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While Brazil and Colombia saw forest loss drop, their progress was offset by rises elsewhere
The post “Two steps forward, two steps back” – Governments off course for forest protection target appeared first on Climate Home News.
Under pressure from the IMF, the government has redirected subsidies into education, welfare and debt reduction, leaving fuel-heavy sectors with higher costs
The post Zambia’s fossil-fuel subsidy cuts help climate and kids – but taxi drivers suffer appeared first on Climate Home News.
The UNFCCC has said it will not hold regional climate weeks in 2024 due to a funding shortfall – which means less inclusion for developing-country voices
The post Cancellation of UN climate weeks removes platform for worst-hit communities appeared first on Climate Home News.
Indebted farmers, facing falling yields and water scarcity, want legally guaranteed price support for more crops – but that may not fix their climate woes
The post What will it take to protect India’s angry farmers from climate threats? appeared first on Climate Home News.
Demand for finance to pay for the aftermath of climate impacts is rocketing – but progress on getting a new UN loss and damage fund up and running is slow
The post Expectations mount as loss and damage fund staggers to its feet appeared first on Climate Home News.
As climate officials prepare the next steps in a globally agreed shift away from fossil fuels, oil and gas executives return fire
The post Climate leaders, oil bosses pitch alternate energy-transition realities appeared first on Climate Home News.
The government is relying on special cow food and green plane fuel to cut emissions but its civil servants have grave doubts
The post Revealed: UK civil servants’ secret doubts over climate techno-fixes appeared first on Climate Home News.
France has abandoned plans to phase out tax breaks on agricultural diesel in efforts to appease its increasingly disgruntled farmers
The post Despite Cop28 pledge, France keeps fossil fuel subsidies for farmers appeared first on Climate Home News.
The UK is opening itself up to repeated lawsuits from foreign oil and gas firms if it passes the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
The post Oil drilling while in the Energy Charter Treaty is economically reckless appeared first on Climate Home News.
Developed and developing countries are gearing up for heated discussions over the size of the goal and who should provide money for it
The post Countries draw battle lines for talks on new climate finance goal appeared first on Climate Home News.
Without proper interventions anchored on the latest and best available science, even more people would be vulnerable to disastrous impacts of tremendous economic and non-economic costs.
The post Loss and damage must be a focus of IPCC’s next reports appeared first on Climate Home News.
A draft resolution aimed at creating a space for discussion on sun dimming technologies will be debated at the annual summit of the UN’s environment body this month
The post Switzerland proposes first UN expert group on solar geoengineering appeared first on Climate Home News.
‘Blended finance’ took centre stage at Cop28, with the Green Climate Fund among its supporters. But there are still major problems with the concept that must be addressed before considering any further expansion.
The post Blended finance can perpetuate climate colonialism appeared first on Climate Home News.
The Nigerian government is sinking billions into the long-delayed project but economic and security problems are mounting
The post Problems mount for Sahara gas pipeline, leaving Nigerian taxpayers at risk appeared first on Climate Home News.
Ultra free-market president Javier Milei has not so far been able to get cuts to environmental regulations through Congress
The post Argentine resistance hinders Milei’s forest and glacier destruction appeared first on Climate Home News.
Shell’s oil spills have ruined farms and fisheries and locals want compensation before it sells up
The post Shell accused of trying to wash hands of Nigerian oil spill mess appeared first on Climate Home News.
Indonesia supplies the EV industry with critical battery materials but the sector’s rapid expansion is threatening the rights of Indigenous peoples
The post Indonesia turns traditional Indigenous land into nickel industrial zone appeared first on Climate Home News.
Ex-Im’s financing would boost fossil fuel production in the Gulf state with the construction of over 450 new oil and gas wells
The post US trade agency backs oil and gas drilling in Bahrain despite Biden pledge appeared first on Climate Home News.
The move has sparked fears of price hikes, which would exclude poorer activists and government delegates
The post Azerbaijan orders Baku hotels to freeze Cop29 room booking appeared first on Climate Home News.
To fund a crackdown against gang violence, Ecuador’s recently elected president Daniel Noboa suggested a moratorium on a vote to ban an Amazon oil drilling project.
The post Ecuador’s new president tries to wriggle out of oil drilling referendum appeared first on Climate Home News.