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Nigeria bids to host COP32 climate summit in Lagos
Nigeria wants to host the COP32 United Nations climate summit in Lagos in 2027, its government announced today as the chief of the UN’s climate arm, Simon Stiell, visited the…
COP30 chief calls for global unity on climate action as cooperation falters
Amid tensions in the West over cuts to development funding and souring US relationships with its allies, Brazil’s COP30 president, André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, defended multilateralism and the legacy…
How do people in Gaza have light for their tents?
Struggling with persistent power outages in the conflict-shattered Gaza Strip, Palestinian Ayesh Nassar, a 43-year-old resident of Jabalia refugee camp in the north, had little choice but to use a…
Countries fail again to decide on timing of key IPCC climate reports
Governments have delayed for the third time a key decision on the timing of an influential climate science assessment, after failing to resolve deep divisions at a meeting of the…
Risk of financial fallout may deter Argentina from leaving Paris Agreement
Following the US exit from the Paris climate agreement in January, Argentina’s government, under President Javier Milei, is evaluating whether to follow suit – but analysts say leaving the global…
What was agreed at biodiversity COP16.2 in Rome?
In a late night session in Rome, the COP16 biodiversity talks – which resumed this week after failing to reach consensus last year – adopted a finance roadmap that will…
Zimbabwe plans to expand coal use to address blackouts
Zimbabwe is planning to ramp up its use of coal and gas to meet its energy needs after the worst drought in decades dried out the water supply to the…
UK aid budget cuts threaten climate finance pledges
The UK said it will cut its overseas aid budget in a new blow to vulnerable nations. The move will make it more difficult for the government to deliver on…
Can rethinking risk accelerate the Global South’s energy transition?
Neshwin Rodrigues and Duttatreya Das are energy analysts at Ember High cost of capital is a major barrier to the rollout of renewable energy across the Global South. The Alliance…
