Matteo Civillini

John Podesta replaces Kerry as top US climate diplomat

Podesta will lead US international climate diplomacy alongside his current job overseeing the rollout of domestic clean energy subsidies

Italy launches ‘ambiguous’ Africa plan fuelling fears over fossil fuels role

Giorgia Meloni has unveiled a long-awaited plan for African development named after Enrico Mattei, founder of oil and gas giant Eni.

US government pauses new gas export terminals in ‘historic win’ for climate

The Biden administration is freezing approvals of new LNG export permits as climate considerations take centre stage.

Baku oil and gas. Azerbaijan green energy unit launched to sceptical response

Cop29 host Azerbaijan launches green energy unit to sceptical response

Azerbaijan’s state oil and gas firm promises a green push but a lack of climate policies and plans to expand gas production are causing scepticism

Governments fail to agree timeline for climate science reports in fraught IPCC talks

Saudi, India and China led opposition against a proposal to link the IPCC’s assessment cycle with the global stocktake, sources told Climate Home.

Junk offset sellers push to enter new UN carbon market

Renewable energy schemes make up four-fifths of Kyoto-era projects hoping to keep selling offsets under Article 6, sparking concerns over the credibility of the new market.

Azerbaijan appoints fossil fuel execs and scandal-hit officials to all-male Cop29 committee

The all-male group in charge of the climate summit organisation includes oil and gas executives and controversial government officials

Germany and US warn Brazil against using Amazon Fund for a road

Germany and US warn Brazil against using Amazon Fund to pave rainforest road

The Brazilian government wants to tap forest protection funds to pave a major highway. Western donors say that goes against the fund’s rules.

First ever Paris Agreement offsets face integrity questions

As Switzerland buys the first ever bilateral offsets, civil society’s analysis suggests the claimed emissions reductions from Thai buses would have happened anyway

Ten climate questions for 2024

The US election and negotiations on a new global finance target are the most important things for the climate in 2024

New IEA net zero report leaves big polluters less room to hide

Six takeaways from 2023’s climate change news

Fossil fuel fights, finance struggles, a resurgent relationship, and much more. We recap the most impactful international climate developments in 2023.

The Climate Home News 2023 Quiz

Test your international climate news knowledge with our quiz!

Countries go ahead with carbon deals despite Cop28 standoff

The US and EU couldn’t agree on common rules for bilateral carbon trades in Dubai, leaving a vacuum for voluntary certifiers

officials in discussion at Cop28 climate talks in Dubai

Carbon credits talks collapse at Cop28 over integrity concerns

The EU and allies rejected proposed carbon trading rules that followed a “light-touch” approach favoured by the US