This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center Fourteen years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan is restarting its nuclear reactors – and two wind-blown near-deserted fishing villages on the northern…
Tag: climate
Top Latin American court urges “control” of fossil fuels in climate ruling
Latin America’s top court of human rights has decided for the first time that people have the right to a “healthy climate” without “dangerous” human interference, and has urged states…
UN development summit backs innovative tools for climate finance
As climate change impacts worsen and aid budgets fall, leaders gathered in Spain for a UN conference on funding sustainable development this week threw their weight behind innovative tools such…
EU Commission proposes allowing carbon offsets to help meet targets
The European Union’s executive arm has proposed a goal to cut the EU’s net emissions by 90% on 1990 levels by 2040 – with up to 3% of those reductions…
There is no climate finance gap
Franziska Mager is senior researcher and advocacy lead for climate and inequalities at the Tax Justice Network. As the climate crisis accelerates, global fault lines widen. Wealthy nations gut aid…
Coalition set sights on taxing luxury air travel to fund climate action
Eight countries including France, Spain and Kenya are pushing for increased taxation on premium air tickets and private jet travel to fund climate action and development. The newly formed “coalition…
Countries reach hard-fought deal on climate adaptation in Bonn
Countries reached a last-minute compromise deal on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) at the Bonn climate talks on Thursday night, papering over their differences on how progress to adapt…
Mining for transition minerals can be responsible with joint push, experts say
Mining companies are repeating past human rights violations and harmful policies to extract the minerals the world needs to build modern technologies and transition to clean energy, Elisa Morgera, UN…
Brazil’s environment minister suggests roadmap to end fossil fuels at COP30
As divisions held back emissions-cutting talks in Bonn, where countries gathered for the mid-year UN climate negotiations, Brazil’s environment minister Marina Silva put on the table an idea for a…
Just transition talks find firmer footing
Welcome boost for just transition Without more social and economic justice, the green transition will be a “mirage”, Climate Action Network’s Anabella Rosemberg said on the last day of…
