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Tag: climate
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…
a bold experiment in conservation finance
Peter Graham is Climate Advisers’ lead expert on forest and climate issues consulting for governments, financial institutions, and global NGOs. He was lead negotiator and policy advisor on reducing emissions from…
Governments set to agree fees for ships that miss green targets
Government negotiators at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London this week look set to agree that, from 2027, the owners or operators of ships that fail to meet targets…
Brazil’s Belém scrambles to have enough rooms for COP30 influx
COP30 delegates could find themselves sleeping in converted classrooms, cruise ships or even tents as a shortage of hotel beds in the Brazilian host city of Belém forces organisers and…
Trump follows the minerals trail for weapons, not clean energy
While US President Donald Trump has ripped up much of his predecessor’s climate and foreign policy, he has pushed forward with Joe Biden’s pursuit of metals and minerals abroad while…
Hopes fade for climate cash from carbon price on shipping
Government negotiators at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are likely to agree next week to put a price on at least some shipping emissions, with most of the money going…
