Climate Emergency

Environment
Opinion
We must stop playing musical chairs with the climate
The COP29 climate conference again failed to deal with the real cause of climate change – extraction of fossil fuels

Environment
Analysis
COP29 wrap-up: Urgent finance needs stall in Baku
PhD students working in climate-related fields give their analysis of the successes – and failures – at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan

Health & Medicine
Opinion
Young people need a say in how we deal with the health impacts of climate change
Youth participation in climate organisations is common, but the hierarchy in healthcare means they are often excluded from discussions about climate and health

Sciences & Technology
Rising global flood risk demands action
By the end of the century tens of millions more people and trillions of dollars more of the world economy will be at risk of being flooded as sea levels rise

Environment
The local governments declaring a climate emergency
The rise in the number of local governments declaring a climate emergency is significant, but only a small proportion have developed action plans