Chloé Farand

Editor of Clean Energy Frontier

Chloé Farand is the editor of Climate Home News' Clean Energy Frontier series investigating supply chains for clean energy technologies. She first joined Climate Home News as a reporter in 2019 and has covered international climate politics and the energy transition extensively since then. In January 2023, she set off on a freelancing journey and has since covered climate and environment stories for The Guardian, AFP, Devex and Dialogue Earth among others. Growing up near a large forest in France, she is her happiest when among trees. She loves being outside hiking, camping and running, and regularly gets her hands dirty making uneven mugs and bowls at a potter's wheel.

Dec 6, 2022

Energy

UAE plans to have it both ways as Cop28 climate summit host

The Gulf oil and gas exporter is going big on renewable energy investment and food security, while expanding hydrocarbon production

Dec 2, 2022

Finance

‘Don’t fail us’ – Climate Weekly

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Nov 30, 2022

Justice

Vanuatu publishes draft resolution seeking climate justice at UN court

The Pacific island nation says 100 countries back its call for the International Court of Justice to advise on states’ climate obligations

Nov 24, 2022

Politics

Late-night fossil fuel fight leaves bitter taste after Cop27

After two grueling nights of overtime in Sharm el-Sheikh, the blame game began, with allegations of stonewalling and hypocrisy

Nov 20, 2022

Politics

What was decided at Cop27 climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh?

The Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan made a breakthrough on support for climate victims, but avoided confronting the oil and gas sector

Nov 20, 2022

Politics

In low-energy finish, oil and gas escape censure at Cop27

At dawn on Sunday, exhausted negotiators agreed a climate deal in Sharm el-Sheikh that paves the way to a fund for climate victims but falls short on mitigation

Nov 19, 2022

Politics

EU-developing countries’ Cop27 deal offers hope to climate victims

In a breakthrough at Sharm el-Sheikh talks, the EU agreed to back a dedicated fund for climate-related loss and damage

Nov 19, 2022

Politics

Cop27 bulletin: John Kerry has Covid

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Nov 18, 2022

Carbon markets

Greenwash alert as Cop27 draft allows double claiming of carbon credits

Companies and countries could take credit for the same tonne of CO2 cut under rules being negotiated in Sharm el-Sheikh

Nov 18, 2022

Politics

Cop27 bulletin: Tensions finally surface

Nov 17, 2022

Politics

Cop27 bulletin: ‘Elements’ leave much to negotiate

Nov 16, 2022

Finance

EU opens the door to a loss and damage facility – if China pays

Frans Timmermans gave the strongest signal yet the EU is willing to consider a fund for climate victims – but no decision this year

Nov 15, 2022

Politics

Cop27 bulletin: Xi, Biden thaw climate relations

Nov 14, 2022

Politics

Cop27 bulletin: Visionless summit flails into week two

Nov 13, 2022

Energy

‘Oil and gas trade show’ promotes carbon capture at Cop27

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber every national delegation at Sharm el-Sheikh climate talks, keeping talks of a phaseout at bay

Nov 12, 2022

Politics

Cop27 bulletin: Biden brings crumbs of support

Nov 11, 2022

Energy

UN cancels African energy finance initiative over fraudster’s role

The UN Economic Commission for Africa is reviewing its private sector partners after learning of NJ Ayuk’s criminal record

Nov 11, 2022

Politics

Cop27 bulletin: Everybody needs good neighbours

Nov 10, 2022

Finance

Cop27 bulletin: Could polluter taxes fund loss and damage?

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Nov 9, 2022

Finance

John Kerry’s offsets plan sets early test for UN net zero standards

The US special envoy wants to use carbon credits to speed up the clean energy transition – but experts are sceptical the scheme can meet best practice.