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The Netherlands is breaching a promise to end international finance for fossil fuels this year as Italy and Germany show signs of backsliding

Costa Rica, a founding member of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, won’t prioritize it at Cop27 climate talks after a change of government

Campaigners are hoping to use the global spotlight on Egypt to secure the release of political prisoners – but fear a backlash

If international solidarity with climate victims falls short, litigation offers a vital but imperfect avenue for compensation

A weak turnout is expected from major emitters in Sharm el-Sheikh, shifting the geopolitical showdown to a G20 leaders’ summit in Bali

The US special envoy wants the voluntary carbon market to finance energy transitions in emerging economies – but partner countries aren’t keen

The US wants to open the door for philanthropists and businesses to contribute to the Green Climate Fund, despite fund staff’s doubts

Indigenous peoples and local communities receive less than 1% of all climate funding despite scoring wins for people and nature

Lula has vowed to halt deforestation but analysts warn that a right-wing dominated Congress and political inertia will make it challenging

Ina-Maria Shikongo of Nambia and Tzeporah Berman of Canada talk elephants, pipelines and petro-colonialism

From Pakistan’s climate minister Sherry Rehman to Egypt’s Mahmoud Mohieldin, here are the people to watch at the Cop27 climate summit

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Emissions are still rising, pledges to 2030 put the world on track for 2.5C of warming but fossil fuel demand is nearing its peak

The Climate Investment Funds aims to mobilise $4 billion from public and private sources to start decarbonising Indonesia’s power sector

A handful of large companies make big profits by controlling the food trade in Africa, while doing nothing to increase its climate resilience

The presidency of upcoming climate talks is embracing fossil gas as a “transition” fuel, despite its polluting impact

President Xi Jinping stands behind China’s climate goals but tensions with the US and energy security concerns make them harder to meet

France, Germany and Spain plan to leave the controversial investment pact, putting a whole system of dirty energy protections into play

While methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure and landfills are seen as low-hanging fruit, governments are wary of tackling cows