Climate Change: What is it and why does it matter?
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2025 is the year to invest in forests – and the people who depend on them
With COP30 in the Amazon, governments, businesses and funders must step up restoration finance and put forests at the centre of climate action -
Food systems are the missing ingredient from the COP30 menu
Despite making the Amazon the stage for this year’s UN climate summit, Brazil has stayed silent on the food system crisis, the top driver of its deforestation -
UN biodiversity talks agree finance roadmap, postponing decision on a new fund
Conservation experts call for an urgent boost in funding for nature protection as countries at COP16 say they’ll work out later how best to deliver the money -
COP16 host Colombia reports 35% surge in deforestation
Despite the uptick in deforestation, Colombian environment minister Susana Muhamad said 2024 still had the second-lowest deforestation figure in two decades -
How COP16 2.0 can unlock business investment to properly fund nature
Biodiversity COP16 ended with vague targets and limited accountability — but its resumed session in Rome provides an opportunity for businesses to step up -
Lula’s government pushes for new oil drilling in the Amazon – where it will host COP30
Pressure mounts on Brazil’s environmental agency as the government seeks expedited approval of a controversial oil drilling project
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2025 is the year to invest in forests – and the people who depend on them
With COP30 in the Amazon, governments, businesses and funders must step up restoration finance and put forests at the centre of climate action
Clean hydrogen hype fades as high costs dampen demand
Analysts say governments are not doing enough to get companies to buy green hydrogen to clean up transport and heavy industry
Food systems are the missing ingredient from the COP30 menu
Despite making the Amazon the stage for this year’s UN climate summit, Brazil has stayed silent on the food system crisis, the top driver of its deforestation
Carbon colonialism? Malaysia and Indonesia plan storage hubs for Asian emissions
Japan and South Korea have signed deals to export CO2 captured at their power and manufacturing plants to Southeast Asia
Canada’s new leader culls carbon tax seen as burden on voters
Mark Carney – who has a track record on climate action as a central banker and UN envoy – ends levy and plans green incentives for the public, with industrial emitters expected to do the heavy lifting
“Not silver bullets”: COP30 CEO downplays impact of yearly climate summits
Ana Toni stressed the importance of year-round action by business, subnational government and finance, energy, transport and agriculture ministries
This Australian coal community is co-designing its own green future
The mining town of Collie offers a promising example of how to survive – and even thrive – amid the global transition to net-zero emissions
“Forgotten” fragile states unite to end climate-finance blind spot
Conflict-affected countries are urging Brazil to put funding to help them build resilience to climate change front and centre at COP30, as needs grow
Neglecting ‘Scope 3’ emissions could sink corporate climate action
For years, businesses have been wrestling with how to reduce emissions outside their direct control. The task remains complicated