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…
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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…
UK sued over plan to import more polluting Australian beef
Campaigners have challenged the UK government over its assessment of an imminent free trade agreement with Australia, which critics say ignored the full climate impact of meat farming and consumption.…
G7 calls on all countries to reach net zero by 2050
The leaders of the G7 group of big, wealthy nations called this weekend for all governments to aim for net zero by 2050 at the latest. At a summit in…
UAE appoints fossil fuels execs and climate campaigners as Cop28 advisers
The group will “provide guidance and counsel” to the Cop28 presidency this year and beyond The United Arab Emirates has appointed 31 people, including fossil fuel executives and climate campaigners,…
Regulators crack down on corporate carbon neutrality claims
Consumer watchdogs around the world are giving increasingly short shrift to offsetting-based company claims that their products are ‘carbon neutral’ Companies are increasingly being warned against greenwashing the climate impact…
UAE invites Syria’s Assad to Cop28 summit drawing US criticism
The Syrian regime has been accused of committing war crimes during a decade-long civil war. Western nations have criticised efforts to restore diplomatic relations. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has been…
Vietnamese anti-coal campaigner freed early from prison
Nguy Thi Khanh has been released a few months early from prison but two of her fellow campaigners remain in jail on tax evasion charges One of Vietnam’s leading environmental…
Local business group tries to keep South Africa’s coal plants alive
A business coalition in South Africa’s energy heartland is fighting against plans to shut down coal plants. Business interests in South Africa’s electricity capital want to keep coal-fired power plants…
Deja Vu – Climate Weekly
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events The Cop28 presidency has teamed up with the fossil fuel…
