary monopolies give innovators exclusive
23 September 2021
Practicing policy mobility of payment for ecosystem services through assemblage and performativity: Lessons from China’s Xin’an River Basin Eco-compensation Pilot
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Publication date: January 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 191 Author(s): Jichuan Sheng, Xiao Han
23 September 2021
Nationals need a credible climate policy, including a net zero by 2050 target, Darren Chester says
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Former Coalition frontbencher says it would be madness to rule out a conversation when there could be opportunities for regional Australia Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing The former federal frontbencher Darren Chester has declared the National party needs to have a “credible policy” on emissions reduction and sustainability which includes
22 September 2021
Women Leaders Hailed for COVID-19 Response
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The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley and Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern. Credit: Pictures in montage ©United Nations By Alison KentishDOMINICA, Sep 22 2021 (IPS) On September 20, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina accepted an award from the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network for
22 September 2021
Former Nationals leader Michael McCormack warns a flat ‘no’ on net zero could threaten trade
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The ex-deputy PM tells Guardian Australia the next phase of climate policy must not ‘smash our regional economies’ Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing The former federal Nationals leader Michael McCormack says his party has to consider signing up to a commitment to net zero emissions because a flat “no” could
21 September 2021
For Healthier Food Systems: Turn the Tide Against Ultra-Processed Products
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The World Food Programme distributing food in El Salvador. The second of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Credit: WFP/David Fernandez By Trish CotterMELBOURNE, Sep 21 2021 (IPS) COVID-19 has exposed serious vulnerabilities in how people around the world access and
21 September 2021
Climate crisis: history will judge failure to act, Johnson says at UN
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PM’s warning to world’s richest countries comes amid suggestions US could commit more funds Boris Johnson has warned the world’s rich countries that “history will judge”, if they fail to act now to tackle the climate crisis, as US climate envoy John Kerry suggested President Biden was poised to commit more funds to the fight.
20 September 2021
Integrating ITMDs into Healthcare Could offer a Solution for the Pandemic Crisis in Canada
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By Sania FarooquiNEW DELHI, India, Sep 20 2021 (IPS) Last year, as the world grappled to survive the Covid-19 Pandemic, Megan Fernandas an accountant living in Toronto, was trying to face her biggest fear, not the COVID-19 virus, but missing her doctor’s appointment after surviving a rigorous fight against stage 2 breast cancer. Meagan had
19 September 2021
Devon teenager to cycle to Glasgow for Cop26 climate summit
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Jessie Stevens, 16, plans to pedal 570 miles to represent young people at UN conference in November Unable to afford the exorbitant train fare and refusing to fly, a 16-year-old environmental campaigner has decided to cycle 570 miles to the Cop26 summit in Glasgow – and has invited the public to join her for the