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Colombia gets $70m from new global renewable integration fund

February 3, 2023

Colombia will get the first pay-out of a $300m Climate Investment Funds pot for transmission lines, batteries, EV chargers and green hydrogen

The post Colombia gets $70m from new global renewable integration fund appeared first on Climate Home News.

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Coal communities fear South Africa’s clean energy transition

February 2, 2023

Almost 80% of the more than 80,000 residents working in Ermelo are employed by Eskom and Transnet, the state-owned energy and transport companies

The post Coal communities fear South Africa’s clean energy transition appeared first on Climate Home News.

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India announces $4.3 billion investment in clean energy

February 2, 2023

India wants to become a leader in green hydrogen production and to develop huge solar projects in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas

The post India announces $4.3 billion investment in clean energy appeared first on Climate Home News.

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France seeks EU loophole for French Guiana to power space sector with biofuels

February 2, 2023

Campaigners have warned the exemption risks setting an incentive for increased logging in Europe’s corner of the Amazon forest.

The post France seeks EU loophole for French Guiana to power space sector with biofuels appeared first on Climate Home News.

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Taiwan’s failure to clean up industry endangers its net zero pledge

February 1, 2023

Comment: Taiwan’s industry is responsible for more than half of its emissions but the government’s new climate policies have no specific plan to tackle them.

The post Taiwan’s failure to clean up industry endangers its net zero pledge appeared first on Climate Home News.

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DR Congo delays rainforest oil auctions

January 31, 2023

After a series of multinational oil companies ruled themselves out of the controversial projects, the government pushed back bidding at the last minute

The post DR Congo delays rainforest oil auctions appeared first on Climate Home News.

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EU plans restrictions on climate-wrecking fishing method

January 30, 2023

The European Union plans to ban bottom-trawling in marine protected areas by 2030 but the fishing industry is resisting the measures

The post EU plans restrictions on climate-wrecking fishing method appeared first on Climate Home News.

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No pay, no say – Climate Weekly

January 28, 2023

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Azerbaijan weaponises conservation law in conflict with Armenia

January 28, 2023

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of deforesting the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, but satellite data tells a different story

The post Azerbaijan weaponises conservation law in conflict with Armenia appeared first on Climate Home News.

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Africa objects to US chairing UN climate fund, citing unpaid $2bn

January 27, 2023

The Green Climate Fund is making cutbacks to its project portfolio, while the US fails to deliver on a years-old funding pledge

The post Africa objects to US chairing UN climate fund, citing unpaid $2bn appeared first on Climate Home News.

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Despite killer floods, Nigerian presidential frontrunners dismiss climate change

January 26, 2023

Polling carried out before the floods showed that two-thirds of Nigerians have not heard of climate change.

The post Despite killer floods, Nigerian presidential frontrunners dismiss climate change appeared first on Climate Home News.

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Portugal agrees to swap Cape Verde’s debt for environmental investment

January 24, 2023

Cape Verde owes around $150m to the Portugese state – but Portugal says it will write off the debt if the African island nation spends the money on environmental measures

The post Portugal agrees to swap Cape Verde’s debt for environmental investment appeared first on Climate Home News.

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WoodMac wins: The consultancy giving cover to fossil fuel projects

January 24, 2023

Wood Mackenzie research was used to justify UK support for a gas megaproject in Mozambique and a new coal mine, in government and in court

The post WoodMac wins: The consultancy giving cover to fossil fuel projects appeared first on Climate Home News.

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When adaptation goes wrong – Climate Weekly

January 20, 2023

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Brazil launches first raids against Amazon tree-cutters under Lula’s new government

January 20, 2023

Brazil’s new government is already having an impact on deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, an environmental enforcement agent claimed

The post Brazil launches first raids against Amazon tree-cutters under Lula’s new government appeared first on Climate Home News.

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Airlines plot fight-back against France’s short-haul flights ban

January 20, 2023

The aviation industry plans to argue that banning short-haul flights is ineffective and impinges on EU citizens’ right to travel between countries

The post Airlines plot fight-back against France’s short-haul flights ban appeared first on Climate Home News.

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Mexico plans to ban solar geoengineering after rogue experiment

January 18, 2023

A US startup carried out a geoengineering experiment in Mexico, which the country claims was done without prior notice and consent.

The post Mexico plans to ban solar geoengineering after rogue experiment appeared first on Climate Home News.

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Italy’s climate envoy resigns, leaving diplomacy in doubt

January 17, 2023

Alessandro Modiano resigned three months into a new far-right government and it is unclear if he will be replaced as climate envoy or if the position will be scrapped

The post Italy’s climate envoy resigns, leaving diplomacy in doubt appeared first on Climate Home News.

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World Bank adaptation funds slept through Pakistan’s record flooding

January 17, 2023

A $100 million project was meant to protect Karachi slumdwellers from flooding, but instead made many homeless before work stalled

The post World Bank adaptation funds slept through Pakistan’s record flooding appeared first on Climate Home News.

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Thunberg joins protest against German coal mine expansion

January 16, 2023

The German government agreed that utility RWE could expand the Luetzerath coal mine in exchange for a faster national coal phase-out

The post Thunberg joins protest against German coal mine expansion appeared first on Climate Home News.

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