Integration of crop-livestock systems in Urubici, State of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Credit: Ivan Cheremisin’s/Unsplash By Appolinaire DjikengNAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 14 2025 – As the world gathers in Brazil for the UN climate talks, the country’s livestock sector – one of the largest in the world – is understandably in the spotlight. Livestock are a significant contributor...

Melody Areola from Nigeria leads a protest at COP30 in Brazil. Credit: Tanka Dhakal/IPS By Tanka DhakalBELÉM, Brazil, Nov 14 2025 – Farmer and climate activist from Nigeria, Melody Areola, is beating the heat in Belém and voicing farmers’ rights in climate discussions. As the UN Climate Conference, COP30, in Brazil approaches the end of its first week, activists like Melody are making their...

Credit: UNICEF/Gema Espinoza Delgado By Caroline DelgadoSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov 14 2025 – The urgency of linking climate action with social and wider environmental priorities is clear. Climate change, environmental degradation and violent conflict are often deeply connected and even mutually reinforcing. At the same time, climate action can either support or undermine efforts to improve social...

By Deodat MaharajGEBZE, Türkiye, Nov 14 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing our world. It has helped a few companies in developed countries set record-breaking profits. Last month, Nvidia, a leading US AI company, hit a market value of USD 5 trillion. Nvidia, together with the other six technology companies known as the Magnificent Seven, reached a market capitalisation...

We have seen stalled climate action, widening inequality, and people left behind. At COP27, the establishment of the Just Transition Work Programme was a crucial step toward putting justice at the heart of climate action. But words alone cannot hold back the tide. —Open letter on Just Transition