Russia’s climate targets are unambitious and Putin’s 24 years in power have seen no move away from fossil fuels, with upcoming elections set to bring little change
With the EU ambivalent and small island states absent, Russia’s call for “transitional fuels” – read gas – made it into the Cop28 agreement
Major oil and gas producers hit back at World Bank reforms that aim to channel more money into clean energy
The Russian government has clamped down on environmental organisations who they say are a threat to their economic security
At a meeting discussing the World Bank’s stronger focus on climate, Russia has also urged the lender to extend its support for gas projects.
After an avalanche of climate pledges last year, 2022 was when governments and corporations started to grapple with implementation
Finance ministers agreed to raise funds from the bloc’s carbon market but lawmakers are concerned it could compromise other green measures
Despite a backlash against moves to impose rationing, every member state except Hungary united behind the plan to boost energy security this winter
To avoid locking in new gas production in response to the energy crisis, world leaders must accelerate efforts to stop methane leakage, venting and flaring
The European Parliament’s four largest political groups are proposing a 14.5% efficiency goal by 2030, up from the 9% discussed last year
Arshak Makichyan has been a vocal climate and anti-war activist in Moscow. Russian authorities are accusing him of having illegally obtained his citizenship
Polluting companies are using sanctions as a pretext to roll back climate regulation, while Russian scientists cannot share critical equipment and data
Germany and Japan are resisting a commitment to phase out coal by 2030 when they should be doubling down on the clean energy transition
The European Commission proposes increased ambition for renewables and energy efficiency, while seeking alternative oil and gas supplies in the short term
Officials have recorded 231 alleged environmental crimes since Russian troops invaded and are preparing to seek reparations
In a tightening of sanctions against the Kremlin, Brussels proposes to cut off the source of a quarter of EU oil imports by the end of the year
Green vice-chancellor Robert Habeck is fast-tracking gas import facilities to weaken the Kremlin’s market power
For too long, Japan has depended on coal power at home and promoted it abroad, despite the climate imperative to switch to clean energy
The draft biodiversity agreement references indigenous peoples’ rights but a proposal to streamline the text could strip more specific language from the targets
Experts say Russia’s climate plans were already highly inadequate and reliant on carbon accounting tricks