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The climate minister of Pacific Island Vanuatu says those choosing the Cop31 host should examine Australia’s gas expansion plans
The post Australia’s bid to host climate talks is welcome but its words must be matched with action appeared first on Climate Home News.
Climate Home analysed how highly-publicised commitments are faring two years on from their announcement
The post Forests, methane, finance: Where are the Cop26 pledges now? appeared first on Climate Home News.
At the Global Partnership for Education, we paid a high price to be hosted by the World Bank. A loss and damage fund should be independent
The post Avoid our mistake: Don’t let World Bank host loss and damage fund appeared first on Climate Home News.
After its pleas for grants not loans fell mostly on deaf ears, Indonesia has watered down its plans to shut coal power plants early
The post Indonesia delays coal closure plans after finance row with rich nations appeared first on Climate Home News.
The technically complex contract was won by Alfajiri, which is based in a residential property in Canada and has only existed a few months
The post DRC hands gas rights to Canadian start-up that failed criteria appeared first on Climate Home News.
Wars harm climate action because large militaries emit a lot and military spending diverts money away from tackling climate change
The post Wars are closing down the window for climate action appeared first on Climate Home News.
As Israel cuts off electricity to the Gaza Strip, rooftop solar panels help residents to survive frequent bombardment
The post Rooftop solar panels offer fragile lifeline to besieged Gazans appeared first on Climate Home News.
Bangladeshi scientist and campaigner Saleemul Huq attended every UN climate summit and championed the cause of developing countries
The post Movement mourns ‘driving force for climate justice’ Saleemul Huq appeared first on Climate Home News.
The G7 has offered to mobilise $15.5 billion to get Vietnam from coal to clean energy but just 2% of this is grants
The post Rich nations offer loans not grants for Vietnam’s coal transition appeared first on Climate Home News.
A renewable energy target will be debated at Cop28 but financial reforms are needed for the Global South outside China to meet that target
The post To triple renewable energy, the Global South needs finance appeared first on Climate Home News.
China opposed six Green Climate Fund projects because the proposals flagged the risk of forced labour in the manufacturing of solar panels.
The post China objects to UN fund warnings on solar’s forced labour risks appeared first on Climate Home News.
Planned oil and gas blocks cover an area the size of France in the Brazilian Amazon
The post Saving the Three Basins means stopping fossil fuel expansion appeared first on Climate Home News.
Project owners in Cambodia and Brazil are selling carbon offsets to Uber, Marathon and ArcelorMittal despite an uptick in deforestation
The post Exposed: carbon offsets linked to high forest loss still on sale appeared first on Climate Home News.
In response to a global stocktake report, ministers will debate collective goals such as phasing out fossil fuels by 2040
The post UN puts climate ‘course correction’ on Cop28 negotiating table appeared first on Climate Home News.
Wopke Hoekstra argues a tax on jet fuel could raise revenue for a planned loss and damage fund, but experts warn that won’t be easy
The post EU’s nominated climate lead wants a global tax on jet fuel appeared first on Climate Home News.
Sultan Al Jaber urged governments to update their national climate targets by September. Not one heeded the call
The post Cop28 boss’ appeal to raise climate targets met with total indifference appeared first on Climate Home News.
A finance tool to shut down Asian coal plants up to a decade early will swing into action “soon”, says Asian Development Bank climate envoy
The post ADB set to launch first coal early retirement scheme in Indonesia appeared first on Climate Home News.
Five environmentalists have been jailed in the last two years, while the government works on a clean energy partnership with rich nations
The post Vietnamese climate activist jailed in ‘unjust’ government crackdown appeared first on Climate Home News.
The world’s largest economies agreed to push for a tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, but made no progress on oil and gas phaseout
The post G20 leaders strike renewables deal, stall on fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News.
The UN Global Stocktake report calls on governments to scale up renewable energy and phase out all “unabated” fossil fuels.
The post UN says more needed ‘on all fronts’ to meet climate goals appeared first on Climate Home News.