UN rules governing bilateral carbon offsetting between governments have yet to be agreed but deals are being done, raising concerns about integrity
Farmers need crop irrigation to help beat drought – but it’s unclear if that would qualify for new loss and damage funding
Britain has changed how it calculates its international climate aid, boosting its progress towards a 2026 goal without giving vulnerable countries more money
At talks in Nairobi, governments could not find consensus on new global governance for SRM, including proposals for “non-use” and a UN expert panel
The world will need oil and gas for a few decades more – and the debate is heating up over who should get to produce and sell it
Developed and developing countries are gearing up for heated discussions over the size of the goal and who should provide money for it
A draft resolution aimed at creating a space for discussion on sun dimming technologies will be debated at the summit of the UN’s environment body this month
The move has sparked fears of price hikes, which would exclude poorer activists and government delegates
Their failure to agree risks delaying help for victims of climate disasters in developing countries
Podesta will lead US international climate diplomacy alongside his current job overseeing the rollout of domestic clean energy subsidies
Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed the former secretary of state for international development to lead the critical UN climate talks in November
UK holds ‘citizens’ assembly’ to seek ideas for cutting emissions to net-0 by 2050. But some participants doubt the government will listen
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Boris Johnson officially launched Cop26 on Tuesday but gave little indication as to how the government is going to leverage the world into taking bolder climate action
Leaders of most major parties presented their ideas for meeting tough climate goals, but the Conservative prime minister declined
Next year’s climate talks are absolutely vital and as hosts the UK could determine whether the talks fail or succeed. The government must start preparing now
Mayor Sadiq Khan writes to UK prime minster urging every effort to win the presidency of Cop26 in the face of a competing bid from Italy
Both countries face potential general elections and economic problems before the crucial Cop26 meeting and the UK may still be in a Brexit imbroglio
Analysts said Saudi Arabia’s government may be losing faith that the world wants to keep buying more of its oil
Rich nations always say they need their parliaments approval for climate finance at Cops – now is the time to start
Saudi, India and China led opposition against a proposal to link the IPCC’s assessment cycle with the global stocktake, sources told Climate Home.
Azerbaijan appointed 28 men and zero women to a key group tasked with organising the upcoming climate summit in the country
For a quarter-century, fossil fuels were absent from Cop climate agreements – so how had they become so ubiquitous at Cop28?
The all-male group in charge of the climate summit organisation includes oil and gas executives and controversial government officials
Xie Zhenhua has stepped down and John Kerry has announced he will do the same in a few months time
Setting finance goals without the revenues and systems to deliver on them is a recipe for disappointment – this year it must be different.
Sultan Al Jaber urged governments to update their national climate targets by September. Not one heeded the call
Ten multilateral development banks have agreed on how to make sure their investments meet climate goals. But experts told Climate Home the rules do not go far enough.
The Pope’s home state has not yet issued a climate plan, which is against the rules of the Paris Agreement it ratified last year
The first Global Stocktake will tell us collective efforts need to be stepped up to reach the Paris Agreement goals. The question is how countries will respond to it.
AIIB’s fast-tracking of a 600MW LNG plant could set a precedent for more development finance to fossil gas projects, campaigners warn
While the Bolsonaro administration has nominally increased its 2030 target, a baseline shift allows Brazil to emit more than under its first Paris pledge
The Cop26 presidency is considering a proposal to strengthen ambition beyond the Glasgow summit, but it faces resistance from emerging economies
Documents agreed by parliament included a declaration that Turkey would implement the climate treaty as a developing country, despite its developed nation status