A young herder grazes cattle on dwindling pasture in the drylands of Kenya. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Tahira Shariff Mohamed, Institute of Development Studies and Ian…… Read more “Kenya drought: Pastoralists suffer despite millions of dollars used to protect them – what went wrong?”
Month: March 2023
A warmer, wetter climate challenges a Chinese eco-farm
As theories circulate that climate change could benefit some farmers, one in China’s Northwest faces harsher realities Washing vegetables in an irrigation canal at Zhiliangtian eco-farm in…… Read more “A warmer, wetter climate challenges a Chinese eco-farm”
Saudi-Iran deal won’t bring peace to the Middle East but will enhance China’s role as power broker
Simon Mabon, Lancaster University After more than four decades as seemingly implacable enemies on either side of a deep political-religious divide in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia…… Read more “Saudi-Iran deal won’t bring peace to the Middle East but will enhance China’s role as power broker”
Can a Green Bank Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals?
The $27 billion fund established by the Inflation Reduction Act will support projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Ashley Stimpson Published in: Reasons to Be Cheerful •Fast…… Read more “Can a Green Bank Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals?”
How will EU’s ‘green tariff’ impact China’s carbon market?
The EU’s newly agreed carbon border levy may act as an ‘external incentive’ to motivate China’s carbon market to grow A stainless steel plant in Qingdao, Shandong…… Read more “How will EU’s ‘green tariff’ impact China’s carbon market?”