India and the Future of the Planet
India’s economic and energy production model is not a threat to the world, but it is a threat to India itself, particularly its most marginalized people.
Change Finance, Not the Climate
How to get money out of fossil fuels — and into a Green New Deal.
Report: Financial System Change, Not Climate Change
How Banks and Investors Can Be Weaned Off Their Addiction to Fossil Fuels
New Climate Action Plan, Same Old Results?
Last fall, IPS called the World Bank out on its failure to act on its own cleaner energy strategies. Will the institution put its money where its mouth is this time?
The U.S. Is Paying — Some — to Help Poorer Countries Adjust to Climate Change
Washington just made a $500 million down payment on climate resilience in the developing world. But the fund’s choice of financial partners is raising some eyebrows.
Seven Wrinkles in the Paris Climate Deal
Will the landmark UN climate deal mark a turning point in the fight against climate change? The devil’s in the details.
An Open Letter to Obama: If You Want Money for the Climate, Tax Wall Street
An innovative new tax could fund climate transition and help rebuild the social safety net. So why is the White House knocking it?
Dispatch from Lima: Seven Trends We Spotted at UN Climate Talks
We asked two veterans of UN climate talks to cut through the jargon and tell us what’s new and trending at this year’s summit in Lima, Peru.
While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet with Polluters
As climate activists converge on New York, world leaders will meet behind closed doors with corporate honchos who bank on fossil fuels.
7 Things to Look Out for in the UN’s Green Climate Fund
As the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board prepares to meet in Bali, Oscar Reyes identifies some of the key issues that will shape an institution that is expected to become central in providing international climate finance.
A flaw in California’s cap-and-trade plan
Cap-and-trade offsets with out-of-state or even foreign interests won’t help the state meet its goals.
Opening COP19 Warsaw: A Climate Justice Take on UN Talks
To mark the start of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP19) in Warsaw, Poland, a new series of Climate Justice briefings has been released offering critical perspectives on a number of the crucial issues under discussion.
Climate Policy Expert Calls Lack of Money “Elephant in the Room” at Climate Finance Meeting
The Green Climate Fund was established to provide money for climate adaptations to developing countries
Winning the Fight Against Coal Financing
Hopefully, this is the dawn of a new day, when public financing of coal mines and power plants around the world is no longer acceptable. After 16 years of persistent pressure from IPS and other groups, our government seems to finally be listening.
World Bank Phasing Out Coal, Ramping up Support for “Fracking”
But fracked gas releases greater greenhouse gas emissions than coal, studies suggest.