Climate & Environment
The Climate Ledger Comes Due
The question floating over the conference, uncomfortable but unavoidable, is whether the world’s wealthier governments can treat climate finance not as charity but as a…
The World’s Climate Crossroads: COP30 in Brazil
Already, billions are living on the front lines of climate disruption. Droughts, floods, and searing heat have deepened food insecurity, displaced communities, and strained health…
Typhoon Hits the Philippines
The weather service predicted it would strike Leyte Island, around 500km south-east of the capital Manila, bringing 120-kilometre per hour winds and gusts of up…
UN Committee Links Human Rights to Environmental Protection
The Committee warns that climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are already undermining rights to food, health, housing, education, and cultural life, disproportionately affecting the…
Pakistan’s Monsoon Floods Worsen as Millions Face Displacement and Death
As Pakistan braces for continued heavy rains in the coming weeks, the unfolding disaster underscores the urgent need for long-term investment in flood management, climate…
Swiss court hears landmark climate case against cement giant
Holcim, which relocated its headquarters from Zurich to Zug before its 2015 merger with France’s Lafarge, has said it is committed to sustainability and disputes…
Monsoon Devastation in Pakistan’s North-West
The death toll has climbed to 344, with the bulk of fatalities concentrated in the rugged province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which borders Afghanistan. Authorities expect…
Deluge and Despair in Pakistan
Since late June, the country’s seasonal deluge has killed at least 507 people, as monsoon systems grow more unpredictable and intense. The rain shows little…
The International Court of Justice sharpens the legal edge of climate accountability
As nations prepare for COP30 in Brazil, and update their climate pledges, the Court’s opinion may well become a legal and moral lodestar—both for victims…



