Finance
UK to stop funding coal abroad but will help Africa with oil, gas
The UK largely stopped financing new coal mines overseas in the early 2000s but spent billions of public funds supporting oil and gas projects abroad since then
Climate change tops risks for world in 2020 – Davos report
Extreme weather, climate action failure, natural disasters, biodiversity loss and human-made environmental disasters top most likely risks to the global economy
Australia on fire – Climate Weekly
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Australia’s bushfires to cost billions as climate risks rise
Australian government announces national bushfire recovery fund, as cost of natural disasters expected to rise in coming years
For the vulnerable, UN climate talks are no longer fit for purpose
I have been to all 25 UN climate conferences. I won’t be attending next year unless major changes are made to achieve real action
Finally saying the F-words at UN climate talks
International negotiations have always focused on carbon emissions, not the coal, oil and gas that create them. That’s changing
Cop25: What was achieved and where to next?
After two weeks of talks, many issues remain unresolved. Here we break down the major fights and minor breakthroughs of the UN conference in Madrid
Australia and Brazil carbon credits will put 1.5C out of reach, 31 countries say
Group led by Costa Rica publishes ‘minimum’ standards for carbon markets that rule out double counting and use of Kyoto-era credits
