Mindfully Curated
China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua invited his US counterpart to China to discuss cooperation on tackling climate change
The post Despite Taiwan and spy baloon tensions, China invites US for climate talks appeared first on Climate Home News.
Solar installers are waiting to find out which solar panels are considered US-made and qualify for subsidies
The post US solar boom on hold as industry awaits subsidy rules appeared first on Climate Home News.
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events
The post Carbon capture gets its day – Climate Weekly appeared first on Climate Home News.
The UN’s flagship climate fund is struggling to clearly manage risks in its projects, an independent review has found, making it wary of taking on high-impact projects in developing countries
The post UN’s Green Climate Fund too scared of risk, finds official review appeared first on Climate Home News.
The world will soon have pumped out enough greenhouse gas to take the temperature more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
The post UN: World set to blow through 1.5C carbon budget in 10 years appeared first on Climate Home News.
A bid to get Cop27 to phase out fossil fuels ended in failure last year, after Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia blocked it
The post German official sees ‘a chance’ Cop28 can agree to phase out fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News.
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events
The post Carbon discredits – Climate Weekly appeared first on Climate Home News.
Negotiators have added an extra meeting to try and get talks finished by Cop28 – but splits over who pays and who receives funds remain
The post At Luxor talks, splits remain but hopes high for loss and damage fund this year appeared first on Climate Home News.
New carbon credit guidelines do not recommend a mandatory levy to fund adaptation despite calls from vulnerable countries and experts
The post Carbon credit industry resists vulnerable nations’ call to fund adaptation appeared first on Climate Home News.
The government commissioned advice from expensive consultants from EY, a company that had also worked with carbon offsetters and the fossil fuel industry.
The post Consultants close to industry shaped Austalia’s controversial carbon credit policy appeared first on Climate Home News.
The first talks on how to set up a loss and damage fund were held this week. In the meantime, disaster-torn countries like Malawi appeal for urgent support.
The post Cyclone Freddy prompts pleas for urgency on loss and damage finance appeared first on Climate Home News.
The European Court of Human Rights has heard its first two lawsuits on climate change, brought against the governments of Switzerland and France.
The post European court hears landmark lawsuits that could shape climate policy appeared first on Climate Home News.
The United Nations has ordered the International Court of Justice to advise states on their legal responsibilities on climate change, following a global initiative led by Vanuatu
The post International Court of Justice to advise states on climate duties: ‘A turning point for climate justice’ appeared first on Climate Home News.
Indigenous people protect the forests but the organisation writing up a rule-book for high-quality carbon offsets has not adequately consulted them
The post Carbon credit rule-makers must engage Indigenous People appeared first on Climate Home News.
Campaigners said the UAE’s opposition to zero emissions by 2050 was “alarming” given the country will host Cop28 climate talks in December
The post Cop28 host UAE tried to weaken global shipping’s climate ambition appeared first on Climate Home News.
Shell’s rice farming offset projects are under review. Climate Home found them riddled with accounting loopholes and questionable integrity claims.
The post Revealed: How Shell cashed in on dubious carbon offsets from Chinese rice paddies appeared first on Climate Home News.
The European court on Human Rights will rule on whether climate inaction breaches human rights and the case will have global implications
The post Climate in court: The Paris Agreement’s role in safeguarding human rights appeared first on Climate Home News.
They folded after winning concessions from the government which will make producing coal and gas more expensive
The post Greens stop blocking Australia’s new fossil fuel projects appeared first on Climate Home News.
The Mexican government will push others to restrict attempts to lessen the effects of climate change by blocking the sun
The post Mexico launches global push for geoengineering restrictions appeared first on Climate Home News.
Cop27 resulted in the historic decision of setting up a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries, but success depends on a few key actions.
The post I’m a COP veteran. Here are 3 suggestions for the new Loss and Damage fund appeared first on Climate Home News.