
COP17: the world’s first check on its 2030 nature goals finds it falling behind
As 196 governments meet in Yerevan, a UN report finds fewer than half of countries’ nature targets on track. Greenly charted the 23-target scorecard, the race to protect 30% of the planet, and the finance that has not arrived.

The 2026 El Niño is on course to be the strongest ever measured
NOAA gives an 83% chance this El Niño beats every event since 1950. Six charts on 76 years of data, and why 2027 could be the warmest year on record.

Seven of Earth’s 16 vital signs are at record extremes
The data behind the 2026 State of the Climate report: record CO₂, warming that has doubled in speed, and the year renewables overtook coal.

Wildlife populations have fallen 73% since 1970
WWF and ZSL’s Living Planet Index tracks 35,803 populations of 5,790 species. Freshwater species are collapsing fastest; some, including Nepal’s tigers, have recovered.