Struggling with persistent power outages in the conflict-shattered Gaza Strip, Palestinian Ayesh Nassar, a 43-year-old resident of Jabalia refugee camp in the north, had little choice but to use a…
Category: Earth
Countries fail again to decide on timing of key IPCC climate reports
Governments have delayed for the third time a key decision on the timing of an influential climate science assessment, after failing to resolve deep divisions at a meeting of the…
Risk of financial fallout may deter Argentina from leaving Paris Agreement
Following the US exit from the Paris climate agreement in January, Argentina’s government, under President Javier Milei, is evaluating whether to follow suit – but analysts say leaving the global…
What was agreed at biodiversity COP16.2 in Rome?
In a late night session in Rome, the COP16 biodiversity talks – which resumed this week after failing to reach consensus last year – adopted a finance roadmap that will…
Zimbabwe plans to expand coal use to address blackouts
Zimbabwe is planning to ramp up its use of coal and gas to meet its energy needs after the worst drought in decades dried out the water supply to the…
UK aid budget cuts threaten climate finance pledges
The UK said it will cut its overseas aid budget in a new blow to vulnerable nations. The move will make it more difficult for the government to deliver on…
Can rethinking risk accelerate the Global South’s energy transition?
Neshwin Rodrigues and Duttatreya Das are energy analysts at Ember High cost of capital is a major barrier to the rollout of renewable energy across the Global South. The Alliance…
In Trump’s shadow, IPCC set to decide on timing of climate review
Governments are expected to face fraught discussions next week over the timeline of several key climate science reports and the fallout of a reported US exit from the Intergovernmental Panel…
Ahead of COP30, Brazil’s Lula pushes for oil drilling in the Amazon
Hosting a COP in the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest, has raised hopes that this year’s UN climate summit in Brazil will be free from the shadow of fossil…
Japan disregarded calls to raise its 2035 emissions goal
Japan missed a UN deadline by submitting its new 2035 emissions reduction target a week late, reportedly because the government had received so many public comments on the 60% cut…
