Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5, inches toward Jamaica
By Marco Lopez Hurricane Melissa grew from a tropical storm to a powerful Category 5 hurricane over the weekend. The country has been experiencing impacts from the outer bands since Sunday night. Hurricane Melissa continues its path toward Jamaica, moving slowly west at about 6 km/h (3 mph). It is expected to make landfall on […]
Climate Spotlight StaffCarbon Market
Carbon offset system is broken, new analysis warns
By Marco Lopez A new study has found that carbon offset programs have largely failed to deliver real greenhouse gas reductions — and may be hindering the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels needed to meet Paris Agreement climate targets. Climate-vulnerable countries host the majority of offset projects but benefit the least, while rich emitters use […]
Climate Spotlight Staff Energy Transition
Global momentum builds for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
By Climate Spotlight Over 1,400 governmental and civil conservation organizations are rallying their members to ramp up efforts toward a global Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last Thursday adopted a motion expressing deep concern over governments’ plans to extract more than double the amount of fossil fuels compatible […]
Climate Spotlight Staff Carbon Market
USA blocks adoption of first global carbon tax
Negotiations at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) extraordinary meetings were adjourned without a decision on the shipping industry’s Net-Zero Framework. By Climate Spotlight Threats levied by the Trump Administration, along with the US State Department, on member nations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) derailed a vote to pass the first-ever global carbon tax during […]
Climate Spotlight Staff Climate and Health
Over 70% of Gaza’s population trapped in high-risk climate zones
The forced displacement of over 1.9 million people in Gaza confines them to areas with extreme exposure to climate hazards. By Marco Lopez There is no safe ground in Gaza. This is according to a report published earlier this month by SARI Global, a climate think tank that provides real-time climate risk analysis. Its report […]
Climate Spotlight Staff Flood
Lack of early warnings exacerbates impact of central Mexico floods
By Climate Spotlight As of Wednesday, at least 66 fatalities and 75 missing persons are reported linked to the floods that inundated central and eastern Mexico last week. Almost 200 communities in the Hidalgo central mountainous region remain isolated. A week after the floods, the stench of uncollected decaying bodies begins to fill the air […]
Climate Spotlight Staff 1.5 To Stay Alive
Planet’s first climate tipping point reached, scientists say
“The first tipping of widespread dieback of warm-water coral reefs is already underway,” said Prof. Tim Lenton from the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute, one of the authors of the report. By Marco Lopez Warm-water coral across the world is facing long-term decline as the fourth global coral bleaching event persists. The Global Tipping […]
Climate Spotlight Staff Agriculture
Connecting Communities, Government, and Markets for Smarter Climate Protection in the Caribbean
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) When a hurricane barrels through the Caribbean, recovery doesn’t just depend on rebuilding homes and roads. It depends on whether farmers can afford to replace lost livestock, whether fishers can access damaged docks or launching areas, whether market vendors can access […]
Climate Spotlight Staff Climate and Health
Unlocking the Ocean’s Pharmacy: How Marine Life Is Powering the Future of Medicine
By Kyle Ali From coral reefs to sea squirts, the ocean holds more than beauty—it holds breakthroughs. Scientists are diving deeper than ever, not just to explore marine ecosystems, but to discover life-saving medicine hidden within them. As the climate crisis continues to stress global health systems, the sea may offer unexpected answers. Medicines with […]
Climate Spotlight Staff Caribbean
Savings Alone Can’t Weather the Storm: Stronger Climate Protection for the Caribbean
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) Ask any farmer, fisher, or vendor across the Caribbean how they prepare for storms, and the answer may vary. It may be a call to a close family or friend, a community partner’s “susu” group or syndicates, or a few hard-earned […]
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