Public health officials estimate millions of vaccine doses a year are wasted largely because there's no way to keep them cold. And a U.N. report estimates nearly a third of all food produced is lost or wasted, a lot of it because of spoilage.
In a rapidly warming world the need to keep some things cold is growing more difficult and increasingly urgent.
Public health officials estimate that millions of vaccine doses are wasted each year, largely because in many parts of the world there is no way to keep them cold.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber insists the world's seventh largest oil producer sees the 1.5° climate goal as its "North Star."
New measurements show a dramatic decline in the health of glaciers and sea ice, perpetuating the cycle of warming.
In 2015, nations committed to hold global warming to no more than 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, or preferably 1.5°.
Some in the developing world fear that the war in Ukraine is diverting attention away from the dangers of climate change.
The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa said the health leader was "targeted by an Ethiopian government investigation that appears to have been politically motivated."
“The path to justice for his killing remains fully blocked," said Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard.
The idea is to speed up the adoption of a global economic model that more closely aligns with the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals.
The talks center on climate, financial services and more cooperation among governments and private partners.
