Covering Climate Now

While Trump’s decision to withdraw one of the biggest carbon polluters in the world from the Paris Agreement in 2017 was met with tough criticism amongst many Hong Kong residents, the small city is not exactly a role model for climate…
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The Swedish environmentalist was one of several who spoke at a Senate climate crisis task force. By Lauren Gambino in Washington, D.C. At a meeting of the Senate climate crisis task force on Tuesday, lawmakers praised a group…
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As part of our Covering Climate Now week-long series, we are focusing on the climate crisis in Asia. As we reported earlier this week, Asia and the Pacific are particularly vulnerable to the most destructive effects of climate change.…
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In this interview, The No Logo author talks about solutions to the climate crisis, Greta Thunberg, birth strikes and how she finds hope. By Natalie Hanman NH: Why are you publishing this book now? I still feel that the way that…
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The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the United Nations’ regional hub to promote greater cooperation among countries in the region in order to achieve inclusive, sustainable development. In May, ESCAP…
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Hong Kong's Council for Sustainable Development is currently running a public engagement programme as a part of the government’s Long-Term Decarbonisation Strategy. The interactive project aims to encourage public awareness about carbon…
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While the effects of climate change will undoubtedly be felt all around the world, it will have the most devastating impact on Asia and the Pacific, home to roughly 60% of the global population. Extreme weather events, such as prolonged…
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In August, while social media channels were ablaze (!) with anger over the Amazonian rainforest wildfires, we reported on the fires engulfing forests right at our doorstep in Southeast Asia. These fires, predominantly located within the…
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Green Queen will be joining Covering Climate Now, a media partnership project co-founded by Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) and The Nation to improve the global coverage of the planet’s climate emergency. The campaign was launched as…
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