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The UN can set a new course on “critical” transition minerals
A high-level panel is working to define principles for responsible mining, which will be presented to the UN General Assembly in September
It’s time for Azerbaijan to shift gears on diplomacy ahead of COP29
Amid record-breaking climate impacts, the COP29 host nation needs to ramp up action for an ambitious outcome in Baku
Global goal of tripling renewables by 2030 still out of reach, says IRENA
The renewable energy agency calls for more concrete policy action and finance, with Africa especially lagging on clean energy
The Loss and Damage Fund must not leave fragile states behind
Unless the unique needs of conflict zones are prioritized, climate-vulnerable communities risk losing out on finance again
UK’s Labour promises “solidarity” with poorer nations on climate – but no new cash
Labour’s shadow foreign minister says cost-of-living crisis means some climate finance must come from outside rich governments’ budgets
IEA calls for next national climate plans to target coal phase-down
Countries have agreed to reduce power generated from coal, but shutting down plants is an economic and social challenge, especially in emerging economies
Lessons from trade tensions targeting “overcapacity” in China’s cleantech industry
Clean technology is turning into the next global climate spat. The debate over China’s dominance is highly politicized, but there are ways forward
New finance goal needed to protect climate momentum from a Trump win
The victims of the climate crisis will need support, and the energy transition will need to be funded, whoever is elected as the next US president
Lithium tug of war: the US-China rivalry for Argentina’s white gold
As global competition hots up to secure lithium supplies for batteries, China is boosting its investments in Argentina while the US courts President Javier Milei
UK general election: Watch out for climate obstructionism
Climate sceptic groups and their right-wing media allies have shifted from disputing science to exaggerating the economic costs of climate action and downplaying the benefits
Mexico elects a climate scientist as president – but will politics temper her green ambition?
Incoming president Claudia Sheinbaum will need to break with the fossil fuel-friendly policies of close ally AMLO to drive forward climate action, analysts say
Climate, development and nature: three urgent priorities for next UK government
Revitalised global leadership from Britain can make a difference at a deeply troubling and fractured time for world affairs
Calls for responsible mining fail to stem rights abuses linked to transition minerals
As demand grows for critical minerals used in clean energy supply chains, new data suggests more protection is needed for communities affected by their extraction
In Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s net zero vision clashes with legacy of war
After Armenians fled the conflict-torn region, the COP29 host nation has launched a huge reconstruction effort to polish its green credentials
UN climate fund axes Nicaragua forest project over human rights concerns
In its first such move, the Green Climate Fund has pulled out of a project after developers failed to address environmental and social compliance issues
Fossil fuel firms seek UN carbon market cash for old gas plants
Fossil fuel companies that built gas power plants more than a decade ago are hoping for rewards from a new carbon credit market
Clean, cheap or fair – which countries should pump the last oil and gas?
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
Problems mount for Sahara gas pipeline, leaving Nigerian taxpayers at risk
The Nigerian government is sinking billions into the long-delayed project but economic and security problems are mounting
Italy launches ‘ambiguous’ Africa plan fuelling fears over fossil fuels role
Giorgia Meloni has unveiled a long-awaited plan for African development named after Enrico Mattei, founder of oil and gas giant Eni.
US government pauses new gas export terminals in ‘historic win’ for climate
The Biden administration is freezing approvals of new LNG export permits as climate considerations take centre stage.