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At this month’s Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, campaigners warned that ocean protection requires governments to halt new offshore fossil fuel projects
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Diplomats reconvene a year after negotiations collapsed, but campaigners fear the agenda risks burying tricky discussions on key elements
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As rising demand for critical minerals is compounding threats to fragile ecosystems, NGOs have mapped out areas that should be off-limits to mining
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Across Africa, communities have implemented vital climate adaptation measures – but these need investment to scale
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Oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has been given six months by a court to publish a more robust climate plan
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Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, CEO of the loss and damage fund, said he hopes to start spending this year, as pressure mounts for disbursements
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Policymakers and businesses are turning to the circular economy in a bid to increase self-reliance and reduce environmental impacts
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A group of dozens of countries seeks to build momentum for a COP31 pledge to electrify 35% of global energy use by 2035 as an alternative to fossil fuels
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With promises to lift a ban on oil and gas exploration and scale back renewables support, Colombia’s new Tiger President could threaten the country’s clean energy shift
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This event is co-hosted by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Chatham House, Climate Home News and the Natural Resource Governance Institute.
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The two co-hosts want the gathering of over 60 governments in Colombia to be reflected in the official UNFCCC climate process
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UN chief António Guterres says big AI firms should disclose the emissions, water and energy use of their data centres amid community opposition
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An innovative project is enabling women to chronicle untold stories of climate adaptation and influence policy.
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The UN Secretary-General urges drastic reductions in methane emissions, starting with the energy sector, to limit an expected overshoot of global warming beyond 1.5C
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Governments and businesses need to move in step to achieve NDC targets, with the help of sector policies, stronger regulation and public-private partnerships
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At the 11th Our Ocean conference in Kenya, its founder John Kerry says the ocean must become central to climate solutions and needs to be looked after
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Splits between developed and developing countries over finance and science held back progress on key areas of climate action, leaving disappointment and much work for COP31
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G7 countries want to reduce their reliance on China for minerals and protect supplies from geopolitical interests but experts see few benefits for developing nations
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Consultations are underway on reforms to streamline the talks, which take too long to produce outcomes that are often not adequate to tackle the scale of the climate crisis
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As the Bonn talks came to a close, many countries expressed disappointment about a lack of progress on work to advance adaptation to climate impacts
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