CO2: 428.62 ppmContinued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it is reshaping economists’ education
Reports say funds to help poorer nations will would be cut from £11bn to £9.6bn over the next five years
The overall package is nearly $20 billion more than the Trump administration initially requested
‘Africa will need hundreds of billions of dollars annually by 2030 if it is to meet energy access and development goals,’ one financial expert tells The Independent. Nick Ferris reports
Researchers say governments and financial institutions underestimating threat because they rely on models that assume climate crisis impacts will be gradual
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points