Hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education (SMILE), the May working meeting of the “BRICS+” Joint Laboratory on Climate Change Education and Green Development brought together scholars and practitioners from across the Global South. Participants welcomed new members, shared emerging research and practical experiences, reviewed ongoing initiatives, and explored future opportunities for collaboration, which further strengthens international cooperation in climate education, green development, and sustainable futures.

A new study published in the journal Nature reveals that the thawing of permafrost soils does not only release carbon, but may also promote its removal from the atmosphere.

New study shows that the environmental damage caused by the world’s highest-consuming 10% of people is worth $1.7 trillion to $5.7 trillion a year. At the central and upper estimates this is several times more than the international community has committed to spend on climate action and biodiversity conservation combined, and is on the scale of the funding estimated to be needed globally to address these crises.