Global emissions from energy rose by 410 million tonnes, or 1.1%, in 2023 to 37.4 billion tonnes, hitting a record hight Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) hit a…
Category: Climate
Aid watchdog questions UK’s climate finance accounting
Britain has changed how it calculates its international climate aid, boosting its progress towards a 2026 goal without providing additional money for vulnerable countries, a review finds The United Kingdom…
It’s time to take to court the governments that fund fossil fuels
A new wave of climate litigation is targeting state institutions that are still providing public finance for fossil fuels, despite pledges to turn off the funding tap Today’s climate crisis…
Which countries should end the pumping of oil and gas?
The world will need oil and gas for a few decades more, so who should produce it? The Cop28 UN climate summit in December secured agreement from almost 200 nations…
Climate techno-fixes raise concerns among the UK’s civil servants
The government is relying on special cow food and green plane fuel to cut emissions but its civil servants have grave doubts British civil servants have grave doubts about their…
Despite Cop28 pledge, France keeps farming fossil fuel subsidies
France has abandoned plans to phase out tax breaks on agricultural diesel in efforts to appease its increasingly disgruntled farmers At Cop28 last December, France’s former minister for the energy…
Oil drilling while in the Energy Charter Treaty is economically reckless
The UK is considering a new law which would invite applications for new oil and gas production licenses in the North Sea every year. This Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill will…
Loss and damage must be a focus of IPCC’s reports
Without proper interventions anchored on the latest and best available science, even more people would be vulnerable to disastrous impacts of tremendous economic and non-economic costs. The reports of the…
Switzerland proposes an UN expert group on solar geoengineering
A draft resolution aimed at creating a space for discussion on sun dimming technologies will be debated at the annual summit of the UN’s environment body this month Switzerland wants…
The Sahara gas pipeline faces problems, risking Nigerian taxpayers
The Nigerian government is sinking billions into the long-delayed project but economic and security problems are mounting For over 20 years, Nigeria has been trying to build a pipeline that…
