IPCC II: Climate Change Will Devastate World's Poor

onApr 1, 2007 @ 08:49 PDT

The world’s richest countries, which have contributed by far the most to the atmospheric changes linked to global warming,are already spending billions of dollars to limit their own risks from its worst consequences, like drought and rising seas. But they are spending just tens of millions of dollars on ways to limit climate and coastal hazards in the world’s most vulnerable regions — most of them close to the equator and overwhelmingly poor.

By Ross Gelbspan

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Opinion

Lessons for Climate Advocates From the Bill Gates ‘Climate Hack’

ByLiam Kavanagh

onNov 27, 2025 @ 06:38 PST

Blunt communication is our firewall.

MEPs Call for Urgent Review of €1.5 Billion EU Food Scheme Pushing 'Misleading' Claims

ByLaura Villadiego

onNov 25, 2025 @ 22:00 PST

The programme is “yet another bung to industrial production”, experts say.

Series: Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push

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Analysis

As Mark Carney Fast-tracks Canadian LNG Projects, First Nations Face Hidden Financial Traps

ByMitch Anderson

onNov 24, 2025 @ 09:00 PST

Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.