Nations have mobilized US$100 billion a year for climate financing; now, more than US$1 trillion a year may be needed.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to leaders to “tear down the walls to climate finance” by providing trillions of dollars for developing countries.
"The world must pay up, or humanity will pay the price," he told the climate summit on Tuesday. "Climate finance is not charity, it’s an investment. Climate action is not optional, it’s an imperative."
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
The U.N. weather agency says some human-induced effects will be 'irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years.'
The Arctic Council finds itself at a difficult crossroads as its member nations move to exploit the region's mineral wealth.
Experts agreed science and diplomacy need to evolve to build trust, solve problems, and promote national interests.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
From migrants to refugees, millions of lives and the organizations that help them are at risk from U.S. aid cuts.
