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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
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
Cop28 bulletin: Majlis brings fossil fuel views into the open
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Cop28 bulletin: Adaptation stalemate jeopardises Cop28 outcome
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Cop28 bulletin: Text grows with everything still to play for
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Cop28 bulletin: Fossil fuel phase-out language takes shape
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Cop28 bulletin: IPCC chief defends Al Jaber over science firestorm
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Vietnam charts uncertain coal path as finance falls short
Vietnam’s just energy transition partnership plan has no timeline for retiring coal, as backers offer mainly commercial loans, not grants
Cop28 bulletin: US GCF pledge and ‘greenwash’ oil and gas charter
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As it happened: World leaders speak at Cop28 in Dubai
World leaders set out their climate plans and negotiating positions at Cop28. Follow the news and views with Climate Home News, live
Countries pledge $400m to set up loss and damage fund
Germany and Cop host UAE led contributions to get a fund for climate victims up and running, in an early win for the Cop28 presidency
Four questions for Cop28 to settle about a global carbon market
As carbon credits face intense scrutiny, negotiators will wrangle over how to ensure the integrity of a new global carbon market
The ‘inevitable’ fossil fuel fight set to dominate Cop28
Could petrostate UAE be the climate summit host that lands an international agreement to exit coal, oil and gas?
Meet the Italian fugitive advising Emirati start-up Blue Carbon
Samuele Landi has been convicted for bankruptcy fraud in Italy. That was no problem for the UAE firm doing forest carbon credit deals across Africa.
OECD: Rich countries ‘likely’ to hit $100bn climate finance goal in 2022
Data shows countries provided $89.6bn in 2021, but funding for adaptation declined.
France, Kenya set to launch Cop28 coalition for global taxes to fund climate action
The taskforce, set to be launched at Cop28, will consider the feasibility of levies on shipping, aviation, financial transactions and fossil fuels.
Shades of green hydrogen: EU demand set to transform Namibia
Backed by the EU, Namibia has a $20 billion plan to export green hydrogen. A secretive tender process raises concerns for nature and citizens.
UK aid cuts leave Malawi vulnerable to droughts and cyclones
After the UK cut short a £52m climate adaptation scheme in Malawi, vulnerable communities saw their livelihoods destroyed by Cyclone Freddy
Talks to boost ‘underfinanced’ climate adaptation split over money
Developing and developed countries are wrangling over whether finance should be included in an adaptation framework to be approved at Cop28