Comment: Businesses are not required to cut all their value chain emissions in line with a 1.5C warming limit – and allowing offsetting could weaken efforts further Silke Mooldijk works…
Category: Earth
UN climate chief calls for “quantum leap in climate finance”
Simon Stiell says far more money is required for developing countries to submit bold new climate plans, which would benefit all economies The head of the United Nations climate body,…
Louisiana communities suffer from Japan-funded LNG exports
Comment: When the Japanese and US leaders meet in Washington, they should back a renewable energy future that will end harm to our health and livelihoods from fossil gas Travis…
Forest carbon accounting keeps Guyana net zero while pumping oil
Experts say UN rules around forests and oil are open to abuse, so that countries like Guyana can claim to be carbon-negative without cutting emissions The densely forested South American…
Nigeria’s path to net zero needs include trees
It must be said: it is impossible to imagine Nigeria’s path to decarbonization without imagining it being fully lined with trees. There is a critical need to address deforestation, transform…
Governments off course for forest protection target
While Brazil and Colombia saw forest loss drop, their progress was offset by rises elsewhere Tropical forests continued disappearing at a “stubbornly” high rate last year, putting a global goal…
Zambian taxis drivers are hit by the fossil-fuel subsidy cuts
Under pressure from the IMF, the government has redirected subsidies into education, welfare and debt reduction, leaving fuel-heavy sectors with higher costs The Zambian government’s cuts to fossil fuel subsidies…
UN climate weeks cancellation hinders worst-hit communities
Comment: The UNFCCC has said it will not hold regional climate weeks in 2024 due to a funding shortfall – which means less inclusion for developing-country voices If the world’s…
India’s farmers face big climate threats. How can we protect them?
Indebted farmers, facing falling yields and water scarcity, want legally guaranteed price support for more crops – but that may not fix their climate woes Indian farmers – struggling with…
Expectations mount as loss and damage fund start stumbles
Demand for finance to pay for the aftermath of climate impacts is rocketing – but progress on getting a new UN loss and damage fund up and running is slow…
