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Governments will gather in New York for tax negotiations which could unlock $500 billion a year
The post A legal fiction blocking billions in climate finance will be challenged this week appeared first on Climate Home News.
Despite a leadership gap, outgoing environment minister Irene Vélez Torres says the anti-fossil fuel coalition can “live without Colombia”
The post Santa Marta coalition tested as co-chair Colombia turns back to fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News.
Renewables developers need reliable electricity infrastructure and stable policies to help the region meet climate goals and surging demand for power
The post Southeast Asia’s fragile grids threaten billions in clean energy investment appeared first on Climate Home News.
The negotiating community has not become 20 times larger, but the COP has – and the rising number of participants, from politicians to business executives, is getting in the way of the task at hand
The post Is FOMO undermining climate diplomacy? appeared first on Climate Home News.
At annual talks in Kingston, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) launched legal processes to challenge a unilateral US push for deep-sea mining
The post Governments weigh response to US going alone on deep-sea mining appeared first on Climate Home News.
Europe is investing in Egypt’s bid to position itself as a clean electricity exporter to reduce its emissions and generate a new source of income
The post Egypt seeks to unlock renewable potential to power regional clean energy hub appeared first on Climate Home News.
Top politicians and scientists blamed the deadly fires on the climate crisis and said it should inspire more emissions reductions and adaptation measures
The post UN chief warns climate crisis “in overdrive” as El Niño threatens to fuel the fire appeared first on Climate Home News.
With the oil price soaring amid the Iran war, drivers increasingly chose electric cars over internal combustion engines from April to June this year
The post Hormuz crisis speeds up transition to electric cars, IEA data shows appeared first on Climate Home News.
Before it passed on responsibility by selling off assets in Nigeria, internal documents show Shell’s concerns about dealing with oil spills from its pipelines
The post “Do we have the appetite?” – Shell’s fear of Niger Delta clean-up costs revealed appeared first on Climate Home News.
Vulnerable island nations and the poorest countries want the Belém Mission to 1.5 to drive fossil fuel phase-out, while Arab states call for more investment in oil and gas
The post UN bid to keep 1.5C alive exposes deepening divisions over fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News.
With fossil fuel firms set to report huge profits off the back of the Iran war amid heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, public debate is asking who should pay for the damage?
The post The case for making polluters pay has moved into the mainstream appeared first on Climate Home News.
Andy Burnham will cut bus fares and household electricity tax in a boost for UK climate action – but this will be funded partly by switching international climate finance from grants to loans
The post Will new UK PM’s green measures at home cause climate finance pain overseas? appeared first on Climate Home News.
The growing number of recorded abuses linked to Chinese mineral projects come as a new mediation mechanism between Chinese firms and affected communities gets underway
The post Allegations of harms at China-backed transition minerals projects rise appeared first on Climate Home News.
Economic competitiveness, energy security and green industrialisation are driving real-world change – but will this damage our collective mission for a fair green shift?
The post Energy transition policymaking must evolve to fit an age of rupture appeared first on Climate Home News.
India’s informal workers are estimated to be losing $78 billion in wages per year because of productivity declines and illness caused by intensifying heat
The post Extreme heat costing India’s poorest workers 2% of GDP, survey finds appeared first on Climate Home News.
Two subsidiaries of The Metals Company sought to block the probe into potential contract breaches launched after the firm’s application for US-sponsored permits
The post Top maritime court rejects bid to halt UN deep-sea mining inquiry appeared first on Climate Home News.
Deadly floods expose poor urban planning, over-population and spread of informal settlements on disaster-prone land – a problem authorities are struggling to manage
The post Flood deaths in West African cities raise fraught issue of slum evictions appeared first on Climate Home News.
Fears of a flood of environmentally-dubious carbon credits have faded, with most old projects not able to transition to new UN market
The post Most “zombie credits” locked out of new UN carbon market after China and India snub appeared first on Climate Home News.
The electrification agenda presents both an extraordinary opportunity for Africa and an immense challenge for the continent
The post Africa can lead the Age of Electrification appeared first on Climate Home News.
Plans to build Africa’s second largest oil refinery in ecologically sensitive region criticised as “environmental recklessness”
The post Campaigners oppose Dangote’s planned Kenya refinery over climate and ecological risks appeared first on Climate Home News.