Jack Graham

Dec 10, 2024 | scroll.in | Jack Graham

Governments failed to on Monday for a global UN treaty to curb plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, after proposals to cap its production were rejected by a handful of oil-producing nations. Producing plastics, from Barbie dolls to water bottles, generates large amounts of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, while the accumulation of plastic products in the environment pollutes land and oceans.

Nov 27, 2024 | allafrica.com | Kim Harrisberg |Jack Graham

While tens of thousands attend the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, a group of more than 120 grassroots African female activists have snubbed the talks and already attended a "counter-COP" in Senegal. Members of the Women's Climate Assembly (WCA) are seeking reparations for environmental and social damages inflicted by historic mining, and a greater say in the extraction of critical minerals needed for the world's transition to clean energy.

Nov 20, 2024 | context.news | Nita Bhalla |Jack Graham

What’s the context?

Nov 19, 2024 | context.news | Tahmid Zami |Jack Graham

What’s the context? The G20 in Rio de Janeiro recommitted to tackling fossil fuel subsidies, but vulnerable communities need supportFossil fuel subsidies at odds with phase-out pledgesRapidly cutting subsidies may have steep political costsTangible support to communities and clear roadmap for reform keyDHAKA/BAKU - At the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, one issue is dominating proceedings: money.

Nov 18, 2024 | context.news | Jack Graham

What’s the context? Andrew Steer spoke with Context at COP29 about AI's potential, from fixing carbon markets to trapping invasive snakesThe scale of the challenges facing the world in tackling climate change and protecting nature are not modest, from transforming how we power our lives to reversing deforestation. Jeffrey Bezos, the Amazon founder and world's second-richest man, used a small slice of his fortune to create the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund in 2020 to find and scale solutions.