Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Ahead of COP28, 131 companies representing nearly $1trillion in global annual revenue are urging national governments to address the primary cause of climate change: burning fossil fuels. This letter, covered by The Financial Times, Reuters and other media outlets, was coordinated by We Mean Business Coalition and its partners through the Fossil to Clean campaig n. Add your company’s name to the Fossil to Clean letter and be heard by global policymakers. With bold business and political leadership, we can scale clean energy and end our reliance on fossil fuels. Visit the sign on portal Dear Heads of State attending UNFCCC COP28, We, the undersigned companies representing $987 billion in global annual revenue, celebrate the exponential growth of solutions that have made clean energy cheaper and more accessible than ever before. However, global emissions continue to rise because we haven’t addressed the primary cause of climate change: the burning of fossil fuels. Our businesses are ...

  Please join us for a  technical online briefing on the process and existing status of the selection of the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage (Santiago network) host secretariat , and an avenue to ask the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat technical questions.   Date and time:  24th of October 2023 GMT 13:00 - 14:00 Registration:  LINK The SNLD was created by the Conference of Parties under the Paris Agreement, to catalyse the technical assistance of relevant organisations, bodies, networks and experts, for the implementation of relevant approaches for averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage at the local, national and regional levels, at countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.  The selection of the host secretariat of the Santiago network is currently under process.  The two proponents are the coalition of UNDRR-UNPOS and the Caribbean Dev...

  2023 UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy, and Practice   October 23rd- 27th, 2023 Photo by Tom Fuldner, 2022   Dear Friends,      The 2023 UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy, and Practice is less than two weeks away!  If you cannot attend the in-person conference, please register for the Virtual Conference to s...

  By Felix Dodds and Chris Spence published on Taylor and Francis Sustainable Development Goals Online   Introduction The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a far-reaching and inspiring vision for achieving a better world by 2030. But as we pass the halfway mark since the SDGs were first agreed in 2015, our efforts to create this better world are in peril. Multiple crises—from climate change to regional conflicts, pollution to the COVID-19 pandemic—have derailed our endeavours. As of 2023, only 12 percent of the SDGs are on track. Almost one-third of the goals have seen either no improvement since 2015 or have actually gone backwards. The multiple crises assailing humanity have thrown millions more into poverty and the international community appears more fractured than it has in many years. How did we reach this point? Can we get the SDGs back on track? This article reviews how the SDGs were developed and why progress has been disappointing to date. We evaluate the im...

  Introduction – Empowering the Future: The Vital Role of Youth Stakeholders in Global Climate Governance Edited by Jamie Cummings This is reproduced from the Stakeholder Forum's website here. As the world grapples with the intensifying realities of the climate crisis, a new beacon of hope emerges from a powerful source: the impassioned voices of young people. In the realm of global climate governance, where decisions shape the trajectory of our planet’s future, the inclusion of youth as stakeholders is not just a matter of choice—it is an absolute necessity. As the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process takes center stage, the energy, innovation, and perspectives that young individuals bring to the table are igniting a transformative shift that has the power to reshape our response to the climate emergency. The UNFCCC, with its ambitious goals of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to the changing climate, and fostering international coope...