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Fears of a flood of environmentally-dubious carbon credits have faded, with most old projects not able to transition to new UN market
The post Most “zombie credits” locked out of new UN carbon market after China and India snub appeared first on Climate Home News.
The electrification agenda presents both an extraordinary opportunity for Africa and an immense challenge for the continent
The post Africa can lead the Age of Electrification appeared first on Climate Home News.
Plans to build Africa’s second largest oil refinery in ecologically sensitive region criticised as “environmental recklessness”
The post Campaigners oppose Dangote’s planned Kenya refinery over climate and ecological risks appeared first on Climate Home News.
Governments have known since at least the 1960s that fossil fuel use was warming the planet. They kept quiet to avoid responsibility.
The post Major emitting countries knew of climate risks decades earlier than claimed appeared first on Climate Home News.
Campaigners accused deep-sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company of obstructing an inquiry into its subsidiaries. The firm says it is being targeted without procedural basis
The post UN seabed regulator defends authority as mining firms seek to halt inquiry appeared first on Climate Home News.
The new Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage faces an overwhelming number of initial requests for its limited pot of money and board members decided to take more time to choose which to back first
The post Loss and damage fund delays first project approvals as needs dwarf resources appeared first on Climate Home News.
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have hit supplies of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), seen as a cleaner cooking alternative to charcoal and wood
The post Iran war fuel shocks threaten Africa’s clean cooking push, IEA says appeared first on Climate Home News.
The fledgling fund must also help vulnerable communities take action to recover from disasters by giving them direct access to grants
The post The loss and damage fund needs far more finance to deliver climate justice appeared first on Climate Home News.
Clean energy demand for battery-grade graphite is surging, but India faces hurdles as it positions itself to compete with China’s grip on the supply chain
The post India looks to untapped graphite riches for slice of critical minerals boom appeared first on Climate Home News.
As governments turn to the ocean for jobs, growth and climate solutions, campaigners at the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa warned coastal communities must not be left behind
The post As blue economy gathers pace, communities must benefit from ocean boom, activists say appeared first on Climate Home News.
Global efforts to ensure AI does more good than harm must consider how it could fuel exploitation of biodiversity and ecosystems, conservationists say
The post AI governance debate silent on risks to nature, campaigners warn appeared first on Climate Home News.
Crowdfunded lawsuit filed at London’s High Court seeks to enforce Uganda’s laws against EACOP Ltd, the pipeline project’s UK-registered company
The post Ugandan farmers launch UK court case against East African oil pipeline appeared first on Climate Home News.
We need to urgently build resilience to more extreme weather and rising seas, protecting nature as an ally in adapting to climate impacts
The post A supercharged El Niño is coming – are we ready? appeared first on Climate Home News.
People support efforts to protect forests and curb industrial food production, the results of the latest Global Citizens’ Assembly show – but politicians have been slow to act
The post As food shocks spread, citizens are showing more leadership than governments appeared first on Climate Home News.
The board of the UN’s flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations and keep less in reserve
The post Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less appeared first on Climate Home News.
The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash
The post Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge appeared first on Climate Home News.
Ancestral knowledge combined with climate-smart techniques is boosting food security and increasing family incomes in the Lake Atitlán region
The post In Guatemala, Indigenous women build climate resilience with old and new farming methods appeared first on Climate Home News.
Even though the global lender has ditched a headline goal for its financing with climate benefits, it has decided to continue its climate action plan in the face of US pressure
The post World Bank’s climate work can endure without finance target, experts say appeared first on Climate Home News.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) could drive clean tech manufacturing in Africa but shortfalls in finance and data are still limiting deployment at scale
The post Can giant batteries unlock Africa’s green industrial future? appeared first on Climate Home News.
The impacts of extreme heat vary widely across countries and cities, and approaches tailored using data can target solutions at vulnerable groups
The post With extreme heat now a public health crisis, local data can save lives appeared first on Climate Home News.