The Interminable Debate Around Deep Sea Mining Regulations
The International Seabed Council once again failed to come to an agreement over the rules to govern the practice of mining valuable resources in deep ocean habitats.
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Fixing Sexism at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
A sexist remark at a recent meeting prompted some soul-searching among the world's top climate scientists. How can they prevent women's expertise from being excluded?
The Trump Administration Will Withdraw From the United Nations Human Rights Council
The announcement is expected to come one day after the U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights railed against Trump's immigration policies.
Have International Climate Negotiations Outlived Their Usefulness?
When I talk about the climate process to the uninitiated, they always insist that there has to be a better way. The trouble is, there may not be.
Viewfinder: United Nations Issues Global Challenge to Reduce Ocean Pollution for World Environment Day
Groups of volunteers clean up plastic waste on a beach in Lima, Peru, during World Environment Day on June 5th, 2018.
A Pacific Standard Reading List for World Environment Day
Without action, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's ocean by mid-century.
Why This Week’s Climate Talks in Bonn Will Be a Little Awkward
Europe talks a good game on climate, but its emissions rose last year—while in the U.S., despite the efforts of the Trump administration, emissions fell.
How Can U.S. Policymakers Fix the Broken Criminal Justice System?
A criminal justice expert weighs in on a recent report to the United Nations outlining systemic racism in the U.S. criminal justice system.
A Report to the U.N. Reveals Deep Racial Disparities in America’s Criminal Justice System
There are 2.2 million incarcerated individuals in the U.S.
Since We Last Spoke: A Petition to Recognize the Great Pacific Garbage Patch as an Official Nation
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.