Climate Change
COP29: Missed opportunities and empty promises?
The dust has settled on COP29, leaving behind a hard-won climate finance deal which aims to distribute the benefits of climate action more equitably worldwide. This is a crucial step toward climate justice, but is progress really being made?
Unequal climate justice for people with disabilities: insights and evidence from communities and civil society organisations
This report, commissioned by the Bond Disability and Development Climate Working Group, draws on data from across members and partners globally to bring insight and practical guidance from a disability perspective. It unpacks the approaches needed to break down barriers, as well provide evidence-based recommendations for cooperative action across all sectors to bring about the transformational change needed.
Our greatest act of self-sabotage? Why it’s time for a global approach to animal welfare
Incorporating animal welfare into global policy making is not only morally right – it’s necessary for human’s continued existence.
Climate action is being held back by ‘hidden handbrakes’
Despite global efforts to tackle the devastating effects of climate change, we are falling short of meeting the world’s climate goals. What is hindering our progress?
The new climate finance goal agreed at COP29 is a betrayal of developing countries
As COP29 ends, Climate Action Network UK’s Catherine Pettengell takes us through why the outcomes were nowhere near enough, how the headlines generated were misleading, and what the UK government needs to do now on climate finance.
COP29 must deliver a step change for climate finance – the UK must step up
COP29 requires much more from the UK on climate finance to fulfil manifesto commitments to climate leadership and to reset the UK’s relationship with Global South partners. CAN UK’s Catherine Pettengell tells us more.