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Across Africa, communities have implemented vital climate adaptation measures – but these need investment to scale
The post Climate adaptation in Africa needs investment, not imported solutions appeared first on Climate Home News.
Oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has been given six months by a court to publish a more robust climate plan
The post French court rules Total must revise climate plan to account for all emissions appeared first on Climate Home News.
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, CEO of the loss and damage fund, said he hopes to start spending this year, as pressure mounts for disbursements
The post As Nigeria rails at loss and damage “mirage”, fund boss assures money is coming appeared first on Climate Home News.
Policymakers and businesses are turning to the circular economy in a bid to increase self-reliance and reduce environmental impacts
The post Can the circular economy win over big business? appeared first on Climate Home News.
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
The post EU, UK lead push for electrification as “powerful weapon” against fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News.
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
The post Did Colombia’s energy transition just come to a halt? appeared first on Climate Home News.
This event is co-hosted by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Chatham House, Climate Home News and the Natural Resource Governance Institute.
The post Live from LCAW – Raw diplomacy: Can new mineral alliances deliver a just energy transition? appeared first on Climate Home News.
The two co-hosts want the gathering of over 60 governments in Colombia to be reflected in the official UNFCCC climate process
The post COP31 presidency ‘open’ to reflecting Santa Marta in UN climate process, ministers say appeared first on Climate Home News.
UN chief António Guterres says big AI firms should disclose the emissions, water and energy use of their data centres amid community opposition
The post UN asks AI companies to reveal full environmental impacts appeared first on Climate Home News.
An innovative project is enabling women to chronicle untold stories of climate adaptation and influence policy.
The post Women in Jamaica are opening eyes with climate photography appeared first on Climate Home News.
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
The post UN chief says fossil fuel industry must cut methane for warming “relief” appeared first on Climate Home News.
Governments and businesses need to move in step to achieve NDC targets, with the help of sector policies, stronger regulation and public-private partnerships
The post Two to tango: How governments can unlock private investment for national climate goals appeared first on Climate Home News.
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
The post Mombasa ocean summit drives progress on marine protection, but threats persist appeared first on Climate Home News.
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
The post Bonn climate talks end in “gridlock” on adaptation and emissions-cutting appeared first on Climate Home News.
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
The post Warning against ‘consumer club’ as G7 forms critical minerals alliance appeared first on Climate Home News.
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
The post The UN climate process was built for negotiation – now it must support implementation appeared first on Climate Home News.
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
The post Bonn Bulletin: Finance row threatens to scupper work on adaptation goal appeared first on Climate Home News.
At the 11th Our Ocean Conference, African governments launched a bid to have the zone classified as one of the first high-seas protected areas
The post West African nations target Eastern Atlantic for early high seas protection appeared first on Climate Home News.
A coalition of some rich nations and the world’s most vulnerable have vowed to protect climate science in UN negotiations
The post Science ‘under attack’ from fossil fuel interests at UN climate talks appeared first on Climate Home News.
Concerns are growing about the high energy, water and land demands of artificial intelligence tech hubs, while benefits for local people remain unclear
The post The vote that stopped a data center: US communities query resource-hungry AI appeared first on Climate Home News.