Joe Lo
Joe Lo is a reporter for Climate Home News. He has previously specialised in container shipping, UK politics and investigative stories about Scotland. His work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera and Deutsche Welle.
British company forces Italy to pay €190m for offshore oil ban
Rockhopper used the Energy Charter Treaty to sue the Italian government for foregone profits and plans to invest the compensation in further drilling
Germany hypes green hydrogen alliance while shopping for Canadian fossil gas
Olaf Scholz is boosting gas infrastructure projects on the basis they will be “hydrogen-ready”, which experts say is unrealistic and risks locking in high emissions
China hit by longest and strongest heatwave on record
Millions of Chinese people are suffering as intense heat drags on for more than two months, bringing drought, power shortages, wildfires and crop failures
World Bank backs carbon credit blockchain registry to attract crypto investors
The World Bank wants to direct the NFT craze towards projects that cut emissions and improve the transparency of carbon offset markets
China responds coolly to US climate bill, rejecting a call to resume cooperation
China’s foreign ministry questioned the US’ ability to deliver on its promises, calling for more climate finance and an end to trade sanctions
After finally passing a climate bill, US calls on others to act
Climate negotiators expressed relief as the US secured congressional support for climate spending, but said developing countries need direct support to follow
China-US climate “oasis” turns to desert – Climate Weekly
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Grenada’s Simon Stiell appointed to lead the UN climate change body
Stiell is a veteran advocate for climate ambition from a small vulnerable, Caribbean island, with a background in engineering and business
US-China climate working group cancelled after Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Talks on topics like methane cuts, forests, clean power and action in cities have been cancelled after a diplomatic spat over Taiwan
US-funded trees ‘not likely to survive’ in Haiti when project ends
A report commissioned by USAID found that the environmental and social benefits of a $39m five-year programme were unlikely to continue beyond this month
US set to fine oil and gas companies for methane leaks
The fee is thought to be the first in the world and is likely to at least halve the oil and gas sector’s methane leakage rate
Sri Lanka can’t afford fossil fuels but can’t afford to get off them either
Reliance on imported fossil fuels has helped bankrupt Sri Lanka and now it doesn’t have the money to transition to renewables
US set to pass $369bn of climate spending after Manchin U-turn
Democrats called it the “single biggest climate investment in US history so far” and claimed it would do 80% of the work of meeting the US’s 2030 climate target
South Africa turns to renewables, gas and batteries to end power cuts
President Cyril Ramaphosa promised to tackle the country’s frequent electricity outages by mobilising private sector investment and international support
UK freezes international aid to keep within self-imposed limit
Climate and food programmes are expected to suffer from a pause on aid spending at a time of rising hunger
In Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, UK’s two PM contenders have poor climate records
Liz Truss has links to secretively funded climate sceptic groups while Rishi Sunak opposed climate spending as finance minister
Germany promotes insurance-based ‘global shield’ for climate victims
The German initiative aims to fix the flaws in humanitarian aid, but with no new money behind it campaigners are sceptical
Over the rainbow: The role of hydrogen in a clean energy system, explained
In the first of a four-part series on the future of energy, we explore the case for – and limitations of – hydrogen as a clean fuel
Convince Republicans or revolt? No easy path to US climate action
With the Senate and the Supreme Court blocking climate action, campaigners are targeting state-level action and democratic reform
US proposes up to 11 new offshore oil leases, under industry pressure
The Biden administration is consulting on scaled-back oil development in federal waters, after a judge warned against a total ban