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Context is the Foundation’s award-winning media platform, providing news and analysis around three of the most significant and interconnected issues of our time: climate change, the effects of technology on society, and socio-economic inequality. Our human-centered journalism is delivered across a range of formats — from in-depth stories to videos and podcasts to newsletters.
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Carbon bootprint: why are military emissions top secret?
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Internet cuts after Mozambique's disputed vote hit businesses
MAPUTO – Uber driver Rofino Fiel said the post-election protests that have convulsed Mozambique for weeks have been disastrous not only because of the running battles on the…
What is the climate loss and damage fund and where is the cash?
The United Nations climate change conference agreed this week to start disbursing money from a new fund to support developing nations suffering losses from climate change. The…
Reporter's Notebook: Following Trump's climate shadow at COP29
BAKU – He’s not in the room but he’s the talk of the town. As delegates scuttle round COP29 climate talks in Baku, President-elect Donald Trump is the name on…