The Science Based Targets initiative ignores the good a company’s products do in avoiding planet-heating emissions – only counting those from its operations
Simon Stiell says far more money is required for developing countries to submit bold new climate plans, which would benefit all economies
The World Bank and IMF have a big part to play in raising the $3 trillion needed to help countries meet global development goals and the Paris accord
Experts say UN rules around forests and oil are open to abuse, so that countries like Guyana can claim to be carbon-negative without cutting emissions
Under pressure from the IMF, the government has redirected subsidies into education, welfare and debt reduction, leaving fuel-heavy sectors with higher costs
The UNFCCC has said it will not hold regional climate weeks in 2024 due to a funding shortfall – which means less inclusion for developing-country voices
Indebted farmers, facing falling yields and water scarcity, want legally guaranteed price support for more crops – but that may not fix their climate woes
Demand for finance to pay for the aftermath of climate impacts is rocketing – but progress on getting a new UN loss and damage fund up and running is slow
UNFCCC chief Simon Stiell has made an urgent plea to plug the body’s funding gap with government donations
The UN agencies that will run the Santiago Network recommended it should be based in Nairobi but governments have instead chosen the world’s third-most expensive city
The industry and governments’ maritime ministries want a proposed levy on emissions spent on cleaning up shipping, not used for wider climate goals like loss and damage
UN rules governing bilateral carbon offsetting between governments have yet to be agreed but deals are being done, raising concerns about integrity
Farmers need crop irrigation to help beat drought – but it’s unclear if that would qualify for new loss and damage funding
At talks in Nairobi, governments could not find consensus on new global governance for SRM, including proposals for “non-use” and a UN expert panel
The world will need oil and gas for a few decades more – and the debate is heating up over who should get to produce and sell it
Developed and developing countries are gearing up for heated discussions over the size of the goal and who should provide money for it
A draft resolution aimed at creating a space for discussion on sun dimming technologies will be debated at the summit of the UN’s environment body this month
The move has sparked fears of price hikes, which would exclude poorer activists and government delegates
Their failure to agree risks delaying help for victims of climate disasters in developing countries
Analysts said Saudi Arabia’s government may be losing faith that the world wants to keep buying more of its oil