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
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
Climate change-driven heatwaves hit Delhi’s Red Fort market traders
Free public toilets and tarpaulins would help vendors at the Lal Qila market in Delhi deal with rising temperatures that are hurting their health and incomes
Canada votes to keep Carney as leader, over anti-climate Conservatives
The Conservatives would have scrapped a carbon tax on big industrial emitters and boosted oil and gas production
At energy security talks, US pushes gas and derides renewables
The US envoy to the IEA’s energy security summit criticised renewables, arguing that they cause power cuts and increase reliance on China
US and Europe set for clash on what “energy security” means
While European politicians seek to strengthen the link between clean energy and security, Trump officials are expected to push for more gas at a key summit in London
Shipping’s climate deal sets up battle over pollution calculations for gas and biofuels
The IMO will set emissions intensity levels for different fuels that decide how ship owners will be rewarded or penalised for using them in new green push
Governments agree green shipping targets and fees for missing them
Ship owners who fail to reduce emissions intensity 30% by 2035 will have to pay into a “net zero fund” to clean up shipping through green fuels
China and India defeat attempt to reveal how much each ship pollutes
The public will only be given emissions data in an anonymised form, making it harder for companies to choose green ships or port communities to judge health risks
Governments set to agree fees for ships that miss green targets
But countries are still negotiating over the scale of the targets and fees, with small islands wanting high ambition and bigger nations resisting
Hopes fade for climate cash from carbon price on shipping
Government negotiators look set to agree to keep the money raised by taxing shipping emissions within the maritime sector
Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later
Campaigners have welcomed the proposed priorities for the loss and damage fund but say grants for communities should not be deferred
Fossil fuel nations to see value of their economies shrink under new UN-agreed measure
Changes to how economies are measured will reflect the depletion of oil, gas and coal reserves, affecting big players like Saudi Arabia, Russia and Norway
Small islands fear EU betrayal over shipping emissions levy
Pacific islands fear the EU will stop fighting for a shipping emissions levy and accept a proposal which raises less money for climate finance
Q&A: China set to stay the course on green policies, despite Trump
China expert Rebecca Nadin of ODI Global tells Climate Home that Beijing will likely shrug off the US president’s attacks on climate action and trade relations
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
“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
Rich nations ignore polluting past to claim climate plans are 1.5C-compatible
But climate campaigners and scientists say historic responsibility means developed countries should cut emissions faster than developing ones
Trump’s aid cuts make Malawians more vulnerable to climate change
The US government has ended support for a scheme that taught villagers how to produce honey, mangoes and cleaner cookstoves
“Pathetic”: New Zealand plans to barely cut emissions between 2030 and 2035
The government aims to reduce emissions by 51-55% between 2005 and 2035, promising additional cuts of just 1% from its previous 2030 goal
Climate change helped turn LA into dry tinderbox before fires, scientists find
Unusually dry winter weather meant fires had lots of fuel to burn through, just as strong winds were blowing to spread the flames
Trump orders US to quit Paris Agreement and pause all foreign climate finance
Around $11 billion a year of funding for climate projects in developing countries is under threat from Trump’s review
Green Climate Fund looks at capital-market borrowing to meet COP29 goal
A GCF official says the fund needs new sources of money but campaigners worry the move could undermine climate justice
Support grows for global tax on shipping emissions to fund climate action
Shipping-reliant nations like Panama and Liberia have joined the EU, Japan and small islands in backing an emissions levy