Australia’s new climate minister says the plan relied too heavily on future technologies – the new one will include sectoral plans Australian climate and energy minister Chris Bowen has slammed…
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The EU-Mercosur trade deal will harm Brazil’s indigenous communities
Far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is gone but agribusiness and congress are still a threat to Brazil’s indigenous communities The world watched in despair at the environmental damage President Jair Bolsonaro’s…
What’s in a word? The US discourse on loss and damage
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events In the world of climate diplomacy, words matter a lot.…
UAE’s Cop28 president plans “brutally honest” climate summit
“We must be brutally honest about the gaps that need to be filled, the root causes and how we got to this place here today” said Sultan Al-Jaber Countries at…
EU to push for fossil fuel phaseout ‘well ahead of 2050’ at Cop28
At Cop28 the EU wants governments to agree on more renewables and a faster phase out of fossil fuels with a “residual” role for carbon capture technologies The European Union…
IEA celebrates energy transition minerals investment, as fears of shortage lessen
There’s been a boom in investment in minerals like lithium, cobalt and nickel – which will be necessary for the energy transition Supply of minerals critical to the energy transition…
After “sleepless nights”, governments strike deal on Green Climate Fund strategy
Developed countries pushed for more focus on private money while developing governments wanted more public money from rich nations After a series of “long and at times difficult” meetings, government…
Ecuador nears “historic” vote to keep Amazon oil on the ground
Experts consulted by Climate Home News suggested the vote will define Ecuador’s economic model for the future. The fate of the Yasuní rainforest, at the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon,…
Shipping catches up – Climate Weekly
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events Eight years after Bhutan set the world’s first net zero…
UAE’s al Jaber says Cop28 will fast-track phase down of fossil fuels
The Cop28 chief has also urged the oil and gas industry to “step up its game” and scale up renewables investment The United Arab Emirates’ Cop28 will accelerate an energy…
