Ahead of the UN biodiversity summit, countries are urged to come up with strong new plans and funding to meet global nature goals The global target to protect at least…
Category: Earth
The Global South is surging ahead in the renewables revolution
Comment: Many developing countries are rich in renewable resources and growing them fast – with more investment, they can tip the balance faster towards green industrialisation Vikram Singh is senior…
To capture renewable energy gains, Africa must invest in battery storage
Comment: With rich raw materials and rising interest in manufacturing capacity, the continent can become a global leader in the battery storage value chain – but it needs international capital…
Despite solar surge, world off track for COP28 renewable energy target
Current plans will only deliver half of the growth needed to hit a global target of tripling renewables by 2030, IRENA warns The world is not yet doing enough to…
UN approves carbon market safeguards to protect environment and human rights
Developers of carbon credit projects will have to carry out a risk assessment and minimise any social or environmental impacts The UN’s new carbon market will have a compulsory mechanism…
How the world can set itself up for success at COP29
Comment: A new climate finance goal is the top priority for the Baku summit – and there are signs of convergence on critical issues Mukhtar Babayev is the COP29 President-Designate…
Progress on structure for new global climate finance goal but trickier divides persist
Negotiators cite “convergence” on the structure of the post-2025 finance goal but gaps remain on contributors and amounts Governments have made progress on how a new global climate finance goal…
New study blows hole in gas backers’ “transition fuel” claim
The study found that, for Europe and China, importing US-produced LNG is worse for the climate than using local coal For Europe and China, importing fossil gas from the United…
Japan backs fossil fuels in Southeast Asian “zero emission” initiative
Japan’s Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) supported 56 projects using fossil fuel technologies in Southeast Asia — including LNG and carbon capture During his three-year tenure as Japan’s prime minister,…
Delay to EU deforestation law must not lead to dilution
Comment: The EU needs to stand firm against the countries and companies hellbent on weakening its pioneering regulation to stop commodities harming forests Nicole Polsterer is sustainable production and consumption campaigner…
