NEW: Just 7 countries & the EU have fulfilled the request to make new biodiversity pledges ahead of the #COP16 nature summit

That leaves 188 countries that are yet to do so – & the deadline is October!

Carbon Brief are tracking all pledges ahead of COP16
carbonbrief.org/cop16-tracking…

🗳️🇲🇽 Ahead of Mexico's general election on 2 June
Carbon Brief summed up the major proposals of the 3 presidential candidates Xóchitl Gálvez, Jorge Álvarez Máynez and Claudia Sheinbaum on energy, climate change and biodiversity.

Explore the fab grid designed by Tom Pearson. 🎨

Out today, the tale of a striking paradox. 'Even as Indians struggle, the economics of the BJP has seen a dramatic improvement.' The party is, for one, building new offices + outspending rivals in the polls. How deep are its pockets, ask The Wire and I. thewire.in/politics/the-r…

NEW – Drought behind Panama Canal’s 2023 shipping disruption ‘unlikely’ without El Niño | Ayesha Tandon

Read here: buff.ly/44qlkES

Western disturbances bring winter snow & rainfall to north India. New study finds a seasonal shift: they are occurring more frequently in summer months, sometimes interacting with the monsoon leading to flooding. Climate change is a factor. For AGU's Eos
eos.org/articles/shift…

'It is utter nonsense to claim the G7 cannot – or should not – lead the way on bolder climate actions.'

UN #climate boss Simon Stiell not mincing words...

unfccc.int/news/g7-leader…

An aging marine biologist inspects a giant old coral that’s fighting for its life due to anthropogenic heating.

Surrounding it are stands of recently dead and dying staghorn corals, for as far as the eye can see.

This is what mass-mortality looks like. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Trust me.

VOTER BURNOUT: IS INDIA’S GENERAL ELECTION SEEING ITS LAST SUMMER?
The world’s largest election is currently underway. India is giving nearly a billion (950 million) citizens the chance to exercise their right to vote a government of their choice into power. But candidates have…

8/17 #Micdrop moment: Daniel Lund (Fiji)! 🎤⬇️ 'the REAL risk is #LossandDamage itself.' Forget the Bank's hemming & hawing - Board is in charge here, & they gotta decide if the World Bank 's FIF service in or out based on facts -WB current policies- not ifs or future changes.

7/17 But the real kicker? The Bank's squirming on direct access funding for frontline communities. The Fund's DNA calls for small grants & all, but the Bank's like 'let's take baby steps, guys, you need to prioritize and manage financial risks' 🐌

Those of us who watched the negotiations clearly saw how developing countries absolutely *did not want* the World Bank to host the #LossAndDamage Fund. Now you see why, with all the ifs-and-buts, risk aversion & red tape they're bringing to slow down the life-saving flow of funds

Along the Bay of Bengal, lives and livelihoods are being uplifted by angry waters, as the edge creeps inward. M Robinson Chavez and I traveled along the coast for snapshots.
wapo.st/3vZRtX3

📢 New episode 📢

rational_geographic discusses Decolonizing the Climate Discourse with Uma Pal. They talk about the critique of mainstream #climate discourse, the role of #IndigenousKnowledges , reimagining #ClimateGovernance , and positionality and ethical research.

India demands $1 trillion per year in climate finance - what does this mean?

In our new explainer, Sehr breaks down the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) and why it's so crucial this year.

Watch it here📽️: youtu.be/QK9kAgbtyYE

If you who don’t know the Maldives, I hope this story gives you an idea of the debate that sea-level rise will increasingly force us to have: Can we really build ourselves out of sea level rise?

nature Pulitzer Center Rich Monastersky Jessica Aldred

nature.com/immersive/d415…

Two maps depict the state of affairs in the hot and dry Indian peninsula !!!

Map-R is the screenshot from Bhuvan's satellite image showing active #ForestFires across India.
Map-L is self-explanatory.

And yes, #Uttarakhand does have a major problem at hand.

#UttarakhandFire continues to spread. This is Sunday morning satellite image that shows impact of forest fire in the Himalayan state.

An incredible evening. ✨

Congratulations to the 2024 #GoldmanPrize winners! 🌎💚

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Tuesday, April 30 at 11:00 am EST
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