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African could see the creation of millions of green jobs, along expanded and resilient global value chains – but for this to happen, it needs more international support
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Azerbaijan presidency claims Article 6 could help countries save $250 billion a year – but experts warn UN carbon trading is still some way off
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Azerbaijan’s president repeats his claim that oil and gas are a “gift from the god” before the UN chief says “doubling down on fossil fuels is absurd”
The post COP29 Bulletin Day 2: Aliyev defends fossil fuels, G77 unites on finance goal appeared first on Climate Home News.
Focusing solely on how to adapt to issues or deal with disasters inside country borders can cause problems elsewhere, triggering calls for a broader view perspective
The post Cross-border climate risks can’t be solved in isolation appeared first on Climate Home News.
At the start of COP29, new reports warn that 2024 is set to be the hottest year on record as global warming temporarily tops 1.5C and climate disasters surge
The post In numbers: The state of the climate in 2024 appeared first on Climate Home News.
UN climate summit kicks off in Baku, with negotiators reaching compromise on the agenda and US climate envoy saying emissions will keep falling
The post COP29 Bulletin Day 1: Agenda row resolved and US reassures on emissions appeared first on Climate Home News.
Someone will have to pay for the rising costs of the climate crisis – will it be those causing the damage, or those that suffer it?
The post Frontline countries must not be stuck with the climate bill at COP29 appeared first on Climate Home News.
While adaptation funding jumped by about a quarter in 2022, a large share came as loans rather than grants, adding to developing-nations’ debt burdens
The post Rich nations “on track” to double adaptation finance but huge gap persists appeared first on Climate Home News.
Adaptation policy has grown to be of central importance in our collective response to the climate crisis – but more funding is urgently needed
The post COP29: We need to adapt to climate chaos now appeared first on Climate Home News.
COP28 host nation claims the plan is compatible with a 1.5C warming limit, but campaigners disagree, saying it does not commit to cutting oil and gas production
The post UAE kicks off new global round of UN climate plans appeared first on Climate Home News.
Five years after Cyclone Idai devastated eastern Zimbabwe, relocated communities face a new threat – water shortages – with authorities saying they lack money to build a dam
The post From cyclone to drought, Zimbabwe’s climate victims struggle to adapt appeared first on Climate Home News.
Several new guidelines for biodiversity credits were launched at COP16 in Cali, Colombia, where activists warned on risks to nature conservation efforts
The post Biodiversity market takes off at COP16, in shadow of carbon credit chaos appeared first on Climate Home News.
Trump is expected to cut spending on green energy and boost US production of fossil fuels, while pulling his country out of the Paris climate accord
The post US election: Climate experts react to Donald Trump’s victory appeared first on Climate Home News.
The BASIC group led by China wants “unilateral restrictive trade measures” on the COP29 agenda
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COP28 agreed a transition away from fossil fuels – and COP29 must follow up on this, as well as agreeing an ambitious goal for climate finance for developing countries
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As the US Senate approved the US joining the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, it’s unclear if a president could easily pull the country out
The post Legal experts say Trump could quit Paris pact – but leaving UNFCCC much harder appeared first on Climate Home News.
Azeri economist Farid Mehralizada has argued that his country’s reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and dangerous – he is now in prison ahead of the climate summit in Baku
The post How Azerbaijan locked up climate and social justice advocate ahead of COP29 appeared first on Climate Home News.
Republican candidate Donald Trump has cited China’s coal plants as a reason for the US to stick with fossil fuels – but he fails to acknowledge China’s massive clean energy industry
The post What Trump got wrong on China, coal and climate appeared first on Climate Home News.
UN biodiversity summit produces mixed results, with gains for Indigenous people and disagreement on how to raise and manage funding for nature protection
The post COP16 hands power to Indigenous people but fails to bridge nature finance gap appeared first on Climate Home News.
Transition experts say repurposing Poland’s Bełchatów mine and power plant for renewables not recreation could bring more jobs, revenue and electricity
The post Plans to turn Europe’s biggest coal mine into a leisure lake prove divisive appeared first on Climate Home News.