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A handmaiden of the West

The Stockholm Convention is against the interests of the developing world

Disasters

Developing countries can't manage them

Disappearing life

794 animal species face extinction in 595 sites over the globe

News snippets

End of dividend

Too opaque for comfort

There is a serious mismatch between global realities and the World Bank's governing structure

Forests grump

United Nations Forum on Forests fails to propose reforms

Countries not on track to reach 100% renewable energy systems

No G20 nation up to speed to reach 100 per cent renewables either in the power sector or economy-wide

Climate Emergency CoP 25: The Paris Agreement is tilting into a downward spiral

Procedural and political developments in Madrid show ominous signs

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Will the world be net carbon zero by 2050

To attain the 1.5°C warming target, the world must completely stop using coal

UN human rights unit faces financial crisis as 149 countries don’t pay dues

This has made six of the UN’s 10 treaty bodies cancel their sessions this year

G-7 links aid with environment

The World's richest nations reiterate environment is high on their policy agenda

The racket at Rio

The save-the-planet bazaar does not deserve to be taken seriously

The vital statistics of Rio

Blueprints for change

Aluminium's birth defect

The extraction of aluminium from its ore is a highly polluting process

Environmental Negotiations

Plant energy

A diseased world

Discounting the future

Maternal mortality

UNITED NATIONS

Pawns in the game

Health of developing nations