This was supposed to be the year of climate action. Such was the promise world leaders made during COP26 at the end of 2021. As we’re still waiting to see the majority of those words turned into action, it’s safe to say that 2022 ends as the year that obliterated existing climate records at a scale that even climate scientists did not forecast.
The climate-related damage in the Global South is disproportionately greater than that in the Global North. Yet, the heat waves, droughts, and...