The COVID-19 crisis has exposed deep failings in the UK’s welfare system which should be addressed as part of a long-term plan to rethink and 'future-proof' the welfare state, according to a new IPPR report.
A Christian Aid report shows that climate change is having a disproportionate impact on the food systems of the countries least responsible for causing the climate crisis.
Emergency grants should be available to impoverished countries in response to disasters like Idai, especially those linked to the climate breakdown primarily caused by richer countries in the global North, says Jubilee Debt Campaign.
It is essential for humanity’s survival that urgent efforts to stem environmental breakdown are combined with a drive for greater global justice, says the IPPR.
The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is calling for a new ‘loss and damage fund’ to ensure payments from those most responsible for climate change go towards those most affected by climate disasters.