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Oil-reliant Azerbaijan chosen to host Cop29 climate talks
2023-12-09 by in Climate Home NewsAzerbaijan gets two-thirds of its revenue from oil and gas, one of the highest percentages of any country in the world
Tagged under: COP29
Leaks reveal how McKinsey drives African climate agenda
2023-11-27 by in Climate Home NewsWhistleblowers caution about the increasing role of McKinsey in the climate agenda, promoting carbon markets and energy transition plans
Tagged under: Net Zero | Energy | Carbon Pricing | Africa
The subtle art of scaling up climate adaptation
2023-11-20 by in Climate Home NewsClimate funds are the early adopters of a different way of doing finance, prioritising the natural world and scaling up climate adaptation.
Tagged under: Finance
The cruise industry says LNG is a climate solution. It's not
2023-09-26 by in Climate Home NewsSome of the biggest players in the cruise industry are claiming to be green and use LNG, while continuing to use fossil fuels
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Maritime court hearing: Small islands demand urgent climate action
2023-09-11 by in Climate Home NewsAt the maritime court hearing, small islands seek climate clarity, potentially setting precedent for other courts worldwide
How Portugal eucalyptus plantation play a role on wildfires
2023-08-31 by in Climate Home NewsPaper packages are championed as an alternative to plastic, but eucalyptus plantations are fuelling disaster in Portugal.
Tagged under: Wildfires
Green funds in Indonesia were spent clearing forests for biomass
2023-06-01 by in Climate Home NewsMillions of dollars in green funds were spent reviving a project by Indonesia's Medco group, which cleared rainforests in Papua.
Tagged under: Deforestation | Trees | Indonesia | Finance
Study: Fossil fuel firms owe $209bn a year for climate damage
2023-05-19 by in Climate Home NewsFossil fuel firms owe $209bn a year in reparations for the climate damage they have caused, according to a new study
After court blocks renewables push, US promotes carbon capture & hydrogen
2023-05-11 by in Climate Home NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency will set limits on power plants' emissions, forcing them to clean up or shut down
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Hydrogen
Paris agreement's police force begins with rebuke to Vatican
2023-05-11 by in Climate Home NewsThe Pope's home state has not yet issued a climate plan, which is against the rules of the Paris Agreement it ratified last year
Insurer quits climate alliance, citing legal fears
2023-04-03 by in Climate Home NewsInsurance company Munich Re has left the Net Zero Insurance Alliance, fearing legal action from politicians in the US Republican party
Tagged under: Insurance | Net Zero
Revealed: Shell's massive stake in dubious rice carbon offsets
2023-03-28 by in Climate Home NewsAn investigation by Climate Home found Shell 'brokered' dubious rice projects in China that could generate worthless carbon offsets.
Tagged under: Shell
High Seas Treaty exempts deep-sea mining from stricter environmental rules
2023-03-08 by in Climate Home NewsDespite the setback campaigners hope countries will be emboldened to protect marine ecosystems as they negotiate seabed mining rules
Portugal agrees to swap Cape Verde's debt for environmental investment
2023-01-24 by in Climate Home NewsCape Verde owes around $150m to the Portugese state - but Portugal says it will write off the debt if the African island nation spends the money on environmental measures
Tagged under: Africa | Finance
Airlines plot fight-back against France's short-haul flights ban
2023-01-19 by in Climate Home NewsThe aviation industry plans to argue that banning short-haul flights is ineffective and impinges on EU citizens' right to travel between countries
Tagged under: France | Air Travel
My people have lived in the Amazon for 6,000 years: You need to listen to us
2022-07-01 by in Climate Home NewsAs the planet warms and biodiversity collapses, those encouraging and profiting from the destruction of the Earth must be charged with ecocide
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest
DR Congo approves auction of oil blocks in one of the world's largest carbon sinks
2022-05-03 by in Climate Home NewsAt least three of 16 oil blocks earmarked for drilling overlap with the world’s largest tropical peatland complex, posing a double threat to the climate
Tagged under: Congo
The heat in Delhi is unbearable. This is what the climate crisis feels like
2022-04-29 by in Climate Home NewsA short walk in the afternoon is exhausting. Heatwaves will keep getting worse until we stop burning fossil fuels
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Fossil Fuels
Experts sound the alarm on oil sector's blue hydrogen push
2022-02-15 in Climate Home NewsEU green investment rules facilitate the rollout of blue hydrogen, a fuel that could be more polluting than the fossil gas it is set to replace
Tagged under: Hydrogen
Typhoon Rai's trail of destruction in the Philippines reignites loss and damage calls
2022-01-11 in Climate Home NewsMore than 400 people were killed and seven million lost homes or livelihoods to the category 5 storm that hit the Philippines in December
Researchers are excited by 'tantalising' prospect of open IEA energy data
2022-01-10 in Climate Home NewsThe International Energy Agency is proposing to lift the paywall on its extensive energy database, in a potential boon for climate research
A race for lithium is sparking fears of water shortages in northern Argentina
2022-01-07 in Climate Home NewsThe salt flats of Catamarca hold rich resources for a green revolution, but the impact of mining on water sources has nearby communities worried
Tagged under: Argentina | Lithium | Water Resources
'Extraordinary progress' - Beijing meets air pollution goals after coal crackdown
2022-01-04 in Climate Home NewsSocial media protests and US direct diplomacy pushed authorities in China's capital to clean up heavy industry and home heating
Tagged under: Coal
A rush to mine the deep ocean has environmentalists worried
2021-12-03 in Climate Home NewsTiny Nauru is behind a push to fast-track talks on mining rules for the deep seabed, which could see fragile habitats opened to exploitation as early as 2023
Tagged under: Oceans
China 'trumps' the west by pledging larger share of IMF relief to African nations
2021-12-01 in Climate Home NewsPresident Xi Jinping promised to share around a quarter of China's pandemic recovery boost with Africa, more than European and American countries
Mia Mottley: the 'fearless' leader pushing a global settlement for the climate frontlines
2021-11-18 in Climate Home NewsThe first female prime minister of Barbados is elevating wonky discussions on the future of global finance to the highest political level
Tagged under: Caribbean | Finance
How tracking forest biomass change from space informs carbon cycling models
2021-11-18 in Climate Home NewsSponsored content: Using a combination of data from different satellites, scientists are predicting the amount of above-ground biomass stored in the world's forests
Tagged under: Predictions | Climate Change | Trees
India's vulnerability to coal shocks exposed amid surging energy demand and prices
2021-10-05 in Climate Home NewsThe country's looming energy crisis raises serious questions over India's coal expansion plan as private investors move away from the sector, analysts say
Conservation summit opens amid debate over role of indigenous people
2021-09-03 in Climate Home NewsA group of human rights NGOs has organised a counter-summit, claiming mainstream conservation measures aren't respecting indigenous peoples' rights
As the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan, coal is a key source of revenue
2021-08-26 in Climate Home NewsMining was a major source of finance for the Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan and has strategic importance as the militants seek to govern
Putin sounds methane alarm, under satellite surveillance and EU pressure
2021-04-27 in Climate Home NewsThe Russian president has raised concern about the warming impact of methane emissions, calling for research collaboration but making no policy promises
Tagged under: Methane | Vladimir Putin | Russia
Total signs deal to build East African oil pipeline, despite lack of finance
2021-04-12 by in Climate Home NewsUganda and Tanzania have given political backing to the 1,445km East African Crude Oil Pipeline, but climate campaigners are deterring investment
Tagged under: Africa | Finance
Total's play for Ugandan oil tests the climate commitment of international banks
2021-03-19 by in Climate Home NewsA final investment decision on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline is expected at the end of March, as campaigners urge financial institutions to avoid fossil fuels
Tagged under: Africa | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels
'Science-based' corporate climate targets are no such thing, says former advisor
2021-02-24 in Climate Home NewsAs the number of businesses setting 'science-based' targets surges, experts are calling for more transparency over how those numbers are calculated
Climate leaders welcome reforming WTO chief, as carbon trade wars loom
2021-02-16 in Climate Home NewsNgozi Okonjo-Iweala brings an awareness of climate issues to the UN trade body, where member states are set to clash over carbon border taxes
10 myths about net zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted
2020-12-11 by in Climate Home NewsCarbon neutrality targets are often not as ambitious as they sound, relying on problematic carbon offsets and unproven technologies
Tagged under: Net Zero
US has officially left the Paris Agreement, amid election to determine climate future
2020-11-04 in Climate Home NewsThe race for the White House could take days or weeks to settle, with major implications for the prospects of tackling the climate crisis
Greta Thunberg looks to UN security council election for leverage on climate
2020-06-10 in Climate Home NewsYouth activists have written to small island negotiators, urging them to use their vote to pressure Canada and Norway into ending oil extraction
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism
Carbon offsets have patchy human rights record. Now UN talks erode safeguards
2019-12-09 in Climate Home NewsA new global carbon market could unleash finance for projects around the world. But protections for local communities were weakened in draft rules at Cop25
Tagged under: Finance
One of the world's biggest emitters is trying to fly under the radar at Cop25
2019-12-06 in Climate Home NewsAustralia is the third biggest fossil fuel exporter, has high emissions and plans to use a loophole to meet its pledges. Don't let them stay in the background
The UK must steer the Paris Agreement out of its 'perilous decade'
2019-12-04 in Climate Home NewsDemands for action are outstripping political will. The diplomatic task of bridging the expectations gap falls to the hosts of next year's climate talks
In a climate emergency, there must be compensation for victims
2019-12-03 in Climate Home NewsWith impacts spreading, declarations of climate emergency are worthless unless those making them help the afflicted
Loss and damage: Who pays for the impacts of the heated Earth?
2019-12-03 in Climate Home NewsThe current system for accounting for loss and damage from climate change is contentious and up for review at UN talks in Madrid
Tagged under: Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts
Climate Home
2019-11-01 (or before) in Climate Home NewsClimate change news, analysis, commentary, video and podcasts focused on developments in global climate politics
Tagged under: Climate Change
Russian draft climate law gutted after industry intervention
2019-10-25 in Climate Home NewsDraft bill, which had been seen as step towards modernising Russia's economy, loses legal targets and support for low carbon projects
Tagged under: Russia
Emmanuel Macron's war on climate activism
2019-10-23 in Climate Home NewsWhy are climate protesters being tear-gassed under the watch of France's president, a self-defined climate champion?
Tagged under: Activism | France
Finland to be carbon neutral by 2035. One of the fastest targets ever set
2019-06-03 in Climate Home NewsIncoming prime minister Antti Rinne presented the climate goal as part of a package with increased welfare spending on Monday
EU, China agree to work together on clean energy
2019-04-10 in Climate Home NewsAfter a Brussels summit dominated by trade tensions, the two major powers presented a united front on climate change and clean energy
Tagged under: China | Climate Change | European Union
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