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Poor coal-reliant provinces in South Africa seen falling behind on just transition

Coal-reliant South African provinces falling behind on just transition

South Africa has a national strategy for a fair shift to cleaner energy – but regional plans and those of multinationals and cities remain patchy

Brazil Cop30 president Correa do Lago

Brazil appoints veteran climate diplomat André Corrêa do Lago as COP30 president

Ambassador Corrêa do Lago’s appointment was widely welcomed by Brazilian climate campaigners, who praised his “deep knowledge” of climate talks

Trump orders US to quit Paris Agreement and pause all foreign climate finance

Around $11 billion a year of funding for climate projects in developing countries is under threat from Trump’s review

Indian start-ups mine e-waste for battery minerals but growing industry has a dark side

Recycling e-waste can unlock a vast and sustainable supply of transition minerals but in India the sector relies on a neglected informal economy

Green Climate Fund looks at capital-market borrowing to meet COP29 goal

A GCF official says the fund needs new sources of money but campaigners worry the move could undermine climate justice

Wall Street's faltering on climate action opens up opportunity for European banks

Wall Street’s faltering on climate action opens up opportunity for European banks

With major US banks out of net zero alliance, European members should push to raise its ambition and turn words into action

Support grows for global tax on shipping emissions to fund climate action

Support grows for global tax on shipping emissions to fund climate action

Shipping-reliant nations like Panama and Liberia have joined the EU, Japan and small islands in backing an emissions levy

LA fires show human cost of climate-driven 'whiplash' between wet and dry extremes

LA fires show human cost of climate-driven ‘whiplash’ between wet and dry extremes

These cycles can worsen wildfires, like in California, where rapid vegetation growth is followed by drying – and also exacerbate flooding when unusually heavy rains hit baked ground

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Indian start-ups mine e-waste for battery minerals but growing industry has a dark side

Autism and cancer cases are soaring in Chile linked to pollution from copper mining critical for the energy transition, doctors say

‘The state doesn’t want to know’: Doctors raise alarm on children’s health crisis in Chile’s copper heartland

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

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The world is getting smaller for pastoralists facing multiple threats

Why a global pact on plastic pollution needs production curbs?

Production curbs needed for strong global pact on plastic pollution, campaigners say

Can climate funders overcome fear to tread in conflict zones? 

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  

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An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-8SH takes off at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 26, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian). How can we make aviation more sustainable right now?

Five ways to make aviation more sustainable right now

The aviation industry has been slow to engage with the climate change agenda and new technology that could help it decarbonise is still being developed

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Climate protests surged in 2018-2019 and have continued, sparking a crackdown by authorities using the law to criminalise and constrain activism

The world is getting smaller for pastoralists facing multiple threats

Africa’s herders are trying to maintain their way of life in the face of rising climate stress, conflict and competition for land

Call for climate reparations at the ICJ even more urgent after COP29 falls short

Call for climate reparations at the ICJ even more urgent after COP29 falls short   

People whose rights are harmed by climate impacts deserve remedy and reparation – and legal clarity from the International Court of Justice would be a first step

Why a global pact on plastic pollution needs production curbs?

Production curbs needed for strong global pact on plastic pollution, campaigners say

Rather than just reusing and recycling ever-growing mountains of plastic waste, it’s essential to tackle the problem at the source

COP29 climate finance talks must have a strong adaptation focus

COP29 climate finance talks must have a strong adaptation focus

The new finance goal needs clear and enforceable adaptation targets to help vulnerable countries cope with the impact of climate change

Biden could score a $41 billion Trump-proof win for climate action

How Biden can score a $41-billion Trump-proof win for climate action

The US government must support a landmark OECD agreement to end international oil and gas export finance

Can climate funders overcome fear to tread in conflict zones? 

At COP29, fragile climate-vulnerable countries launched a network aimed at securing the climate finance they say has been slow to come as their needs surge

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