Despite the setback campaigners hope countries will be emboldened to protect marine ecosystems as they negotiate seabed mining rules
Cop28 president and oil and gas executive Sultan al-Jaber urged energy conference participants in Houston to do more faster to limit global warming
China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the first judicial document to encourage and guide case handling on carbon emissions
The World Bank argues the project will accelerate the energy transition in southern Africa, but people facing displacement say their voices are not being heard
The process to create Canada’s first guide for green investiments has been accused of being undemocratic and extending the life of polluting fuels.
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They won’t reveal who is paying what or how it will be spent and one bank said their $1bn contribution is just something they’re “willing to consider”
Without climate finance from rich nations, “we are not going to comply with your climate change” said Bola Tinubu
Over 100 nations have backed the Pacific Island’s attempt to make it easier for govenrments to be sued over climate failures
Japan plans to prolong fossil fuels across Southeast Asia, by promoting carbon capture, gas and the co-firing of ammonia at coal power plants.
The US will subsidise North American-made electric vehicles, sparking responses from other rich countries – but there are concerns on the effects on the developing world.
Negotiators will gather in Egypt at the end of March to discuss a fund for climate victims, whether the Asia-Pacific group has nominated its members or not
The court said campaigners arguments against the East African crude oil pipeline had changed too much – they are considering an appeal
Thunberg said the wind farm violates the rights of indigenous Sami people to herd their reindeer, as the sight and sound of the turbines scares the animals
The Eskom boss said that a “senior government minister” said it was “pragmatic” to water down corruption safeguards in a $8.5bn international clean energy deal
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The money is part of a $3 billion environmental justice pot finally authorised by Congress after a long battle against Republicans and conservative Democrats
The Indian-American businessman is likely to become the bank’s next president, as the US traditionally chooses who leads the institution
India wants the World Bank to lend more money for climate finance, at cheaper rates, in developing countries and will use its G20 chair to push this agenda
While the EU and African countries push for production cuts, major nations like the US and Saudi Arabia focus instead on recycling and waste disposal