Republicans are pressuring insurers out of climate coalitions but won’t change their pro-climate business decisions Over recent months there has been an orchestrated pushback against investors and insurers who integrate…
Category: Climate
Rich world’s leaders fail to commit to Paris global financing summit
Just two weeks ahead of a key climate and finance summit, only two developed country leaders have promised to turn up Two weeks ahead of a highly-anticipated climate finance summit,…
Confusion surrounds China’s pledged climate finance towards the Global South
China is not obligated to provide financial aid but has pledged to “make available’ $3.1bn to other developing countries The delivery of a multi-billion climate fund pledged by China nearly…
Bitter conflicts stop Eastern Europe from choosing next year’s Cop host
Divisions over wars between Russia and Ukraine and Azerbaijan and Armenia are delaying the choice of the host of next year’s climate talks Conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and Armenia…
Bonn talks offer opportunity to bridge the adaptation gap
With climate devastation growing, we can’t keep sidelining climate adaptation at governments’ climate talks As negotiators gather for this year’s Bonn climate conference, they must put more focus on setting…
“Green” funds destroy Indonesia’s forests
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events In 2014, Indonesian conglomerate Medco paused a timber project that…
How a local victory against petrochemicals can spur global action on plastics
Comment: The Banner sisters fought for the preservation of land in America’s ‘Cancer Alley’. They are now in Paris to demand a global cap on plastic production. A few weeks…
Row over veto powers holds up Paris plastic treaty talks
Saudi Arabia and a group of emerging economies like China, India and Russia pushed to keep vetoes in plastic treaty talks Talks on setting up a new plastics treaty were…
Climate movement must switch on to UAE threat
The UAE’s authoritarian rulers needs oil and gas revenues to placate their people and keep themselves in power In a recent address to global climate envoys, the Emirati President of…
UN advises against offsets for carbon removal technologies
The United Nations climate body has cast doubt over technologies that aim to suck carbon pollution from the atmosphere, calling them “unproven” and potentially risky. In a briefing note, unnamed…
