Aug 5, 2023
A roundup of climate policy stories from the past week: The United Nations (U.N.) Chief Antonio Guterres declared that “the era of global boiling has arrived.” This comes as scientists “confirmed that July is set to become Earth’s hottest month on record.” (click here...
Jul 29, 2023
Since climate policy stories don’t often make the front pages (except for the extreme heat we have all been suffering with this summer), we are highlighting important stories from the past week. US Republicans oppose climate funding whilst almost 90 million...
Jul 11, 2023
A new paper co-authored by Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Wallenberg Postdoctoral Fellow Jean-Baptiste Jouffray and Lead Scientist Colette Wabnitz explores considerations for ‘A Peaceful Ocean. You can access the article here.
Jul 4, 2023
The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee has voted overwhelmingly in favour of an agreement to revise the EU’s Fisheries Control Regulation, which can increase transparency around catches at sea and combat illegal activities and hidden overfishing. Five years...
Jun 25, 2023
The Biden administration proposed bringing back rules to protect imperiled plants and animals as officials moved to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened the Endangered Species Act. The proposals include the restoration of the so-called...
Jun 20, 2023
The UN’s 193 Member States adopted a landmark legally binding marine biodiversity agreement this past Monday following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation and sustainability in the high seas beyond national boundaries –...
