COP17 build-up: Is the world looking forward to Durban?
As delegations from across the world ready themselves for two weeks of intense climate talks at COP17, RTCC brings you all the top stories being discussed around the world.
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Let’s use early milestones to stay focused on climate action
To make sure we meet a 2030 goal to triple outflows from UN climate funds agreed at COP29, work needs to start now
Brazil calls on local groups to “inspire” governments in boosting climate action
With 90% of countries yet to produce updated climate plans, the COP30 presidency is encouraging grassroots organisations to lead the way
Climate justice is vital for global security
If governments step back from their commitments to tackle climate change, the world will see population displacement, political unrest and conflict
COP30 must heed the elephant in the room: fossil fuels
Oil, gas and coal cause three-quarters of global emissions. Why are they nowhere to be seen on the Belém climate summit’s agenda?
Without debt relief, climate action will fail
Many Global South countries spend five times more on repaying debt than tackling climate change – governments meeting in Seville next month can stop this downward spiral
Asia’s fossil-free future demands real transformation – not a false transition
As it meets this week, the Asian Development Bank should stop supporting fossil gas as a “bridge” fuel and back renewable energy
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Nigerian president’s solar panels stir debate over renewables for the rich
Solar systems are a solution to Nigeria’s frequent power cuts and inadequate grid coverage – but only for those who can afford them
Europe’s lithium rush leaves mineral-rich communities in the dark
Local residents are seeking more information and want stronger guarantees that mining won’t harm the nature on which their incomes depend
Surfer, first lady and former PM among Brazil’s COP30 envoys
Brazil has appointed 30 envoys including the first lady Janja Lula da Silva and New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern to liaise with “priority” sectors and regions
Indigenous land disputes cloud Kenya’s carbon market ambitions
Two of Kenya’s biggest carbon credit projects are mired in controversy, clouding the country’s hopes of raising climate finance from the offset market
Trump shifts US funds from shutting down foreign fossil fuels to expanding them
The US administration has pulled clean energy and just transition funding in South Africa and is pressuring EXIM and the World Bank to back fossil fuels
How to make electric vehicles that don’t trash forests through mining
Using battery technology that is less reliant on minerals can avert worsening environmental damage caused by the stampede to secure materials for EVs
Let’s use early milestones to stay focused on climate action
To make sure we meet a 2030 goal to triple outflows from UN climate funds agreed at COP29, work needs to start now
Rising copper demand fuels concern over pollution and rights abuses
The UN has dubbed copper the “new strategic raw material” for the green digital economy – but will more mining come at a high cost to communities?
Brazil calls on local groups to “inspire” governments in boosting climate action
With 90% of countries yet to produce updated climate plans, the COP30 presidency is encouraging grassroots organisations to lead the way
Climate justice is vital for global security
If governments step back from their commitments to tackle climate change, the world will see population displacement, political unrest and conflict