Despite exit, EU seeks to save green reforms to energy investment treaty
EU ministers have agreed they are free to support reforms to end protection for fossil fuels at a conference in November
Rich nations meet $100bn climate finance goal – two years late
Developed countries gave nearly $116 billion in climate finance in 2022, but experts and campaigners questioned how the target was met
US government backs the carbon credit industry’s push to fix itself
The Biden administration throws its weight behind the industry’s attempts to boost integrity in the beleaguered market
In Malawi, dubious cyclone aid highlights need for loss and damage fund
Malawi’s Red Cross built 45 homes funded by a suspected Nigerian fraudster, which residents of Mchenga village say are unsafe
UN court: Countries must go beyond Paris Agreement to protect oceans
Small island states score “historic” victory as UN maritime tribunal says countries must take necessary measures to address emissions
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
Days after climate talks, US slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs and solar panels
The measures are designed to increase the cost of Chinese goods needed for the energy transition – and could therefore slow the US shift away from fossil fuels
UN agrees carbon market safeguards to tackle green land grabs
Local communities will be able to officially challenge UN-registered carbon credit projects before and after they are up and running
Road row in protected forest exposes Kenya’s climate conundrum
The government wants to expand a road through the Aberdare National Park but conservationists argue it will harm the forest, wildlife and water supplies
Loss and damage board speeds up work to allow countries direct access to funds
At its first meeting, the fund’s board decided to fast-track the selection of its host country so money can be disbursed as fast as possible to disaster-hit people
G7 offers tepid response to appeal for “bolder” climate action
Climate and energy ministers from G7 nations agreed a coal exit deadline – with a caveat, but made little progress on other fossil fuels and finance
Tensions rise over who will contribute to new climate finance goal
Germany wants all high-emitters, especially among G20 countries, to pitch in. But China and Saudi Arabia say the responsibility lies with developed nations
Peak COP? UN looks to shrink Baku and Belém climate summits
While 84,000 delegates attended COP28 in Dubai, just 40,000-50,000 are expected at COP29 in Baku and COP30 in Belém
Argentinian scientists condemn budget cuts ahead of university protest
Right-wing President Javier Milei has taken an axe to funding for education and scientific bodies, sparking fears for climate research
Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda
Brazil and France want the G20 to get behind a global minimum tax on billionaires’ wealth, also backed by IMF chief
Canadian minister vows to fight attempts to weaken plastic pollution treaty
Environment minister Steven Guilbeault accuses “some countries” of slow-walking negotiations, ahead of talks in Ottawa
UN climate chief calls for “quantum leap in climate finance”
Simon Stiell says far more money is required for developing countries to submit bold new climate plans, which would benefit all economies
European court rules climate inaction by states breaches human rights
European Court of Human Rights says Swiss government violated its citizens’ human rights by not doing enough to curb climate change
“Two steps forward, two steps back” – Governments off course for forest protection target
While Brazil and Colombia saw forest loss drop, their progress was offset by rises elsewhere
Zambia’s fossil-fuel subsidy cuts help climate and kids – but taxi drivers suffer
Under pressure from the IMF, the government has redirected subsidies into education, welfare and debt reduction, leaving fuel-heavy sectors with higher costs