Olga Shpak is one of thousands of researchers whose life’s work has been set adrift by the war, as she and her peers have been forced to flee the region or stay and fight.
The UK government has axed its most senior climate diplomat post. The last special representative for climate change, Nick Bridge, stood down recently after six years in post and is not being replaced.
Domestic politics have routinely been a roadblock when it comes to taking action on climate change, taxes and pandemic relief, undermining hopes that President Biden could swiftly restore the U.S. to its unquestioned role as a global leader.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday will announce two initiatives at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles aimed at tackling climate change and boosting clean energy in a region often overlooked in U.S. foreign policy.
