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
A weak turnout is expected from major emitters in Sharm el-Sheikh, shifting the geopolitical showdown to a G20 leaders’ summit in Bali
Ina-Maria Shikongo of Nambia and Tzeporah Berman of Canada talk elephants, pipelines and petro-colonialism
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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
A handful of large companies make big profits by controlling the food trade in Africa, while doing nothing to increase its climate resilience
France, Germany and Spain plan to leave the controversial investment pact, putting a whole system of dirty energy protections into play
Students at MIT have found a way to make nuclear fusion reactors smaller and cheaper, but the tech is a long way from commercial operation
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French people and businesses are encouraged to take shorter showers, turn down thermostats and car pool but none of the measures are binding
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The International Civil Aviation Organization has agreed a 2050 net zero emissions goal for aviation but its credibility is in doubt
Tense relations between the Chinese presidency and host nation Canada put a “Paris Agreement for nature” further out of reach
A team from Oxford University is trying to persuade governments to impose carbon capture and storage requirements on fossil fuel producers
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Oil and gas infrastructure has been repeatedly targeted in conflicts, making decentralised renewable energy such as solar panels more resilient
Just a handful of major countries improved their climate pledges by the Cop26 team’s September 23 deadline
In July, Barbados’ prime minister invited leaders to a retreat to discuss plans to scale-up international finance for the climate frontlines. Now, she’s asking the world for support
António Guterres told rich countries taxing fossil fuel companies’ record profits can fund vulnerable nations’ recovery from climate disasters