What has Donald Trump done on energy and climate since taking office? What have been the effects of these actions? And are there any glimmers of hope in the chaos?

The Borrowed Earth Project’s Zahra Sarfraz Chattha attended the 16th Biodiversity COP (COP16) in Cali Columbia in October.

In this comprehensive assessment of the talks, Zahra sums up the overall feeling at the end of the COP, and takes us through the ten key accomplishments and obstacles that remain on the agenda for future Biodiversity COP

The Borrowed Earth Project was privileged to be able to conduct an interview with biologist and ecologist Xavier Tobin about the work he has been doing in Amazonia: and to relay the short interview that he did on our behalf with a member of one of the forest communities, Akilles do N. de Lima.

Field updates from our young climate researchers in Pakistan!

How jet engines are designed to be as efficient as possible today, and what we need to do to take aviation to a Net Zero future - a guest blog by Kyra Thole-Wilson

In the run-up to COP27, we are looking at climate change issues from different angles. We are extremely grateful for this guest contribution from our friend and colleague at Italy’s IARI and PhD candidate Marco Volpe, sent from Rovaniemi in Lapland, where he is researching China’s engagement in the Arctic region.

In this blog, Shreya KC, a young climate activist from Nepal, gives us a fascinating update on recent climate negotiations being held in Bonn, Germany in preparation for COP27 in Egypt later this year. Shreya was a campaign coordinator for our friends at MOCK COP and the national youth delegate from Nepal to COP26, she also delivered the opening plenary statement on behalf of YOUNGO at Bonn so is incredibly well-placed to update us on the progress in the most recent climate talks.

As part of our series of articles on COP26 as seen from different places we are pleased to be able to share this article from energy and environmental lawyer Maroof Mittha. It sets out his views and his perspectives on COP26 and climate issues affecting Pakistan.

With the opening of the COP26 climate conference on 31 October 2021, we are privileged to share this article from Bhagat Pokhrel on Climate Change and COP26 as seen from Bhutan. This article is further evidence of the geographical reach of climate change, and the urgency of the task for COP26 delegates.

For our third article in a series on Climate & Biodiversity, we are privileged to have this expert contribution from Dr Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife & Countryside Link on the critical importance of the forthcoming Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Kunming, China in October 2021, and its links to the climate negotiations.

Introducing: After the Pandemic, an organisation local to Glasgow, the site of COP26, where they will be constructing a creative and cultural hub during the conference.

A guest blog from Sarah Gavioli of Istituto Analisi Relazioni Internationali ‘IARI’ in Italy. Article on the Great Green Wall (‘GGW’) initiative - a major international land restoration initiative across Africa.

In this guest blog, Giulia Paniccia from Istituto Analisi Relazioni Internationali ‘IARI’ considers the different levels of environmental laws and their implementation in Italy, and draws some conclusions of wider application to the effective enforcement of laws generally

An interview with engineer Ajai Ahluwalia - a speaker at COP26andbeyond’s ‘Climate Change and Your Career’ event on 21st May

We asked Kirsty Platt, International Collaboration Specialist at Scottish Enterprise, to give a Scottish viewpoint on the upcoming COP26 conference, due to take place in Glasgow this November.

The example of Miami at the 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit. A Guest Blog by Chiara Ferro

A guest blog by Kevin Mtai, African Climate Activist and event coordinator at MockCOP

This blog will look at the challenges and responses to youth unemployment and the hopes for future green jobs for young people in Italy and the UK.

Guest Author Professor Dan Farber demonstrates how even minor changes in four key statutes could make an outsize difference to the direction of regulation in key areas of legislation in America relevant to climate change, and its security from legal challenge.