With world leaders at COP27 under pressure to act on loss and damage finance, Juliet Suliwa Kasito shares insights from conversations in Malawi and Zimbabwe – and draws out recommendations for policy makers, including to focus more on ‘intangible’ damage, such as psychological distress
The three words Rishi Sunak failed to say at COP27
Loss and damage has been the defining issue at the summit in Egypt this week yet, despite fine talk about making the UK a “climate superpower”, the PM’s silence on the topic was deafening, says Oxfam GB CEO Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
Are you a rich country trying to dodge paying for climate damage? Here are tactics that have worked for decades
As the Loss and Damage Collaboration launches a new report ahead of COP27, Lyndsay Walsh reveals the blocking tactics wealthy countries have used to avoid paying for climate loss and damage. But could COP27 be the moment they run out of excuses for delay?
Empty ‘dialogues’ won’t solve the great climate injustice of loss and damage
After over 30 years of calls to help pay for the cost of climate impacts in poorer countries, the news this week that it may be on the COP27 agenda gives us a ray of hope. Now we need to seize the chance for real action, says Lyndsay Walsh
The best answer to climate change – or a regressive policy set to fail? A guide to the arguments over carbon pricing
Economists love it, while NGOs have recently grown more sceptical… so does carbon pricing work? James Morrissey introduces a new Oxfam primer to help you weigh up the case for and against
Young people are worried about the climate crisis. Here’s how our education resources can help them to learn, think and act
Liz Newbon from Oxfam GB’s education team introduces our inspiring new climate justice teaching materials for young people aged 9-16
One hundred days after COP26, the UK must make climate action an absolute priority
Oxfam GB CEO Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah explains why it is vital that leaders find the bandwidth to prioritise the climate crisis, to ensure promises made in Glasgow don’t ‘wither on the vine’ and to stave off even worse impacts of climate change
‘Make us feel uncomfortable…’ Three tips from Paul Polman on how charities should work with business
Business leader and campaigner Paul Polman has long been a proponent of the idea that business should be a force for good. Today, he says people in organisations campaigning for change must seize the chance to connect with a new generation of ‘Greta Thunbergs in every company’ to help drive social impact. Claudia Codsi reports back on his recent talk to Oxfam staff
What is loss and damage – and why is it so vital for climate justice?
Ignored for decades by rich countries, ‘loss and damage’ is going to be high on the agenda at COP27 in Egypt. Oxfam’s Lyndsay Walsh explains what it is – and why we’ll be fighting for rich countries to pledge real money to address it
Why does Oxfam say ‘inequality kills’? We break down the numbers
In our latest blog for Davos week, Didier Jacobs unpacks the calculations behind our striking statistic that inequality is linked to one death every four seconds