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Germany at a Crossroads: Coalition Breakdown Portends Sweeping Change in 2025

Melanie Banerjee — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:03:47 +0000

The circumstances surrounding the breakdown of Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalition portend sweeping political and economic change in 2025, much to the detriment of climate policy and the welfare state.

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Climate Progress Hangs in the Balance at COP29

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:14:29 +0000

As the world gathers in Azerbaijan, achieving a strong consensus on critical issues like climate financing, green energy diversification, and pollution reduction will be challenging – but not impossible.

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Three International Water Conflicts to Watch

Geopolitical Monitor — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:34 +0000

Trans-border waterways have always been sources of geopolitical tension, and climate change is only making cooperation more difficult. This article examines three international water conflicts to keep an eye on in the coming years.

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Cloud Seeding and the Water Wars of Tomorrow

Nicola Stoev — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:18:35 +0000

Cloud seeding is increasingly looked to as a mitigation tool for the worst effects of the climate crisis. But as rain becomes scarcer, the technique risks fomenting conflict between states competing for the same clouds.

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Climate Migration: Preparing for Waves of Global Displacement

Amna Hashmi — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:48:40 +0000

Climate migration is already happening, and our global and domestic regimes fail to adapt at our shared peril.

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Vietnam Needs NGOs and Youth to Meet Climate Change Challenges

James Borton — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:13:43 +0000

By leveraging the unique strengths of NGOs and youth, Vietnam can create a more resilient and adaptive society, capable of addressing the multifaceted challenges of climate change.

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Small States, Big Impact: CARICOM’s High-level Diplomatic Successes

Dr. Nand C. Bardouille — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 12:43:36 +0000

The group’s latest diplomatic victories are highlighting a critical role for small states’ leadership in the international community.

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India Must Begin Paving the Way to Ending Coal

Dr. Kapil Narula — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:30:54 +0000

New plants represent long-lasting path dependencies that are both expensive and counter-productive to global climate goals.

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‘Twice in a Lifetime’ Floods Ravage Pakistan

Zachary Fillingham — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:22:52 +0000

Just 12 years removed from devastating floods in 2010, Pakistan is reeling from another extreme weather event, with long-term political and economic risks abound.

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Balkans Heatwave Underscores Climate Security Risks in Europe

Elsa Barron — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:37:14 +0000

Timely climate-related assistance from Brussels today can help avoid a much worse and much more widespread continental crisis tomorrow.

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