Climate aid

Malawi president declares half of country damaged by cyclone

Lazarus Chakwera blames global heating for hundreds of deaths and asks for aid to address ‘vast’ structural devastation and long-term climate mitigation

Tracy McVeigh

20, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM

The Guardian view on Germany’s economic miracle: it was built on debt relief | Editorial

Editorial: Cancelling loans put the Wunder into Wirtschaftswunder. Treat poor nations the same today

Editorial

26, Feb, 2023 @6:30 PM

The Observer view on a humanitarian calamity in the making | Observer editorial

Without a 25% rise in aid, tens of millions of people will be put at risk of starvation and disease. We must step up to the challenge

Observer editorial

04, Dec, 2022 @6:30 AM

Melting point: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow the thawing of the Arctic?

The climate emergency is prompting some scientists to suggest extreme measures. But whether you call it geoengineering or biomimicry, others feel interfering with nature will have too high a cost

Andrew Anthony

27, Nov, 2022 @10:00 AM

Cop27: is it right to talk of ‘reparations’?

Negotiations are centred on ‘loss and damages’ – but some think that language does not fully account for climate debt

Fiona Harvey and Nina Lakhani in Sharm el-Sheikh, and Damien Gayle in London

18, Nov, 2022 @2:51 PM

Fear of backsliding on Glasgow pledges dominates Cop27

Tentative drafts are emerging but some countries appear to be seeking to water down commitments agreed last year

Fiona Harvey and Nina Lakhani in Sharm El-Sheikh and Damian Carrington in London

15, Nov, 2022 @5:48 PM

The British right’s hostility to climate action is deeply entrenched – and extremely dangerous | John Harris

With voters increasingly fearful about fires, floods and extreme temperatures, can the Tories find a way back towards reality, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

John Harris

13, Nov, 2022 @12:59 PM

‘Devastating impact’: Tony Blair hits out at PM’s slashing of overseas aid

In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of Cop27, the former PM also warned against backsliding on climate commitments

Fiona Harvey, environment editor, in Sharm El-Sheikh

12, Nov, 2022 @7:00 PM

Actor changes his name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Weather Wilson as climate protest

The Office star Rainn Wilson announces he has changed his name to raise awareness of Arctic weather changes

Sammy Gecsoyler

10, Nov, 2022 @4:19 PM

Developing countries ‘will need $2tn a year in climate funding by 2030’

Report co-written by Nicholas Stern says figure required to switch away from fossil fuels and cope with extreme weather impacts

Fiona Harvey in Sharm el-Sheikh

08, Nov, 2022 @12:01 AM

Revealed: US and UK fall billions short of ‘fair share’ of climate funding

Exclusive: Support for developing countries will be critical issue at Cop27 but new data shows rich countries are lagging

Damian Carrington Environment editor

07, Nov, 2022 @6:00 AM

Money talks: why climate finance at Cop27 is key to beating global heating

Funding urgently needed to cope with climate disasters – and to prevent distrust crashing UN negotiations