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Japan’s Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) supported 56 projects using fossil fuel technologies in Southeast Asia — including LNG and carbon capture
The post Japan backs fossil fuels in Southeast Asian “zero emission” initiative appeared first on Climate Home News.
The EU needs to stand firm against the countries and companies hellbent on weakening its pioneering regulation to stop commodities harming forests
The post Delay to EU deforestation law must not lead to dilution appeared first on Climate Home News.
Advice to politicians says revoking a ban on oil and gas drilling could damage relations with Pacific neighbours and risk lawsuits
The post Civil servants warn fossil fuel exploration could harm New Zealand’s climate reputation appeared first on Climate Home News.
Guyana’s Indigenous communities are under siege from all sides – including an opaque carbon-offsetting scheme agreed by the government on our lands
The post Guyana’s carbon-credit deal to protect forests undermines its forest protectors appeared first on Climate Home News.
The environmental NGO’s campaigners and bosses have fought over job losses, a shift towards richer nations and LGBT+ policy
The post Greenpeace Africa in disarray as restructuring meets resistance appeared first on Climate Home News.
The investment plan mirrors the model of Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) – and includes $8.5 billion to conserve and restore nature
The post Colombia adds nature to the mix with its $40-billion energy transition plan appeared first on Climate Home News.
A coalition of governments and multinational corporations promises to pay Pará state $180m to save its rainforest
The post Amazon state that will host COP30 strikes “largest carbon credit sale in history” appeared first on Climate Home News.
UAE, Azerbaijan and Brazil have promised NDCs compatible with the safest warming limit in the Paris Agreement – but it’s not clear what they mean
The post As COP Troika dithers on 1.5C-aligned climate plans, experts set the bar high appeared first on Climate Home News.
International emissions-cutting targets need to be translated into national laws to guarantee their full delivery and protect the rights of future generations
The post New global climate commitments are critical – but strong national laws must follow appeared first on Climate Home News.
Simon Stiell tells investors in NYC that rich countries are benefiting most from clean energy growth while poorer nations are deprived of finance for cheaper renewables
The post UN climate chief warns of “two-speed” global energy transition appeared first on Climate Home News.
Diong has experience in development banking, government and insurance against climate disasters in Africa
The post Senegalese banker Ibrahima Cheikh Diong picked to lead new loss and damage fund appeared first on Climate Home News.
As leaders at the UN debate how to meet renewable energy goals, they must also ensure supply chains are sustainable
The post Global push to triple renewables requires responsible mining of minerals appeared first on Climate Home News.
Governments are being asked to sign up to a goal to boost energy storage six-fold and renew or add 80 million km of electric grids, among other initiatives
The post COP29 aims to boost battery storage and grids for renewables, as pledges proliferate appeared first on Climate Home News.
Funding for efforts to protect and restore nature increased to $15.4 billion in 2022 – mostly driven by concessional loans from multilateral banks
The post Biodiversity finance grew ahead of COP16 but came mostly as loans, says OECD appeared first on Climate Home News.
The UK’s new foreign minister, David Lammy, says Global North rhetoric on climate action must be matched by funding but stays silent on the size of a new global finance goal
The post UK calls for “ambition” on COP29 climate finance goal but won’t talk numbers appeared first on Climate Home News.
One negotiator said it was “very unfortunate” that no developed-country officials travelled to Ghana for UN climate talks on “response measures”
The post Developing countries denounce rich nations’ disregard for just transition talks appeared first on Climate Home News.
The Brazilian president has run up against similar challenges to his US counterpart Joe Biden – and it’s bad news for the planet
The post Is Brazil’s Lula a climate leader? appeared first on Climate Home News.
Azerbaijan’s COP29 president calls for determination and leadership from all countries to bridge the gaps on finance
The post Slow progress in Baku risks derailing talks on new climate finance goal at COP29 appeared first on Climate Home News.
The global pipeline of coal projects shrank dramatically in recent years – but now coal is making a comeback in Asia, threatening climate goals
The post The demise of coal, as it turns out, is a lot of gas appeared first on Climate Home News.
The UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals launches principles to guide responsible, fair extraction of minerals for green value chains
The post Human rights must be “at the core” of mining for transition minerals, UN panel says appeared first on Climate Home News.