The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought, a new study in Science Advances found. By Climate Spotlight Staff On April 15, the journal Science Advances published a study finding that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could slow by 42 to 58 percent by 2100 — a […]
“Extreme heat is rewriting the script, in many ways, on agriculture.” — Kaveh Zahedi, FAO Assistant Director General and Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment By Marco Lopez A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds that extreme heat is severely […]
Belize became the first Caribbean country to ratify the agreement, helping push the historic ocean governance treaty into force. By Climate Spotlight The first legally binding treaty covering international ocean zones came into force on January 17, 2026. The purpose of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement, also called the “ocean” or “high seas” treaty, […]
by Climate Spotlight Recently, citizen scientist Sophie Kalkowshi-Pope and her mother, Jan Pope, stumbled upon a single coral colony spanning 111 meters during a routine monitoring dive at the Great Barrier Reef. “I knew right from the minute we dropped in that it was something special,” said Sophie Kalkowshi-Pope. “My mum and I dive from […]
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought, a new study in Science Advances found. By Climate Spotlight Staff On April 15, the journal Science Advances published a study finding that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could slow by 42 to 58 percent by 2100 — a […]
Climate Spotlight Staff“Extreme heat is rewriting the script, in many ways, on agriculture.” — Kaveh Zahedi, FAO Assistant Director General and Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment By Marco Lopez A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds that extreme heat is severely […]
Climate Spotlight StaffBelize became the first Caribbean country to ratify the agreement, helping push the historic ocean governance treaty into force. By Climate Spotlight The first legally binding treaty covering international ocean zones came into force on January 17, 2026. The purpose of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement, also called the “ocean” or “high seas” treaty, […]
Climate Spotlight Staffby Climate Spotlight Recently, citizen scientist Sophie Kalkowshi-Pope and her mother, Jan Pope, stumbled upon a single coral colony spanning 111 meters during a routine monitoring dive at the Great Barrier Reef. “I knew right from the minute we dropped in that it was something special,” said Sophie Kalkowshi-Pope. “My mum and I dive from […]
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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) In the face of a disaster, the difference between quick recovery and prolonged hardship often comes down to one thing: information. Who is affected? How severe are the damages? Who needs help first? In the Caribbean, where disasters are growing stronger […]
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By Marco Lopez On November 20, 2025, the Climate Change and Carbon Market Initiative Bill, 2025, was read for the second and third time in the House of Representatives. The bill now moves to the Senate for final approval before it is enacted and gazetted as law. According to a release issued by the Ministry […]
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By Carbon Brief A voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new efforts to “strengthen” climate targets have been launched at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil. After all-night negotiations in the Amazonian city of Belém, the Brazilian presidency released a final package termed the “global mutirão” – a […]
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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) When major floods hit Guyana in 2005, Christine Samwaroo was a young student. Schools were closed, communities submerged, and she remembers worrying deeply for her grandmother, who was trapped in her home as water levels rose. That memory stayed with her. […]
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By Felipe de Carvalho, in Belém 22 November 2025 Climate and Environment In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to scale up climate finance and accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement – but without a clear commitment to move away from fossil fuels. “A new economy is rising, while […]
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