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Indonesia delays coal closure plans after finance row with rich nations

After its pleas for grants not loans fell mostly on deaf ears, Indonesia has watered down its plans to shut coal power plants early

The technically complex contract was won by Alfajiri, which is based in a residential property in Canada and has only existed a few months

As Israel cuts off electricity to the Gaza Strip, rooftop solar panels help residents to survive frequent bombardment

Bangladeshi scientist and campaigner Saleemul Huq attended every UN climate summit and championed the cause of developing countries

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.

Betts was the EU’s chief negotiator when the Paris Agreement was signed. He has died a year after being diagnosed with cancer.

While small islands still say the Green Climate Fund is better than the rest, they are facing problems getting money from it

Developing countries are outraged by a proposal to host a climate loss and damage fund at the World Bank, painting it as a US power grab

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

The 27 member states agreed to pursue a tripling of renewable energy by 2030 but softened language on phasing out fossil fuels

At Cop28, developed nations will face calls to quit fossil fuels faster than developing countries, who did less to cause the climate crisis

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While technical tweaks should make the World Bank’s capital go further, their impact depends on shareholders injecting fresh funds

Major oil and gas producers hit back at World Bank reforms that aim to channel more money into clean energy

The World Bank says it will try to get governments to stop spending public money making fossil fuels artificially cheap

China and India will see the biggest coal job losses and need to plan support for affected communities, Global Energy Monitor warns

Gabon’s former environment minister Lee White and three officials have been placed under house arrest after a complaint from a forestry union