The European Union’s executive arm has proposed a goal to cut the EU’s net emissions by 90% on 1990 levels by 2040 – with up to 3% of those reductions…
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There is no climate finance gap
Franziska Mager is senior researcher and advocacy lead for climate and inequalities at the Tax Justice Network. As the climate crisis accelerates, global fault lines widen. Wealthy nations gut aid…
Coalition set sights on taxing luxury air travel to fund climate action
Eight countries including France, Spain and Kenya are pushing for increased taxation on premium air tickets and private jet travel to fund climate action and development. The newly formed “coalition…
Countries reach hard-fought deal on climate adaptation in Bonn
Countries reached a last-minute compromise deal on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) at the Bonn climate talks on Thursday night, papering over their differences on how progress to adapt…
Mining for transition minerals can be responsible with joint push, experts say
Mining companies are repeating past human rights violations and harmful policies to extract the minerals the world needs to build modern technologies and transition to clean energy, Elisa Morgera, UN…
Brazil’s environment minister suggests roadmap to end fossil fuels at COP30
As divisions held back emissions-cutting talks in Bonn, where countries gathered for the mid-year UN climate negotiations, Brazil’s environment minister Marina Silva put on the table an idea for a…
Just transition talks find firmer footing
Welcome boost for just transition Without more social and economic justice, the green transition will be a “mirage”, Climate Action Network’s Anabella Rosemberg said on the last day of…
Waiting for a plan to rescue COP28 breakthrough
Dubai pledges “at risk” Although it now feels like a different lifetime, it was only 18 months ago that UN climate boss Simon Stiell hailed “the beginning of the end”…
Brazilian activists vow to fight Amazon oil auction in court
A controversial auction of oil blocks in the Amazon by COP30 host Brazil drew bids on only 20% of the areas offered, a result that green campaigners have hailed as…
Campaigners to issue a call for reforms to the UN climate process
More than 200 climate campaign groups will issue a joint call for reforms to the way United Nations (UN) climate talks are conducted, saying that the negotiations have “reached breaking…
