Nele Marien is Forests & Biodiversity International Programme Coordinator for Friends of the Earth International. As we celebrate Earth Day – and with the UN COP30 climate summit in sight…
Category: Earth
Climate non-profits anticipate fight with Trump over tax status
U.S. non-profit organizations that focus on climate change are getting ready to fight a possible move by the Trump administration to revoke their tax exemptions as soon as this week.…
Climate deal on shipping sets up battle over pollution calculations
At the International Maritime Organization (IMO) this month, governments agreed that, from 2028, all the world’s big ships will have to cut their emissions in line with targets – or…
Deadly rains in Congo are now predicted to occur every two years
This month’s extreme rainfall that caused destructive floods in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leading to at least 33 deaths, cutting off major roads and…
As Trump upends aid and markets, who will pay for green development in Global South?
Funders of climate and development action face a gargantuan task at key gatherings over the coming weeks: working out how to move ahead when the world’s biggest aid donor is…
ExxonMobil builds petro-state in Guyana at expense of locals
This article is part of the project Every Last Drop, produced with the support of the Global Commons Alliance, sponsored by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. It was produced by InfoAmazonia’s Geojournalism…
In Ethiopia, EV ambitions are hitting bumps in rural areas
As Ethiopia’s rising fuel prices eat into his daily earnings, motorcycle taxi rider Teshale Natnael says an electric scooter would be the “perfect solution”. But there’s a hitch. “We don’t…
Loss and damage fund to hand out $250 million in initial phase
The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) will spend $250 million until the end of 2026 on an initial set of interventions to help developing countries deal with…
China and India block attempt to reveal how much each ship pollutes
After pressure from Chinese and Indian negotiators, an attempt led by the European Union to reveal how much pollution each of the world’s ships is pumping into the atmosphere has…
Teens’ mental health suffers on Africa’s climate frontlines
Teaching climate-resilient farming to young people in rural Global South communities and encouraging them to stay in school could help ward off mental health problems triggered by worsening climate change…
