Matteo Civillini

Cop28 boss’ appeal to raise climate targets met with total indifference

Sultan Al Jaber urged governments to update their national climate targets by September. Not one heeded the call

Five environmentalists have been jailed in the last two years, while the government works on a clean energy partnership with rich nations

The International Energy Agency calls on countries to bring forward net zero targets and rely less on fossil fuel technofixes

On the sidelines of the UN general assembly, rich and poor countries were divided on how to deliver funds to victims of the climate crisis

While “ambitious” countries made few new announcements, the US, China, India and the UK had not offered enough to even sit in the room

In a relatively low powered year for climate leadership, a handful of government, climate finance and corporate initiatives are worth noting

Nineteen countries signed up to an India-led alliance this month to boost production of biofuels, but experts raise sustainability concerns

Brazil will go back to the climate targets it drew up in 2015 while it works on new and improved ones

Dimming the sun could “complement” emissions cuts, says panel of leaders, while acknowledging concerns about the risks

The world’s largest economies agreed to push for a tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, but made no progress on oil and gas phaseout

The US, Germany and Italy have been accused of backsliding on a Glasgow promise to end public subsidies to fossil fuel projects overseas

A joint statement forming the basis of Africa’s negotiating position for Cop28 is silent on the role of oil and gas

An Emirati coalition has announced a $450 million commitment to buy carbon credits generated in Africa but critics called offsets a “risky diversion”

The new fund aims to be the primary tool to implement the Kunming-Montreal deal and deliver $200 billion a year to nature protection initiatives

Projects in India linked to Enking, the self-proclaimed world’s largest carbon credits producer, have vastly overestimated climate benefits

Around 60% of voters said oil reserves in the Yasuní National Park should be left in the ground in binding vote

The launch of the Jetp investment plan has been hampered by disagreements over funding and technical challenges

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The Belem Declaration echoes growing discontent with a new law prohibiting firms from importing goods linked to deforestation

Climate Home News has identified more than 30 mining industry representatives in the official state delegations at last month’s momentous UN talks