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After gas pipeline sabotage, German activists claim solidarity against US gas export terminals
A group celebrating the sabotage said they opposed the pipeline out of solidarity with marginalised people in the USA
Junk offset sellers push to enter new UN carbon market
Renewable energy schemes make up four-fifths of Kyoto-era projects hoping to keep selling offsets under Article 6, sparking concerns over the credibility of the new market.
Poland’s green tide arrives in Brussels
While the previous Polish government tried to water down the EU’s climate action, the new one is supporting ambition
Veteran US and Chinese climate envoys step down
Xie Zhenhua has stepped down and John Kerry has announced he will do the same in a few months time
Witness bribing minister’s family own Congolese carbon credit company
The minister Jean-Pierre Bemba bribed witnesses in his war crimes trial and holds power over the environment minister Eve Bazaiba
Germany and US warn Brazil against using Amazon Fund to pave rainforest road
The Brazilian government wants to tap forest protection funds to pave a major highway. Western donors say that goes against the fund’s rules.
South African ministry uses opaque modelling to argue for weakening climate ambition
Gwede Mantashe’s ministry argues for cutting ambition on renewables and investing more in gas. also plugging so-called “clean coal”
China announces plans to manage electric vehicles power demand
The government will consider incentives to charge electric vehicles at off-peak hours and to let vehicles sell their electricity to the grid
Brazil lawmakers approve using green fund to pave road through Amazon rainforest
Donations meant to preserve the Amazon rainforest may be spent paving the road, which critics say will worsen the forest’s destruction
Why didn’t China and India sign Cop28 tripling renewables pledge?
China and India are on track to triple renewable capacity this decade, but were put off by anti-coal language and cost concerns
US tees up Congress battle with $3bn Green Climate Fund pledge
Vice-president Kamala Harris pledged $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund at Cop28, which Congressional Republicans will likely try to block
Leaks reveal how McKinsey drives African climate agenda
Whistleblowers raise alarm over American consultancy’s growing influence in pushing carbon markets and developing energy transition plans
Fearing repression in Dubai, non-binary people stay away from Cop28
Non-binary and trans people have been detained and deported at Dubai airport and being gay is effectively criminalised in the UAE
Slow start for Indonesia’s much-hyped carbon market
Since President Widodo launched Indonesia’s exchange two months ago, there’s been barely any trading of carbon credits
Ghana’s flood victims blame government for overflowing dam destruction
Last month, a government-owned electricity company deliberately spilled water from its dam, displacing tens of thousands
‘I hug you deep inside my heart’: In memory of Khalil Abu Yahia
Khalil was a researcher who drew attention to the impacts of climate change on the Gaza Strip before being killed by Israel’s bombs
Total is disrespecting graves in East Africa as it pursues pipeline
To build the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, Total is moving over 2,000 graves in Uganda and Tanzania, with no respect for local customs
Shades of green hydrogen: EU demand set to transform Namibia
Backed by the EU, Namibia has a $20 billion plan to export green hydrogen. A secretive tender process raises concerns for nature and citizens.
Australia to accept migrants from climate-hit Tuvalu in security pact
Australia has offered visas and climate finance to Tuvalu in a security pact to counter China’s influence in the Pacific region
China sets out methane plan, but no reduction target
Experts said that China didn’t want to shut down coal mines and was likely under-counting its coal mine methane emissions