G20 nations will face a full-frontal tide of climate impacts
And yet, their leaders continue to avoid making strong commitments on climate action.
Category Archives: Opinions
To fight poverty, we need more climate action
Smallholder farmers in drylands will bear the brunt of climate change; they need support.
COP26 should listen to small states and island nations at risk
To save our futures, COP26 must deliver on a number of key points.
Climate change is an emergency for everyone, everywhere
Convergence of conflict and climate change drives displacement and makes life more precarious for those most vulnerable.
‘Big Food’ at the UN table: A recipe for big waste?
Food corporations’ voluntary agreements and charitable food donations cannot sufficiently reduce food waste.
Tigray is starving, it is time for the UN to act
The aid should flow to Tigray now, no matter what. That is the law, and the United Nations should uphold it.
Economic sanctions will not resolve Ethiopia’s conflict
Such punitive economic measures will only worsen the economic hardship of Ethiopians.
It’s time to ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
This is the kind of bold action we need to tackle the climate catastrophe we’re facing.
Kosher and Halal bans: Fur-washing factory farming’s brutality
Across Fortress Europe, the ramparts are being fortified against halal and kosher slaughter.
The US did more to radicalise Afghanistan than Osama bin Laden
Today Afghanistan is number one on the Global Terrorism Index, and we helped them get there.
Sudan’s states of exception
Why did the Sudanese transition stumble into a coup?
Why are Google and Apple still silent on Russian censorship?
The two tech giants need to be transparent on why they caved in to Russian pressure to censor an opposition app.
Even in death, Palestinians suffer obscene indignities
The latest desecration is taking place at al-Yusufiyah cemetery, a centuries-old Muslim graveyard in occupied Jerusalem.
Restoring wetlands can help combat climate change
Swamps are a major carbon store. Their regeneration can help sequester vast amounts of carbon dioxide.
New climate pledges are weak, but it is not too late to catch up
The world has eight years to remove 28 gigatonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere to meet its 1.5C goal.
China and the West can build a better world, together
We have the opportunity to engage China in a joint reform of a failing global system.
What’s missing from India’s monetisation debate
India’s new privatisation drive will hurt the poor - and especially the lower castes and tribes.
On the bandwagon to Glasgow: Climate action in the MENA region
From Turkey and Saudi Arabia to the UAE, MENA countries are making moves to become future climate leaders.
‘Striketober’ can be a turning point for the US Labour movement
Dubbed 'striketober' by activists, a strike wave is occurring across the country, in various industries.
Regional Integration in the MENA region: A call for action
The benefits of regional integration include growth spillovers, larger markets, and production scale economies.