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South Australia set to become first big grid to run on 100% renewables
South Australia’s gigawatt-scale electricity network is within touching distance of phasing out fossil fuel backup
Copenhagen’s failure to meet 2025 net zero target casts doubt on other pledges
Copenhagen was the first city to launch a carbon neutrality plan in 2012, but has given up on its pledge due to a lack of CCS funding
Pakistani prime minister promises compensation to flood victims
The government will offer financial aid to those who lost homes and crops in Pakistan’s worst-ever floods, Shahbaz Sharif said
Egyptian government denies Cop27 hotel price gouging
Hotels are blaming minimum room rates on the government, but Egyptian officials deny responsibility for cancelled bookings and price hikes
EU energy crisis plan: gas price renegotiation and windfall taxes
In her annual state of the union speech, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen set out major energy market interventions to manage high prices
Five priorities for a meaningful post-2025 climate finance target
The quality of climate finance is as important as the quantity to rebuild trust after rich countries failed to deliver on their $100bn by 2020 target
Displaced by drought, climate migrants clash with Zimbabwe’s timber industry
After suffering from extreme drought, farmers have settled in timber plantations in eastern Zimbabwe, clashing with government and industry
Egypt is stifling climate activism ahead of Cop27, human rights group reports
Egyptian campaigners told Human Rights Watch they faced harassment by authorities, as the country prepares to host Cop27 climate talks in November
The end of an era – Climate Weekly
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Timeline: The climate crisis through Queen Elizabeth II’s life and reign
How the world has heated, climate science has progressed and political consensus shifted in the lifetime of Britain’s longest serving Queen
As Queen Elizabeth II dies, climate advocate King Charles III takes throne
King Charles III has campaigned on environmental issues for more than 50 years and was an early advocate for climate action
Africa food crisis: Bill Gates and smallholders see different solutions
Fertiliser prices have risen by 300% since Russia invaded Ukraine, beyond the reach of smallholders, yet philanthropists see them as key to increasing yields
Clean energy jobs overtake fossil fuel sector but wages lag behind
Employment is booming in electric vehicle production, building insulation and renewable power sectors, the International Energy Agency reports
Australia passes climate law targeting 43% emissions cuts by 2030
Green senators backed the legislation but their amendments to cut emissions faster and ban new coal and gas developments were defeated
UK puts climate denier in charge of energy policy
The UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss has appointed Jacob Rees-Mogg as energy secretary, who has a record of dismissing climate science
African leaders blast European no-shows at climate adaptation summit
Presidents of Senegal, DRC and Ghana travelled to Rotterdam to talk about adapting to climate change. Only one European leader was there to meet them
Hali Hewa episode 4: Vanessa Nakate
Globally renowned Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate talks about solar panels for schools and why loss and damage is her priority for Cop27
‘Gigantic missed opportunity’: Chile rejects green constitution
The constitutional draft declared Chile an “ecological” state, recognised nature as a subject of rights and ordered the state to take actions against the climate crisis
Deadly flash floods in UAE highlight need for resilience investment
The Middle East has not been used to planning for intense rainfall but the region must learn the lessons of recent flooding which killed Asian migrants, experts warn
Who will pay for Pakistan? – Climate Weekly
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