On the sidelines of the UN general assembly, rich and poor countries were divided on how to deliver funds to victims of the climate crisis Governments are starkly divided over…
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At UN climate summit big polluters’ absence speaks volumes
While “ambitious” countries made few new announcements, the US, China, India and the UK had not offered enough to even sit in the room As United Nations chief Antonio Guterres…
China opposes ‘not realistic’ global fossil fuel phase-out
From Beijing, climate envoy Xie Zhenhua stood firm against stronger rhetoric against coal, oil and gas deployed at UN headquarters China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said today that a global…
how farmers spurred India’s G20 biofuels alliance
Nineteen countries signed up to an India-led alliance this month to boost production of biofuels, but experts raise sustainability concerns Transforming farmers from annadatas to urjadatas, from food producers to…
US, China, UK left off UN Climate Action Summit guestlist
Only five of the G20 major economies made the cut for Antonio Guterres’ Climate Action Summit in New York, despite pressure from big powers UN chief Antonio Guterres left big…
Rich countries ‘confident’ $100bn climate finance delivered in 2023
Data won’t be confirmed until 2025 and developing countries say the rich world must make up for earlier shortfalls from the target There will be no confirmation that rich countries…
Lula scraps Bolsonaro’s cuts to Brazilian climate target ambition
Brazil will go back to the climate targets it drew up in 2015 while it works on new and improved ones The Brazilian government has agreed to cancel former president…
Romanian gas pipeline is being back by the EU’s tax funds
The European Union is using taxes on pollution to fund a gas pipeline in Romania, claiming it will reduce emissions compared to coal While the European Union pushes for a…
Overshoot Commission calls for research into solar geoengineering
Dimming the sun could “complement” emissions cuts, says panel of leaders, while acknowledging concerns about the risks Governments should expand research into controversial solar geoengineering, while placing a moratorium on…
Debt relief must break dependence on fossil fuel exports
There is a vicious cycle between fossil fuel reliance and debt, which helps explain why so many oil exporters are heavily indebted As host of the G20 summit last weekend,…
