The loss and damage fund should use parametric triggers to pay out when climate disaster strikes small island developing states
The study found that, for Europe and China, importing US-produced LNG is worse for the climate than using local coal
Investing even more in oil and gas would be a huge financial risk so Claudia Sheinbaum should order Pemex to diversify
The EU needs to stand firm against the countries and companies hellbent on weakening its pioneering regulation to stop commodities harming forests
The environmental NGO’s campaigners and bosses have fought over job losses, a shift towards richer nations and LGBT+ policy
One negotiator said it was “very unfortunate” that no developed-country officials travelled to Ghana for UN climate talks on “response measures”
The Brazilian president has run up against similar challenges to his US counterpart Joe Biden – and it’s bad news for the planet
An ambitious NDC would boost China’s economy, win it recognition as a responsible global power – and keep its people safer from climate disasters
We have the resources, talent and need to develop supply chains for the energy transition that bring sustainable economic benefits for Africans
Action on clean energy and adaptation can be the single greatest opportunity to lift up African people and economies, Simon Stiell says
The shift sparked accusations of betrayal from the plastics industry and celebrations from environmental campaigners and a Pacific negotiator
The Biden administration throws its weight behind the industry’s attempts to boost integrity in the beleaguered market
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
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
When the Japanese and US leaders meet in Washington, they should back a renewable energy future that will end harm to our health and livelihoods from fossil gas
New regulations and monitoring advances could turn the tide on methane emissions from oil, gas and coal production this year
Ex-Im’s financing would boost fossil fuel production in the Gulf state with the construction of over 450 new oil and gas wells
Podesta will lead US international climate diplomacy alongside his current job overseeing the rollout of domestic clean energy subsidies
Clean technology is turning into the next global climate spat. The debate over China’s dominance is highly politicized, but there are ways forward
The government aims to cut the amount of energy needed for its economic growth by 2.5% in 2024, putting it far off track for a key five-year climate target
Renewable energy schemes make up four-fifths of Kyoto-era projects hoping to keep selling offsets under Article 6, sparking concerns over the credibility of the new market.
Xie Zhenhua has stepped down and John Kerry has announced he will do the same in a few months time
The government will consider incentives to charge electric vehicles at off-peak hours and to let vehicles sell their electricity to the grid
China opposed six Green Climate Fund projects because the proposals flagged the risk of forced labour in the manufacturing of solar panels.
Clean energy is a priority as China promises $100 billion of development funding – but don’t call it climate finance
From Beijing, climate envoy Xie Zhenhua stood firm against stronger rhetoric against coal, oil and gas deployed at UN headquarters
Ajay Seth said the EU’s proposals on its carbon border adjustment mechanism were “not practical” for a developing country like India
Indebted farmers, facing falling yields and water scarcity, want legally guaranteed price support for more crops – but that may not fix their climate woes
Nearly two fifths of India’s districts depend on the coal sector and a rapid phasedown would be devastating for millions of people
Nineteen countries signed up to an India-led alliance this month to boost production of biofuels, but experts raise sustainability concerns
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
The world’s largest economies agreed to push for a tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, but made no progress on oil and gas phaseout
If approved by the cabinet, India’s new electricity policy would end the construction of new coal-fired power plants after the planned 28 GW are built
India wants to become a leader in green hydrogen production and to develop huge solar projects in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas
The EU’s new deforestation law was seen as a breakthrough in the global battle against forest loss, but it’s provoking fractious debate among governments and producers
Environmental campaigners take the EU to court over the inclusion of fossil fuel-powered planes and ships in green taxonomy
The oil and gas industry aims to bring clean jobs to Aberdeen, but it involves paving over part of a much-loved park, igniting a debate on just transition
But she is opposed by hard-left coalition partner La France insoumise, which fears she is too close to centrist President Macron
The recent European election sets a trajectory for policymakers to shy away from the climate agenda rather than giving it the urgent boost needed
To meet climate goals, the European Union needs to reverse the decline of its carbon-storing ecosystems like forests and peatlands
EU ministers have agreed they are free to support reforms to end protection for fossil fuels at a conference in November
Many Global South climate groups are funded by the German government, a political ally of Israel, and feel unable to criticise Israel’s military action in Gaza
The oil export project has pushed up the price of land, so compensation is too low to maintain affected villagers’ standard of living
The renewable energy agency calls for more concrete policy action and finance, with Africa especially lagging on clean energy
Stuttering shift away from coal could pick up pace as new faces enter an unprecedented coalition government
As the solar geoengineering debate heats up, it is time for voices across the continent to work together and make themselves heard
Progress on the Just Energy Transition Partnership has been slow due to South Africa’s debt concerns and divisions over the role of gas
Malawi’s Red Cross built 45 homes funded by a suspected Nigerian fraudster, which residents of Mchenga village say are unsafe
In the rush to exploit minerals needed to fight climate change, African leaders should harness their natural wealth for the continent’s development
The government wants to expand a road through the Aberdare National Park but conservationists argue it will harm the forest, wildlife and water supplies
A plan for new buses in the Brazilian city hosting the 2025 UN climate summit was held up by a political row that suggests the road to COP30 could get rocky
Claudia Sheinbaum will have to deal with violent divisions over wind power projects on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
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
Right-wing President Javier Milei has taken an axe to funding for education and scientific bodies, sparking fears for climate research
Tired of waiting for donor dollars for climate and nature protection to trickle down, Indigenous rights groups are creating new funds to do things differently
Experts say UN rules around forests and oil are open to abuse, so that countries like Guyana can claim to be carbon-negative without cutting emissions
Ultra free-market president Javier Milei has not so far been able to get cuts to environmental regulations through Congress
The Brazilian government wants to tap forest protection funds to pave a major highway. Western donors say that goes against the fund’s rules.
Pilgrims without the right type of visa were denied medical treatment, survivors say, during a 52C heatwave which killed hundreds
Analysts said Saudi Arabia’s government may be losing faith that the world wants to keep buying more of its oil
Khalil was a researcher who drew attention to the impacts of climate change on the Gaza Strip before being killed by Israel’s bombs
US and Saudi Arabia want a bottom-up deal focused on recycling, while a “high ambition coalition” wants top-down curbs on plastic production
The Middle East has not been used to planning for intense rainfall but the region must learn the lessons of recent flooding which killed Asian migrants, experts warn
Europe needs low-carbon hydrogen and the Middle-East and North Africa can produce it
Chair of the Arab group for a decade, Shasly is absent from interim climate talks in Bonn and is being replaced by Albara Tawfiq
The proposals aim to harness solar power to bring drinking water to Palestinian territories but Israel’s support is needed
As host of the board of the new UN L&D fund, the Philippines can set an example with its pioneering climate accountability bill
Beijing has not kept promises to provide data on its lakes, hampering efforts to prevent flood disasters, a senior Nepali official says
Countries have agreed to reduce power generated from coal, but shutting down plants is an economic and social challenge, especially in emerging economies
While Palestinians in Gaza fear death from heat in makeshift tents, Israelis in Tel Aviv stay cool in air-conditioned homes – highlighting the unequal effects of extreme weather
Many vulnerable people in South Asia are already struggling to protect themselves from unbearably high temperatures – which are set to worsen
China and India are on track to triple renewable capacity this decade, but were put off by anti-coal language and cost concerns
Non-binary and trans people have been detained and deported at Dubai airport and being gay is effectively criminalised in the UAE
Since President Widodo launched Indonesia’s exchange two months ago, there’s been barely any trading of carbon credits
Australia has offered visas and climate finance to Tuvalu in a security pact to counter China’s influence in the Pacific region
The climate minister of Pacific Island Vanuatu says those choosing the Cop31 host should examine Australia’s gas expansion plans
While small islands still say the Green Climate Fund is better than the rest, they are facing problems getting money from it
Campaigners are challenging the UK government over its assessment of environmental impacts of a trade deal with Australia
They folded after winning concessions from the government which will make producing coal and gas more expensive
Being recognised as partiuclarly vulnerable can help countries access climate finance and plan adaptation strategies
At this week’s Pacific Island Forum the new Australian government got a warmer response from its smaller neighbours but was pressed to keep fossil fuels in the ground
AGL had planned to split in two and keep burning coal for another two decades or more, before Mike Cannon-Brookes led a shareholder revolt