Latest climate change news

COP29 Bulletin Day 7: Emissions-cutting talks resurrected and G20 nudge on finance

COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev says the summit “cannot be silent on mitigation” as countries split on where to discuss the energy transition

COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev at a plenary as talks enter the second week in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Fossil fuel transition talks rescued from brink of collapse at COP29

Countries now have a second chance in Baku to build consensus on how to cut emissions and transition away from fossil fuels

New UN carbon market standards are a step change in protecting people and planet

Rules finalised at COP29 will make sure carbon credits enable more ambitious climate goals while delivering benefits to local communities

Gender equality cannot be last on the agenda at COP29

Gender equality cannot be last on the agenda at COP29 climate talks

Climate action initiatives will only achieve their potential if women get more decision-making power and access to finance

Why the international community should back Colombia’s post-fossil fuel plan  

At COP29 talks in Baku, rewarding Colombia’s leadership would build confidence in the transition to a greener, fairer world

COP29 Bulletin Day 6: Climate march tamed and gender talks gridlocked

Campaigners hold a quiet, static protest – and observers say human rights language and finance are tripping up the COP29 gender negotiations

People wade through a flooded street caused by continuous rain brought by Typhoon Yagi, in San Miguel, Calumet, Bulacan, north of Manila, Philippines, on September 3, 2024.

Adaptation Fund head laments “puzzling” lack of pledges at COP29

Even as leaders highlight the urgency of protecting people from more extreme weather and rising seas, they have been reluctant to pay up at COP29 for the measures needed

Environmental activists protest against the continued use of fossil fuels during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan November 14, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov

COP29 Bulletin Day 5: Pressure to clean up COPs and shortfall in adaptation pledges

Top scientists and former UN chiefs call for fossil fuel-supporting nations to be excluded as COP hosts, while Adaptation Fund struggles for cash

Latest news

At the Clean Energy Frontier

Nitesh Patel, a small business owner, shows an Indian-made solar panel in his warehouse in Bhuj, Gujarat (Photo credit: Mitul Kajaria)

Call for pitches: Climate Home News seeks story ideas on clean energy supply chains

Beyond lithium: how a Swedish battery company wants to power Europe’s green transition with salt

Lithium tug of war: the US-China rivalry for Argentina’s white gold

Supply chains FAQ

Sponsored content

Aid agencies grapple with climate adaptation in fragile states  

Cross-border climate risks can't be solved in isolation  

Cross-border climate risks can’t be solved in isolation  

Flooded houses in a Senegalese town.

COP29: We need to adapt to climate chaos now

Climate disasters challenge right to safe and adequate housing

Climate disasters challenge right to safe and adequate housing

Finance flowing for locally led climate adaptation

Comment

Aid agencies grapple with climate adaptation in fragile states  

Humanitarian groups have pushed ahead with innovative efforts to protect people in conflict zones from worsening climate impacts – but they are struggling to go it alone

After cutting fossil fuel finance we must unlock clean energy for all. Africa can create millions of green jobs in clean energy value chains if it gets more climate finance and international support

With increased climate finance, Africa can lead the green industrial revolution

Africa could see the creation of millions of green jobs, along expanded and resilient global value chains – but for this to happen, it needs more international support

Cross-border climate risks can't be solved in isolation  

Cross-border climate risks can’t be solved in isolation  

Focusing solely on how to adapt to issues or deal with disasters inside country borders can cause problems elsewhere, triggering calls for a broader view perspective

Frontline countries must not be stuck with the climate bill at COP29

Frontline countries must not be stuck with the climate bill at COP29  

Someone will have to pay for the rising costs of the climate crisis – will it be those causing the damage, or those that suffer it?  

How Azerbaijan locked up climate and social justice advocate ahead of COP29 

How Azerbaijan locked up climate and social justice advocate ahead of COP29 

Azeri economist Farid Mehralizada has argued that his country’s reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and dangerous – he is now in prison ahead of the climate summit in Baku

What Trump got wrong on China, coal and climate 

What Trump got wrong on China, coal and climate 

Republican candidate Donald Trump has cited China’s coal plants as a reason for the US to stick with fossil fuels – but he fails to acknowledge China’s massive clean energy industry

Why we should pull down the UN's artificial divide between biodiversity and climate 

It’s time to end the UN’s artificial divide between biodiversity and climate 

The biodiversity and climate crises are interlinked – and failing to coordinate our response leaves critical ecosystems like forests and peatlands at risk 

Why we need new laws to end coal, oil and gas - now  

Why we need new laws to end coal, oil and gas – now  

Introducing strong policies to accelerate the rollout of renewables, coupled with a rapid, legally implemented phase-out of fossil fuels, may be our best hope for curbing global warming

Comment Section