UN Pact for the Future: Promising, but Fails to Deliver Bold Climate Action

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By Anna Bohushenko, Aliya Wedelich On September 22, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Pact for the Future, which U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “about turbocharging the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, accelerating a just transition away from fossil fuels, and securing a peaceful and livable future for everyone on…

#WorldWeWant: Vulnerable but Fierce: Moldova’s Youth Fight for a Climate Future

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How is Moldova coping with the escalating effects of climate change, being particularly vulnerable among other European countries? Rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and escalating aridity exact a heavy toll, costing the country an estimated 2.13% of its gross domestic product annually. At COP28, Moldova expressed its evident determination to combat the climate crisis. The…