Opinion

We must discuss the Paris accord every day, not once a year at COP
Saleemul Huq International Centre for Climate Change and Development As the pandemic again threatens the annual UN climate summit, known as the COP, it's time to push on with a fresh approach that uses all opportunities for climate action
Andrew Norton International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Aid cuts set UK on course to sleepwalk into a COP26 collapse

Britain's decision to trim its aid budget sends entirely the wrong message to world leaders - that under-delivering for vulnerable countries is OK
Malik Amin Aslam Khan Government of Pakistan

Now is the time to turn climate promises into action

The Biden climate summit was a start – but concrete steps are needed next, including on climate adaptation and finance
Rowlands Kaotcha The Hunger Project

As India battles COVID-19, I fear Africa will be the next hotspot

Though India had access to vaccines, it is now battling coronavirus. I fear the next hotspot will be in Africa where vaccines are short in supply

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