Advice to politicians says revoking a ban on oil and gas drilling could damage relations with Pacific neighbours and risk lawsuits
International emissions-cutting targets need to be translated into national laws to guarantee delivery and protect the rights of future generations
Simon Stiell tells investors in NYC that rich countries are benefiting most from clean energy growth while poorer nations are deprived of finance for cheaper renewables
As leaders at the UN debate how to meet renewable energy goals, they must also ensure supply chains are sustainable
Governments are being asked to sign up to a goal to boost energy storage six-fold and renew or add 80 million km of electric grids, among other initiatives
The UK’s new foreign minister, David Lammy, says Global North rhetoric on climate action must be matched by funding but stays silent on the size of a new global finance goal
One negotiator said it was “very unfortunate” that no developed-country officials travelled to Ghana for UN climate talks on “response measures”
The Brazilian president has run up against similar challenges to his US counterpart Joe Biden – and it’s bad news for the planet
Azerbaijan’s COP29 president calls for determination and leadership from all countries to bridge the gaps on finance
The UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals launches principles to guide responsible, fair extraction of minerals for green value chains
The airline will pay a UK company to carry out enhanced rock weathering, which speeds up natural carbon-absorbing processes
GCF chief Mafalda Duarte tells Climate Home how she plans to boost the fund’s impact and position it to secure more resources
The UNFCCC has changed quota allocations for observers in a bid to address imbalance in regional representation
A plan for new buses in the Brazilian city hosting the 2025 UN climate summit was held up by a political row that suggests the road to COP30 could get rocky
The EU’s new deforestation law was seen as a breakthrough in the global battle against forest loss, but it’s provoking fractious debate among governments and producers
As host of the COP29 summit, Baku must stop fossil fuel expansion, cut its emissions further, and work to deliver an ambitious climate finance goal
The new text of a UN pact for the high-level event brings back a mention of the headline COP28 agreement
Detailed criteria would include China and Gulf States in the donor base. But experts recommend incentives not coercion
Climate Home News is looking for a journalist to cover climate and energy policy developments across Africa, with a global view
Most governments want reports ready before the next global stocktake, but a dozen developing nations are opposed over inclusivity concerns