The U.N.’s Angeli Achrekar reports that many clinics have closed, despite exemptions in the policy. She fears mortality will surge.
It’s the third straight year the COP conference has been held in an oil-exporting nation.
In this week’s “Make Me Smart” newsletter, we explain the latest moves to establish a credible global market for carbon credits. Plus, we do the numbers on open enrollment and the rising cost of health care.
There’s been more than $3 billion pledged toward making global food systems more resilient in the face of climate change.
The intergovernmental group’s crowdfunding campaign aims to avert a potential environmental disaster in the Red Sea.
The newly-signed UN High Seas treaty seeks to regulate resource usage and environmental protection in international waters.
The Economist’s Vijay Vaitheeswaran says that delegates have discussed issues like reparations and other aid for developing countries.
The good news? The world’s producing enough food to feed everyone. The bad news? Getting it to hungry people is more expensive.
Tribal law experts say corporations working in Indigenous territories should seek consent rather than mere consultation.
Developed countries pledged $100 billion a year by 2020 to help poorer nations mitigate and adapt to climate change.
