Wildlife Café: How can we save tigers? #podcast
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Wildlife & Racing Extinction
Racing Extinction & Stop Wildlife Crime: A Call to Action for Our Planet’s Future
The race against time to save the planet’s most endangered species is intensifying, and two powerful campaigns are at the forefront of this global conservation effort: Racing Extinction and Stop Wildlife Crime by WWF. These initiatives shine a spotlight on the devastating impact of human activity on the world’s wildlife and ecosystems, while urging immediate
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WWF Film Calls for Action to Avoid our World Going “Up In Smoke”
[ad_1] Continuing their ongoing collaboration, WWF and London-based animation company NOMINT announce the release of “Up in Smoke” at COP28, a film that urgently addresses the global climate crisis driven by fossil fuel emissions and features a reinterpretation of Billie Eilish’s and Finneas’s hit song “When the Party’s Over.” Employing innovative stop-motion animation with real
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The trillion dollar question at COP28
[ad_1] COP28 has seen some notable finance developments so far – including agreement on the Loss and Damage Fund to support countries already impacted by the climate crisis; a $30 billion catalytic fund from the UAE designed to unlock private finance across the Global South, and a $270 billion green finance pledge from its banks;
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COP28: Progress needed after mixed first week in Dubai
[ad_1] The first week of the COP28 climate negotiations has seen mixed results. While significant progress has been made on some key issues, the outcome of the Global Stocktake is uncertain. Country negotiators have produced a long draft text on the Global Stocktake, with multiple options, including one on a fossil fuel phaseout. WWF, along
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Breaking Silos: Enhancing Synergies between NDCs and NBSAPs
[ad_1] How can governments integrate action on climate and nature? WWFsBreaking Silos: Enhancing Synergies between NDCs and NBSAPsidentifies a number of entry points to ensure that policy planning and implementation processes work together to deliver for climate, nature, and people. Key actions in the report include: ensuring that national climate and biodiversity policy planning processes
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COP28: Key takeaways from the UN climate summit
[ad_1] After two weeks of negotiations the UN climate summit, Cop28, came to a close in Dubai.Here are the main takeaways from 2023’s largest global conference on the climate crisis. A transition from fossil fuels but not a full phase-out After days of intense negotiations, a landmark agreement emerged from the UN climate summit in
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Basic environmental and social risks remain unaccounted for in central banking and financial supervision
[ad_1] WWF´s Greening Financial Regulation Initiative (GFRi) has today published findings from its annual SUSREG Tracker.The assessment shows that whilst significant progress has been made by several central banks and financial supervisors to implement sustainable regulatory and supervisory measures, key gaps remain, particularly in major economies where broader environmental and social risks are still being
WWF statement on first science-based targets for shipping sector
[ad_1] Mark Lutes, Senior Advisor, Global Climate Policy, WWF Climate and Energy, said, “WWF is encouraged to see Maersk’s leadership in the shipping industry, as they become the first company to have ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming limit validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. “Maersk,
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Unlocking Climate Success: New WWF report sets the course for credible climate target setting for companies and financial institutions
[ad_1] The report “Corporate Climate Targets: ensuring the credibility of EU-regulated commitments” includes a detailed description of the legal obligations of companies and financial institutions, as well as methodological recommendations. It also shows that using the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) facilitates target setting and enables companies to comply with related requirements of European regulations.
Open letter to Ministers meeting in Copenhagen to chart the path to a successful outcome for COP29
[ad_1] Excellencies, The Copenhagen Ministerial has proven to be a key milestone for successful negotiations at the Bonn sessions and COPs. In the spirit of contribution, here are a few reflections on what we see as priorities for advancing the climate agenda in 2024 and delivering on the outcomes of the Global Stocktake. Next NDC
WWF: Nuclear path to net-zero is a ‘false narrative’
[ad_1] (GLAND, Switzerland) 20 March 2024 – World leaders will gather in Brussels tomorrow for a Nuclear Energy Summit aimed at identifying a role for nuclear energy in the energy transition, addressing energy security and boosting economic development. The meeting is hosted by Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, and the International Atomic Energy Agency
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WWF to make submission to International Court of Justice which is set to provide a decision on the responsibilities of countries regarding climate change
[ad_1] Vanuatu, an idyllic island paradise in the Pacific, is heaven to tourists, but, increasingly, not the same to the residents as the climate crisis ravages island life and livelihoods. The island nation is responsible for less than 1% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, but suffers from disproportionate impacts of rising emissions caused mainly
Open Letter to the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action
[ad_1] This is an open letter sent by WWF to the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action ahead of their next meeting during the World Bank / International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, taking place from 17-19 April 2024, in Washington DC. This year provides a great opportunity to restructure the financing of climate action
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