Climate politics
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
UK government touts ‘guilt-free flying’ on country’s hottest day on record
The “jet zero” strategy relies on future technology breakthroughs and rejects options to curb demand
China turns inwards – Climate Weekly
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Pacific islands welcome Australia’s renewed climate ambition – and ask for more
At this week’s Pacific Island Forum the new Australian government got a warmer response from its smaller neighbours but was pressed to keep fossil fuels in the ground
Soaring inflation hinders Egypt’s climate ambition in updated plan
The host of the next UN climate summit has strengthened its renewable energy targets but still expects to increase emissions this decade
‘It’s a crunch’: Hunger and unease shape Egypt’s strategy for Cop27
Food price inflation is no joke in Egypt, where geopolitical tensions are overshadowing preparations for the next UN climate summit
Egypt’s climate plan lands – Climate Weekly
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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
An uncertain climate partner – Climate Weekly
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Campaigners call on António Guterres to rescue ‘imperilled’ biodiversity deal
With five months to the critical summit, a “Paris Agreement for nature” is floundering as finance and political leadership fall short
Bumpy road to a clean future – Climate Weekly
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Germany, Japan must not water down G7 commitment to end fossil fuel finance
There are worrying signs from Berlin and Tokyo of backsliding on a pledge to end public finance for fossil fuel projects overseas by the end of the year
Ibrahim Thiaw appointed interim UN Climate Change head
The head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification will head UN Climate Change from 17 July and until a permanent replacement to Patrica Espinosa is found
Urgency fizzles out in Bonn – Climate Weekly
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Data exclusive: The ‘junk’ carbon offsets revived by the Glasgow Pact
Analysis for Climate Home identifies hundreds of problematic projects that could be used to greenwash national and corporate climate plans
Patricia Espinosa: Some rich nations felt demands on finance were ‘too strong’
Outgoing UN climate change head says finance from rich to poorer nations is what makes the international action possible – and failure to deliver is stalling progress
China rejects ‘major emitter’ label in talks to step up climate action
To bridge the 1.5C gap, countries agreed to set up a work stream to accelerate action this decade. But at Bonn climate talks, no-one can agree on what it should look like
Saudi Arabia’s senior negotiator Ayman Shasly steps back from climate talks
Chair of the Arab group for a decade, Shasly is absent from interim climate talks in Bonn and is being replaced by Albara Tawfiq
EU lawmakers form cross-party coalition to block gas and nuclear from green taxonomy
From the Greens and left to the centre-right, MEPs object to gas and nuclear investments getting a “green” label
Frustration turns to anger – Climate Weekly
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