This theme gathers several articles presenting facts related to climate change, e.g. evolution of climate, inequalities in the face of climate change, particular role of forests as carbon sink, consumption and its impact on climate change.
More articles on climate facts published on hungerexplained.org
7 July 2023 – The French High Council for the Climate castigates France’s inaction in the context of climate change – Unprecedented meteorological conditions in 2022 and their dramatic consequences illustrate the huge challenge created by climate change to France, whose government – as in most countries – is unable to choose between vested and general interest. [read]
30 March 2021 – Responsible businesses or greenwashing? The certification industry in support of multinationals – More rigorous laws and certification processes might allow consumers to identify companies and products that respect satisfactory social, environmental and health norms. [read]
26 September 2020 – Income inequality impacts on the level of greenhouse gas emissions and on vulnerability to the consequences of climate change – The more people are rich, the more they emit greenhouse gas; the more people are poor and less they emit greenhouse gas, but the more they are vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. The strategy to reduce emissions must take these inequalities into account. [read]
8 June 2020 – The reduction of world forests erodes their ability to store carbon and conserve biodiversity – The commented results of the last “Global Forest Resources Assessment“ conducted by the FAO in 2020. [read]
29 May 2019 – Climate : two complementary approaches for a better understanding of the greenhouse gases issue – These two approaches show that solutions are both in the evolution of production technologies and in more sensible consumption choices. [read]
8 October 2018 – The impacts of global warming of 1.5oC above pre-industrial levels: the IPCC’s Special Report of October 2018 – To avoid the disaster foreseen by the IPPC, let’s fundamentally change the way we produce and consume our food! [read]
29 July 2017 – Climate finance : for whom is the World Bank working? Global finance intends to sharpen its instruments to take over our food and agriculture, on the ground of combatting climate change. [read]
13 December 2016 – Climate finance for poor countries: confusion, lack of transparency and probability that commitments made will not be respected – During COP21 in Paris, rich countries committed to help fund climate adaptation and mitigation efforts of poor countries through a funding mechanism that aims at mobilising USD100 billion annually by 2020. Where do we stand one year later? [read]
20 December 2013 – Promoting climate smart agriculture: why be so shy about policies? Climate-smart agriculture has become an important subject on the development agenda. But little is said in concrete terms on policies to shift current agriculture towards a more climate-smart one. Why is that so? [read]