INSIGHTS.

UNGA80 and the Road to COP30: Multilateralism is Strong, but Ambition Falls Short

Closing the ambition gap between country pledges and real world needs will be an extremely challenging task. COP hosts Brazil were pleased with the number of countries that have come forward. While they consider over 100 NDCs to “be in the bag”, only 51 of these have been formally submitted to the UN, up from 3...

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF): A New Model for Long-term Forest Finance

Tropical forests are essential for regulating the climate; their destruction could add ~1°C to global warming, accelerate species extinction, reduce food sources, and displace entire populations. Yet existing incentives to keep them standing are weak, underfunded, and typically undervalue their full social, economic, cultural, and...

Every Fraction Counts: Why 1.5°C Remains Essential

1.5°C is a legal and moral obligation that must be protected at all costs. The recent International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion confirms 1.5°C by the end of the century as the agreed primary temperature goal under the Paris Agreement. 1.5°C is a line in the sand for unacceptable impacts...