Climate, resilience & accountability
Examine how the costs of transition are shared, and who gets a say.
The ocean is running a fever
Another record in sea-surface warmth is more than a climate headline. Its significance emerges in the ecosystems and coastal livelihoods exposed to heat—and in the limits of what one global number can tell us.
Planet & ESG / Feature previewNature’s promises are due for inspection
Biodiversity COP17 will put the world’s nature commitments under review. The useful test is not how much territory appears on a protected map, but what protection means on the ground.
Planet & ESG / Explainer“Green” is no longer enough
New EU consumer rules raise the standard for environmental marketing. For shoppers and businesses, the key question is becoming more precise: green in what sense, and supported by what evidence?
Planet & ESG / ExplainerBeyond 1.5°C is not the same as giving up
A temperature goal is not an on-off switch for climate risk. Understanding overshoot means understanding why the size, duration and consequences of further warming still depend on decisions.
Planet & ESG / FeatureHeat is becoming a maternal-health story
A new survey of maternity professionals adds urgency to existing research on pregnancy and heat. It also raises a policy question: can health services protect people whose ability to escape exposure is unequal?
Politics / FeatureSmall islands, big demands
Pacific governments are taking a specific agenda into COP31. The question is whether the visibility of climate vulnerability can become leverage over money, implementation and the terms of a deal.