Chloé Farand

Chloé Farand is Climate Home News’ senior reporter. Her work has appeared in national publications including the Guardian, the Independent, the i paper and the BBC. Before joining Climate Home News, she worked for the investigative environmental outlet DeSmog UK and contributed to Business Green.

In low-energy finish, oil and gas escape censure at Cop27

At dawn on Sunday, exhausted negotiators agreed a climate deal in Sharm el-Sheikh that paves the way to a fund for climate victims but falls short on mitigation

EU-developing countries’ Cop27 deal offers hope to climate victims

In a breakthrough at Sharm el-Sheikh talks, the EU agreed to back a dedicated fund for climate-related loss and damage

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Cop27 bulletin: John Kerry has Covid

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Greenwash alert as Cop27 draft allows double claiming of carbon credits

Companies and countries could take credit for the same tonne of CO2 cut under rules being negotiated in Sharm el-Sheikh

Cop27 bulletin: Tensions finally surface

Cop27 bulletin: ‘Elements’ leave much to negotiate

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EU opens the door to a loss and damage facility – if China pays

Frans Timmermans gave the strongest signal yet the EU is willing to consider a fund for climate victims – but no decision this year

Cop27 bulletin: Xi, Biden thaw climate relations

Cop27 bulletin: Visionless summit flails into week two

‘Oil and gas trade show’ promotes carbon capture at Cop27

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber every national delegation at Sharm el-Sheikh climate talks, keeping talks of a phaseout at bay

Cop27 bulletin: Biden brings crumbs of support

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UN cancels African energy finance initiative over fraudster’s role

The UN Economic Commission for Africa is reviewing its private sector partners after learning of NJ Ayuk’s criminal record

Cop27 bulletin: Everybody needs good neighbours

Cop27 bulletin: Could polluter taxes fund loss and damage?

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John Kerry, the US Special Envoy on Climate Change

John Kerry’s offsets plan sets early test for UN net zero standards

The US special envoy wants to use carbon credits to speed up the clean energy transition – but experts are sceptical the scheme can meet best practice.

Vulnerable nations: Tax fossil fuels to rebuild after climate destruction

US climate envoy John Kerry said he “found a lot of agreement” with Barbados leader Mia Mottley on what needs to happen to address climate damages

UN gives platform to convicted fraudster lobbying for African gas

Cameroonian lawyer NJ Ayuk is leading the UN-backed Team Energy Africa, despite a criminal record and alleged involvement in money laundering

Cop27 bulletin: Meet Africa’s biggest gas fan

UN bodies are partnering with NJ Ayuk, an oil and gas lobbyist with a murky past, on a flagship African energy initiative

Cop27 bulletin: Loss and damage ‘our daily nightmare’

Kenya’s “hustler-in-chief” William Ruto spelled out the need for solidarity while UN chief Antonio Guterres calls on US and China to lead

South Africa pitches $84bn plan to shift from coal to clean energy

President Cyril Ramaphosa set out a 200-page investment plan ahead of Cop27 climate talks, urging partners to finance his vision