Christian Aid

'World leaders must not slip up': 60 per cent of best banana growing regions could be lost by 2080

Climate change

'World leaders must not slip up': 60 per cent of best banana growing regions could be lost by 2080

Christian Aid warns world's fourth most imported food crop is at growing risk from severe climate impacts

clock 12 May 2025 • 4 min read
Climate change fuels Valentine's Day woes, as cocoa prices soar 400 per cent

Supply chain

Climate change fuels Valentine's Day woes, as cocoa prices soar 400 per cent

New report from Christian Aid warns chocolate businesses and cocoa farmers are facing soaring costs, as rising temperatures hit cocoa yields

clock 13 February 2025 • 5 min read
'A snapshot of climate devastation': Study claims 2024's biggest climate disasters cost $200bn

Risk

'A snapshot of climate devastation': Study claims 2024's biggest climate disasters cost $200bn

Ten costliest climate disasters of 2024 each caused more than $4bn in damage, Christian Aid study finds

clock 30 December 2024 • 5 min read
Report: World hit by $41bn of extreme weather damage this year

Risk

Report: World hit by $41bn of extreme weather damage this year

Yet Christian Aid report also warns insured climate damages figure is highly likely to be a significant underestimate

clock 10 June 2024 • 4 min read
'Getting smashed': World's avocado growing regions could shrink by 40 per cent by 2050

Risk

'Getting smashed': World's avocado growing regions could shrink by 40 per cent by 2050

Christian Aid report claims leading avocado growing regions in Mexico, Spain, South Africa, Burundi, and Chile are being 'smashed' by climate impacts

clock 13 May 2024 • 4 min read
Study: 2023's climate disasters expose 'global postcode lottery stacked against the poor'

Climate change

Study: 2023's climate disasters expose 'global postcode lottery stacked against the poor'

Christian Aid tots up 2023's most expensive climate disasters as it slams 'double injustice' of catastrophes costing on $400 per person on average

clock 27 December 2023 • 5 min read
'Woefully inadequate': Christian Aid warns clean tech transition risks human rights without binding treaty

Supply chain

'Woefully inadequate': Christian Aid warns clean tech transition risks human rights without binding treaty

New report from charity warns of increased reliance on supply chains that have been accused of human rights failings

clock 01 November 2023 • 3 min read
Study: Over a fifth of average UK shopping basket exposed to high levels of climate risk

Risk

Study: Over a fifth of average UK shopping basket exposed to high levels of climate risk

Two new reports highlights how extreme weather disruption in climate vulnerable nations is impacting food and fashion supply chains, increasing the risk of empty supermarket shelves

clock 13 September 2023 • 6 min read
'No public mandate for delay': PM warned he faces fierce resistance if UK green policy watered down

Policy

'No public mandate for delay': PM warned he faces fierce resistance if UK green policy watered down

More than 50 groups including Green Alliance, the National Trust and the RSPB promise to mobilise more than 20 million supporters against 'any and all attacks' on net zero and environmental policy

clock 28 July 2023 • 5 min read
Study: Climate change could cost Commonwealth a fifth of its GDP by 2050

Risk

Study: Climate change could cost Commonwealth a fifth of its GDP by 2050

Christian Aid study warns that on current trajectory countries across the Commonwealth are set to face hugely costly and damaging climate impacts

clock 04 May 2023 • 5 min read