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Clean, cheap or fair – which countries should pump the last oil and gas?
The Cop28 UN climate summit in December secured agreement from almost 200 nations to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner” – a decision hailed by...
View ArticleWhen governments fund fossil fuels, it’s time to take them to court
Today’s climate crisis is already worse than scientists predicted, yet governments continue to pour billions of dollars of public funds into the single-biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions:...
View ArticleNations fail to agree ban or research on solar geoengineering
Governments have failed to agree on how the United Nations should regulate controversial solar radiation management (SRM) techniques, which aim to lessen the effects of climate change by dimming the...
View ArticleAid watchdog questions UK’s climate finance accounting
The United Kingdom has counted an additional £1.7 billion ($2.15 billion) towards its £11.6-billion climate finance target without giving any more money to vulnerable developing countries, an...
View ArticleGlobal energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 – IEA
Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts hampered hydropower production, International...
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Germany uses funding to pressure climate groups on Israel-Gaza war
The German government has used its financial power over climate activists in the Global South to try to stop them publicly criticising Israel’s attacks on Gaza in recent months, according to sources...
View ArticleHow to hold shipping financially accountable for its climate impacts
Discussions about climate finance are usually framed around national borders: wealthy countries rightfully paying more than less-developed states for their historic responsibility in the climate...
View ArticleChina steps away from 2025 energy efficiency goal
China looks set to miss one of its key 2025 climate goals as the government is targeting only a “modest” cut to the amount of energy needed to power its economic growth this year, analysts said....
View ArticleFossil fuel firms seek UN carbon market cash for old gas plants
Fossil fuel companies are aiming to profit from a new United Nations’ carbon market by selling carbon credits linked to gas-fired power plants they have already built. At the Cop28 climate summit last...
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UN climate fund axes Nicaragua forest project over human rights concerns
The UN’s flagship climate fund has pulled out of a forest conservation project in Nicaragua after local community groups complained about a lack of protection in the face of escalating human rights...
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Is water provision in drought-hit Zambia climate ‘loss and damage’ or...
Update: On April 18, scientists from the World Weather Attribution group released a study which found that climate change has not directly contributed to the ongoing drought in Zambia. It concluded...
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Despite Putin promises, Russia’s emissions keep rising
Citizens of the world’s fourth-largest emitting country are heading to the polls from March 15-17 in an election that is certain to guarantee Russian President Vladimir Putin another six years in...
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Fossil fuel industry under pressure to cut record-high methane emissions
Energy analysts have been singing the same tune ad nauseam: cutting climate-harming methane emissions from fossil fuels is one of the simplest and cheapest ways to slow the rate of global warming fast....
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Paraguay’s carbon deal with Singapore beset by lobbying, lax rules
At the Cop28 climate summit in December, Santiago Peña, president of the densely forested South American nation of Paraguay, struck a deal with Singapore’s Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean to directly...
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Tesla EV gigafactory drives Germany’s latest climate justice struggle
Environmental groups in Germany are ramping up their opposition to a planned expansion of Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s first manufacturing plant in Europe....
View ArticleCompanies still missing in action on methane-cutting goals
Leslie Cordes is vice president of programs at the sustainability nonprofit Ceres. As global policymakers, nonprofit advocates and industry leaders meet this week in Geneva to turn lofty promises to...
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In Somalia, Green Climate Fund tests new approach for left-out communities
One of the world’s most vulnerable countries, Somalia is bearing the brunt of climate extremes. A two-year drought – its worst in decades – was followed last November by devastating floods. The double...
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Shipping sector pushes to keep emissions-tax cash for itself
Shipping negotiators for governments at UN talks this week want a proposed tax on the sector’s emissions to be spent mostly on cleaning up the industry – which could thwart international plans to use...
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African dismay at decision to host loss and damage advice hub in Geneva
Governments have ignored a recommendation by UN experts and decided to host a network advising on the loss and damage caused by climate change in the expensive Swiss city of Geneva rather than the...
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UN’s climate body faces “severe financial challenges” which put work at risk
The UN’s climate body (UNFCCC) is facing “severe financial challenges” as the ability to fulfill its expanding workload is being put at risk by governments’ failure to provide enough money. The UNFCCC...
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