The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting (COP30) was held in Belém, the capital of Pará in northern Brazil, from November 10 to 21, with an extra day added beyond the planned conclusion. While the meeting is usually identified as a COP...
COP30: Context The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) is the annual United Nations conference on climate change, established under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) treaty. This year's 2025 conference will take place in Brazil, from November 10...
Refresher and Context The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to November 22, 2024. A UN "Convention" is an international treaty or agreement among countries to tackle a...
The annual Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change has grown into a bloated international meeting where thousands of lobbyists, non-profit advocates and representatives from most of the 195 countries in the world vie for attention and influence. There are estimated to be 40-50,000 people...
The climate change conference COP29 is currently taking place in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. This year's conference includes a pavilion dedicated to global food systems, aimed at creating a platform for "collaborative dialogue, knowledge sharing, and decision-making" regarding the important role of agriculture and...
Impact of Climate on Human Health On April 5, 2024, the World Bank released a brief on the impact of climate change on human health. According to the report, a warmer climate could result in at least 21 million additional deaths by 2025 due to five...
As a graduate student at Yale University School of Forestry, Thomas Crowther was intrigued by a question his roommate was asked: how many trees were on Earth? While his roommate didn't see the significance of the question, Crowther took up the challenge of using a...
As the world processes the outcomes of COP28 in the Persian Gulf, there is no shortage of claims and counter-claims regarding the success or failure of COP28. The tremendous interest in the matter was demonstrated by the 100,000 individuals who registered to attend COP28 (compared...
Methane is the smallest hydrocarbon – a chemical compound containing only carbon and hydrogen molecules – and has the chemical formula CH4. It is the main component (70-90%) of natural gas, and when burned, one molecule of methane produces one molecule of carbon dioxide and...
Introduction The twenty-eighth session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) on climate change opened in Dubai on Thursday, 30 November, and is scheduled to last until Tuesday, 12 December. Early speakers included King Charles III and President Narendra Modi, who addressed a gathering that included more...
