India’s solar industry wants to grow, but it has to face China first

To compete with China, India wants to make solar panels from scratch. But dependence on its rival for key components make it a tough task India’s solar industry doesn’t only…

Shell uses controversial carbon credits to meet climate targets

The oil and gas giant offset part of its emissions with over a million credits from Chinese projects suspended because of integrity concerns Oil and gas giant Shell is counting…

Rich nations miss loss and damage fund deadline

Their failure to agree risks delaying help for victims of climate disasters in developing countries Developed countries have failed to choose their representatives on the board of the new loss…

Saudi Arabia cancels plan to raise oil pumping cap

Analysts said Saudi Arabia’s government may be losing faith that the world wants to keep buying more of its oil Saudi Arabia has cancelled plans to raise the limit on…

Biden misses chance to tackle “huge” US landfill emissions

Food and plants dumped into US landfills are rotting and warming the planet but “weak” regulations have not been improved As satellites reveal huge methane leaks from landfills across the…

US new gas export terminals paused in ‘historic win’ for climate

The Biden administration is freezing approvals of new LNG export permits as climate considerations take centre stage. The US government is halting decisions over further expanding its gas exports until…

Azerbaijan green energy unit launched to sceptical response

Azerbaijan’s state oil and gas firm promises a green push but a lack of climate policies and plans to expand gas production are causing scepticism Roaming around what is believed…

Amazon donor-funded office will tackle rainforest crime

The $1.8 million Centre for International Police Cooperation will be built in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus and funded by the Norwegian-backed Amazon Fund Brazil is moving ahead with…

Governments failed to set a timeline for the IPCC reports

Saudi, India and China led opposition against a proposal to link the IPCC’s assessment cycle with the global stocktake, sources told Climate Home. Governments have failed to agree on a…

The lack of women in the Cop29 committee is a big step backwards

Azerbaijan appointed 28 men and zero women to a key group tasked with organising the upcoming climate summit in the country Update: An hour after this article was published, the…