To meet climate goals, the European Union needs to reverse the decline of its carbon-storing ecosystems like forests and peatlands
Clean technology is turning into the next global climate spat. The debate over China’s dominance is highly politicized, but there are ways forward
The victims of the climate crisis will need support, and the energy transition will need to be funded, whoever is elected as the next US president
Campaigners have accused the German foreign office of discrimination, after some African delegates were denied visas for Bonn climate talks
Countries expressed disappointment as key negotiations on climate finance and emissions-cutting measures made scant progress at mid-year talks
At mid-year UN talks, negotiators have achieved little to get more help to those struggling with fiercer floods, cyclones and heatwaves in South Asia
Negotiations failed to progress as rich countries refused to discuss a dollar amount for the new goal due to be agreed at COP29
Countries clash over where to negotiate the shift away from dirty energy agreed at COP28, while talks on a new climate finance goal make little progress
With negotiations underway to establish a new global climate finance goal, wealthy countries are once again trying to shirk their responsibilities
Negotiators take on tricky topics in a slimmed-down finance text as UN climate chief calls for country transparency reports to shed light on NDC progress
At Bonn talks, G77 group floats a 5% sales tax on tech, fashion and defence firms to fund green spending in the Global South
My people are experiencing loss and damage, and deserve international support under a new climate finance goal – negotiators in Bonn and beyond must take heed
Populist and far-right parties are wooing rural voters in the EU elections by exploiting a backlash against green policies – but new research suggests it may not work
Negotiators in Bonn should work to ensure funding provided under a new goal set to be agreed later this year at COP29 is affordable and accessible
UN Climate head Simon Stiell called on countries to start narrowing down options to strike a deal on post-2025 climate finance by COP29 in November
While Palestinians in Gaza fear death from heat in makeshift tents, Israelis in Tel Aviv stay cool in air-conditioned homes – highlighting the unequal effects of extreme weather
Revitalised global leadership from Britain can make a difference at a deeply troubling and fractured time for world affairs
Progress on the Just Energy Transition Partnership has been slow due to South Africa’s debt concerns and divisions over the role of gas
The bank has advised wealthy nations to cut subsidies for high-emissions foods but stopped far short of promoting veganism
Local communities will be able to officially challenge UN-registered carbon credit projects before and after they are up and running