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The world will soon have pumped out enough greenhouse gas to take the temperature more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
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A bid to get Cop27 to phase out fossil fuels ended in failure last year, after Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia blocked it
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Negotiators have added an extra meeting to try and get talks finished by Cop28 – but splits over who pays and who receives funds remain
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New carbon credit guidelines do not recommend a mandatory levy to fund adaptation despite calls from vulnerable countries and experts
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The government commissioned advice from expensive consultants from EY, a company that had also worked with carbon offsetters and the fossil fuel industry.
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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.
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The European Court of Human Rights has heard its first two lawsuits on climate change, brought against the governments of Switzerland and France.
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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
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Indigenous people protect the forests but the organisation writing up a rule-book for high-quality carbon offsets has not adequately consulted them
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Campaigners said the UAE’s opposition to zero emissions by 2050 was “alarming” given the country will host Cop28 climate talks in December
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Shell’s rice farming offset projects are under review. Climate Home found them riddled with accounting loopholes and questionable integrity claims.
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The European court on Human Rights will rule on whether climate inaction breaches human rights and the case will have global implications
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They folded after winning concessions from the government which will make producing coal and gas more expensive
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The Mexican government will push others to restrict attempts to lessen the effects of climate change by blocking the sun
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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.
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While the Saudis pushed carbon capture and storage technology, Europeans fought for wind and solar to be talked up in the report.
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Brazil’s new government is clamping down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest, using satellite imagery to find and destroy mining camps
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Being recognised as partiuclarly vulnerable can help countries access climate finance and plan adaptation strategies
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