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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.
Italy's climate envoy resigns, leaving diplomacy in doubt

Italy’s climate envoy resigns, leaving diplomacy in doubt

Alessandro Modiano resigned three months into a new far-right government and it is unclear if he will be replaced as climate envoy or if the position will be scrapped

Thunberg joins protest against German coal mine expansion

Thunberg joins protest against German coal mine expansion

The German government agreed that utility RWE could expand the Luetzerath coal mine in exchange for a faster national coal phase-out

UAE puts oil company boss in charge of Cop28 climate talks

UAE puts oil company boss in charge of Cop28 climate talks

Campaigners called on Sultan Al Jaber to step down from the UAE’s state-owned oil company to avoid a conflict of interest

Brazil bids to bring Cop30 climate talks to Amazon's Belem

Brazil bids to bring Cop30 climate talks to Amazon’s Belem

The city is at the mouth of the Amazon river and is the second-biggest city in the Amazon region after Manaus

Eskom poisoning raises fears for South Africa's energy transition

Eskom poisoning raises fears for South Africa’s energy transition

Outgoing chief Andre De Ruyter survived an attempt on his life last month, as coal-friendly minister Gwede Mantashe took control of Eskom

Hurricanes and floods bring $120bn in insurance losses in 2022

Hurricanes and floods bring $120bn in insurance losses in 2022

Hurricane Ian in Florida caused a big chunk of the financial losses while floods in Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa killed the most people

Donors pledge over $8bn to rebuild Pakistan after floods - official

Donors pledge over $8bn to rebuild Pakistan after floods – official

At a Geneva summit, multilateral development banks committed the vast majority of funds, with smaller contributions from governments

Thirteen critical questions for international climate action in 2023

Thirteen critical questions for international climate action in 2023

Meetings of the World Bank, IMF, International Maritime Organization and Cop28 will shape climate action, plus elections and China’s reopening

A storm-damaged road in Mozambique

World Bank moots stronger strategic focus on climate action

A draft document suggests the bank will broaden its “twin goals” of boosting prosperity and ending extreme poverty to encompass climate action

Russia's invasion & Pakistan's floods defined 2022 in climate

Russia’s invasion & Pakistan’s floods defined 2022 in climate

After an avalanche of climate pledges last year, 2022 was when governments and corporations started to grapple with implementation

Breakthrough for nature protection - Climate Weekly

Breakthrough for nature protection – Climate Weekly

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Momentum grows towards 2050 zero carbon shipping target

Momentum grows towards 2050 zero carbon shipping target

Nigeria, Chile and Vietnam are among countries now backing a stronger climate goal for international shipping, but cost concerns remain

Cop15 global nature deal passes despite DR Congo's objection

Cop15 global nature deal passes despite DR Congo’s objection

The Chinese presidency gavelled through a biodiversity pact in Montreal, overriding the funding concerns of some African delegates

Mexico's new climate plan is worse than its old one, analysts say

Mexico’s new climate plan is worse than its old one, analysts say

Mexico, a country of 130 million, is one of only two G20 countries not to have set net zero emission targets

The sweet life goes sour - Climate Weekly

The sweet life goes sour – Climate Weekly

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Destruction of Brazil's Cerrado savanna soars for third year in a row

Destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado savanna soars for third year in a row

Brazil’s outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro has presided over four years of destruction of the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado grasslands

Rich nations mobilise $15.5bn for Vietnam's coal-to-clean transition

Rich nations mobilise $15.5bn for Vietnam’s coal-to-clean transition

The deal will help Vietnam to peak its greenhouse gas emissions five years earlier than planned and scale up renewable energy generation

EU strikes internal deal to tax carbon at its borders

EU strikes internal deal to tax carbon at its borders

The world-first scheme will protect European industries from being undercut by polluting competitors, but angers emerging economies

UK coal mine approval sparks global fury and hypocrisy claims

UK coal mine approval sparks global fury and hypocrisy claims

The decision to allow a new coking coal mine goes against official climate advice and the UK’s international rhetoric on fossil fuels

Which countries are 'particularly vulnerable' to climate change?

Which countries are ‘particularly vulnerable’ to climate change?

The European Union pushed to restrict loss and damage funds to “particularly vulnerable” nations, but the definition is still up for debate

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