The G7 has offered to mobilise $15.5 billion to get Vietnam from coal to clean energy but just 2% of this is grants
China opposed six Green Climate Fund projects because the proposals flagged the risk of forced labour in the manufacturing of solar panels.
Planned oil and gas blocks cover an area the size of France in the Brazilian Amazon
While small islands still say the Green Climate Fund is better than the rest, they are facing problems getting money from it
Clean energy is a priority as China promises $100 billion of development funding – but don’t call it climate finance
The defeat of Poland’s Law and Justice party is expected to speed up the roll-out of renewables in Poland and boost cooperation with Brussels
At Cop28, developed nations will face calls to quit fossil fuels faster than developing countries, who did less to cause the climate crisis
The International Energy Agency calls on countries to bring forward net zero targets and rely less on fossil fuel technofixes
Some of the world’s biggest cruise companies are claiming to be green, while continuing to use weakly regulated fossil fuels
While “ambitious” countries made few new announcements, the US, China, India and the UK had not offered enough to even sit in the room
Nineteen countries signed up to an India-led alliance this month to boost production of biofuels, but experts raise sustainability concerns
The European Union is using taxes on pollution to fund a gas pipeline in Romania, claiming it will reduce emissions compared to coal
The country is not moving away from coal yet, doesn’t want to hand rich nations a win and thinks the JETP terms aren’t good enough
Turning Africa into a source of carbon credits will benefit polluters and middlemen, not most Africans and not the planet
Mexico is set for a green shift, as climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum faces pro-renewables senator Xóchitl Gálvez in next June’s elections
An Emirati coalition has announced a $450 million commitment to buy carbon credits generated in Africa but critics called offsets a “risky diversion”
The Slovakian will replace Frans Timmermans as the EU’s lead on climate, at home and abroad
Around 60% of voters said oil reserves in the Yasuní National Park should be left in the ground in binding vote
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The CEO of Occidental Petroleum has said that direct air capture is a way of prolonging the life of the oil industry