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The Editorial Team SDG13 – Climate Action at Global Society News (GSN) reports on the global response to climate change, one of the defining challenges of the present century. The team brings together journalists, scientists, and policy experts who examine the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of the climate crisis, while highlighting practical solutions and innovation worldwide.


Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG13) – Climate Action, established under the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. It urges countries to strengthen resilience, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, integrate climate policies into national planning, and support education on adaptation and mitigation.


Climate change is already affecting communities across every continent through rising sea levels, extreme weather, droughts, and biodiversity loss. Those least responsible for emissions are often among the most exposed. Despite international commitments, global action remains insufficient to limit warming and protect ecosystems, livelihoods, and vulnerable populations.


The Editorial Team SDG13 at GSN examines these issues through rigorous reporting, expert analysis, and collaboration with environmental organisations, scientific institutions, and grassroots movements. Its coverage highlights climate adaptation, renewable energy transitions, nature-based solutions, and the communities leading action, from small island nations to indigenous groups protecting forests and coastal ecosystems.


Publications (103)

Oct 5, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Military spending puts sustainable development choices under pressure
Rising defence budgets confront governments with competing demands for security, climate resilience and public services

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Oct 2, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Methane from rubbish: why landfills have become a climate target
Reducing landfill methane involves gas capture, food-waste prevention and reliable collection and treatment services

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Sep 29, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Enhanced rock weathering: can crushed stone become a climate solution?
Field trials show crop benefits, but mining demands and uncertain carbon accounting complicate climate assessments

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Sep 17, 2026 ∙ 5 min
The global race to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Carbon removal is attracting investment, but costs, storage risks and limited capacity complicate its role alongside emissions cuts

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Sep 15, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Who owns the scientific data needed to protect the planet?
Satellite records, climate observations and genetic databases expose tensions over access, profit and public funding

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Jul 29, 2026 ∙ 6 min
When climate risk makes insurance unaffordable
Repeated disasters are pushing insurance, mortgages and public budgets into a growing protection gap

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Jul 22, 2026 ∙ 6 min
What the evidence says about global warming — part three
What remains uncertain, what science says with confidence, and why evidence should guide the conversation more than ideology

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Jul 21, 2026 ∙ 6 min
What the evidence says about global warming — part two
How glaciers, polar ice and atmospheric chemistry reveal a coherent picture of climate change and help distinguish human influence from natural variability

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Jul 20, 2026 ∙ 7 min
What the evidence says about global warming — part one
How measurements from land, oceans and space transformed global warming from a scientific hypothesis into one of the best-documented changes in the modern Earth system

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Jul 7, 2026 ∙ 5 min
The ethics of climate adaptation and the question of who is protected first
As climate risks intensify, adaptation choices are becoming tests of fairness, power and public responsibility

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Jul 4, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Climate communication becomes a test of public trust
Climate Outreach highlights why public engagement now matters as much as policy design in climate action

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Jun 11, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Ashden, the public value of practical climate innovation
The charity supports climate and energy solutions led by communities, cities and social enterprises

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May 21, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Mangrove restoration and blue carbon projects are reshaping climate finance, coastal protection and local livelihoods
Mangroves sit at the centre of climate action, coastal resilience, community rights and disputes over green finance

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May 1, 2026 ∙ 6 min
New satellite thermal imaging systems could redraw the world’s map of heat risk
Thermal satellites are making heat visible at field, street and neighbourhood scale, with major implications for climate adaptation

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Apr 27, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Urban heat is becoming a test of climate resilience for cities
Data tools can help cities target heat risks, but protection still depends on housing, health systems and local trust.

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Mar 12, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Teacher training in climate literacy and critical thinking is becoming an education test
Schools are being asked to teach the climate crisis, but many teachers are still being left to improvise

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Dec 24, 2025 ∙ 3 min
Melting glaciers are rewiring water security
The slow loss of mountain ice is becoming one of the most underestimated risks to global stability

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Dec 22, 2025 ∙ 2 min
EPA web revisions spark concern over omission of fossil fuels in climate change explanation
Scientists warn that removing references to fossil fuels from U.S. environmental web pages risks public confusion and weakens climate literacy

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