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To meet climate goals, the European Union needs to reverse the decline of its carbon-storing ecosystems like forests and peatlands
The post Despite dilution, officials say new nature law can restore EU carbon sinks appeared first on Climate Home News.
Negotiators and observers say it’s unlikely that a strong plastics deal will be done this year
The post EU warns “delaying tactics” have made plastic treaty deal “very difficult” appeared first on Climate Home News.
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 post Lessons from trade tensions targeting “overcapacity” in China’s cleantech industry appeared first on Climate Home News.
The victims of the climate crisis will need support, and the energy transition will need to be funded, whoever is elected as the next US president
The post New finance goal needed to protect climate momentum from a Trump win appeared first on Climate Home News.
As global competition hots up to secure lithium supplies for batteries, China is boosting its investments in Argentina while the US courts President Javier Milei
The post Lithium tug of war: the US-China rivalry for Argentina’s white gold appeared first on Climate Home News.
Campaigners have accused the German foreign office of discrimination, after some African delegates were denied visas for Bonn climate talks
The post Visa chaos for developing-country delegates mars Bonn climate talks appeared first on Climate Home News.
Countries expressed disappointment as key negotiations on climate finance and emissions-cutting measures made scant progress at mid-year talks
The post UN climate chief warns of “steep mountain to climb” for COP29 after Bonn blame-game appeared first on Climate Home News.
For Pacific Island nations like mine, the transition to clean and renewable energy is not just a goal but a necessity for survival
The post G7 countries must deliver on COP28 promise to cut fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News.
Next round of NDCs in focus as negotiations wrap up with a final push to resolve fights on issues including adaptation and just transition
The post Bonn bulletin: Fears over “1.5 washing” in national climate plans appeared first on Climate Home News.
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
The post Forest carbon accounting allows Guyana to stay net zero while pumping oil appeared first on Climate Home News.
To meet its pledge of net zero by 2060, Nigeria needs to rein in emissions from deforestation and land use, which equal those from the oil and gas sector
The post Nigeria’s path to net zero should be fully lined with trees – and fairness appeared first on Climate Home News.
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.