Smelly seaweed sargassum headed toward Florida, the Caribbean. Why? – USA TODAY

Beachgoers in Florida and the Caribbean could be greeted by heavy blankets of smelly seaweed in the weeks ahead as a 5,000 mile swath of sargassum drifts westward and piles onto white sandy beaches. Sargassum, a naturally-occurring type of macroalgae, has…

Climate change: New idea for sucking up CO2 from air shows promise – BBC

Getty Images By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent A new way of sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the sea has been outlined by scientists. The authors say that this novel approach captures CO2 from the atmosphere…

Twenty-five trailblazing women leading the fight against climate change – Reuters

March 7 – With so many extraordinary women engaged in the battle against climate change, the biggest task in compiling Reuters Impact’s list of trailblazing women for International Women’s Day was whittling down our long list to only 25. We…

The creeping threat of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt

Seaweed has been having a moment. Eco-influencers and columnists rave about its benefits, in everything from beauty products to biofuels. Jamie Oliver has embraced it as a recipe ingredient; Victoria Beckham uses it to keep off the pounds. And they’re…

Ajay Banga: New World Bank leader will face pressure to make climate change a central focus – Axios

Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios White House officials say Ajay Banga — President Biden’s choice to head the World Bank — is poised to transform its climate work, but his resume is something of a Rorschach test on this claim. Catch up…

It’s high time to rethink how the World Bank operates

Wanted: a new president for the World Bank, a venerable global institution with a mission to eradicate poverty. The successful candidate will have a plan for tackling the crisis in human development caused by the global pandemic. Climate-change deniers and…

Davos 2023: Natural disasters, extreme weather second-most severe global risk in short term, says WEF report

‘Failure to mitigate climate change’ and ‘failure of climate change adaptation’ are world’s top two most severe risks in the long term   

Global solidarity or collective suicide: Why we cannot abandon the Paris Agreement’s global warming target – European Council on Foreign Relations

The climate catastrophe and the ecological crisis, reflected in the loss of biodiversity increasingly referred to as the ‘sixth mass extinction’, require joint action by all states and societies. The major international climate conferences in 2022 resulted in some concrete…

30% of Barbados Seas to be Protected Under “Blue Bond” Financing That Saved The Seychelles

As part of a debt-for-nature refinancing program, the island nation of Barbados is set to unlock $50 million in funding for conservation of its entire marine ecosystem. Barbados committed at last year’s COP to protect 30% of its territorial waters but lacks the funds to do so. The Nature Conservancy announced it will work with […]

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A Powerful Climate Leader From a Small Island Nation

This article is part of our Women and Leadership special report that profiles women leading the way on climate, politics and business around the globe. At last year’s United Nations climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland, a powerful new voice…