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Joe Lo

Joe Lo is a reporter for Climate Home News. He has previously specialised in container shipping, UK politics and investigative stories about Scotland. His work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera and Deutsche Welle.
Egypt names foreign minister Sameh Shoukry to lead Cop27 climate talks

Egypt names foreign minister Sameh Shoukry to lead Cop27 climate talks

Cairo gave a junior role to environment minister Yasmine Fouad and the top job to a career diplomat with no significant climate experience

Why Shell is becoming a softer target for climate campaigners

Why Shell is becoming a softer target for climate campaigners

The oil major has pulled out of a British project and paused South African exploration, as its climate targets require production to fall

Researchers are excited by 'tantalising' prospect of open IEA energy data

Researchers are excited by ‘tantalising’ prospect of open IEA energy data

The International Energy Agency is proposing to lift the paywall on its extensive energy database, in a potential boon for climate research

'Extraordinary progress' - Beijing meets air pollution goals after coal crackdown

‘Extraordinary progress’ – Beijing meets air pollution goals after coal crackdown

Social media protests and US direct diplomacy pushed authorities in China’s capital to clean up heavy industry and home heating

Nine must-read climate change stories of 2021 from around the world

Nine must-read climate change stories of 2021 from around the world

From how Indonesia treats its Elon Musks to the aftermath of “unimaginable” flooding in Germany, here’s our pick of Climate Home’s best reporting this year

Climate Home News quiz of 2021

Climate Home News quiz of 2021

How closely did you follow the international climate change news this year? Test your knowledge against our quiz!

UK floats 'climate compatibility' test for new oil and gas drilling

UK floats ‘climate compatibility’ test for new oil and gas drilling

The UK government says new oil and gas licensing can fit with its climate commitments. Campaigners, citing the International Energy Agency, disagree

Drought-hit town hopes Chile's new leader will take back water from Big Avocado

Drought-hit town hopes Chile’s new leader will take back water from Big Avocado

Leftist Gabriel Boric won a landslide to become Chile’s president and backs reform to improve water rights and access for communities like Petorca

Hackers throw Indonesian palm oil seminar into chaos, fuelling blame game

Hackers throw Indonesian palm oil seminar into chaos, fuelling blame game

As experts debated a controversial proposal to classify palm oil plantations as forest, their event in Jakarta was disrupted by swearing and pornography

Campaigners seek to curb UK oil production through the high court

Campaigners seek to curb UK oil production through the high court

The UK’s oil and gas regulator does not take tax breaks or foreign ownership into account when deciding whether a license is in the national interest

'Huge blow' - cuts to gas finance sparks West African backlash

‘Huge blow’ – cuts to gas finance sparks West African backlash

Nigerian and Senegalese leaders have criticised western countries for pledging to stop funding gas projects internationally, calling for exceptions to be made

US spending on airport expansion flies under the radar for climate activists

US spending on airport expansion flies under the radar for climate activists

Public funding of $25 billion to airports generated little controversy despite flying’s outsized climate impact, in contrast to the European discourse

Morocco accused of "greenwashing occupation" of Western Sahara

Morocco accused of “greenwashing occupation” of Western Sahara

The Polisario Front has released an unofficial climate plan for the Sahrawi people, saying Morocco has built wind and solar farms on their land without consent

Nigeria commits to annual carbon budgets to reach net zero under climate law

Nigeria commits to annual carbon budgets to reach net zero under climate law

After announcing a 2060 net zero goal at Cop26, the oil producing nation will set up a national council to oversee the implementation of its climate plan

"It's going to get bumpy!" - Papua New Guinea sparked final day panic at Cop26

“It’s going to get bumpy!” – Papua New Guinea sparked final day panic at Cop26

The rainforest nation was threatening to block a deal in Glasgow over the status of Redd+ forestry projects in a UN carbon market

The breakdown: What is in the Glasgow Climate Pact?

The breakdown: What is in the Glasgow Climate Pact?

At Cop26 in Glasgow, countries agreed to call out coal, double adaptation finance and finalise rules for carbon trading, in a bid to ‘keep 1.5C alive’

After tense huddles in Glasgow, countries strike 'uncomfortable' climate deal

After tense huddles in Glasgow, countries strike ‘uncomfortable’ climate deal

The package agreed at Cop26 cites coal in a UN first and finalises the Paris Agreement rulebook, but is weak on finance for vulnerable nations

Cop26 deal brings support for victims of climate disaster a step closer

Cop26 deal brings support for victims of climate disaster a step closer

The Santiago Network could be up and running in a year, but thorny issues of how to fund it and channel aid to frontline communities have yet to be decided

A Swiss pianist, a Rwandan chemist... meet 15 ministers brokering a deal in Glasgow

A Swiss pianist, a Rwandan chemist… meet 15 ministers brokering a deal in Glasgow

The UK presidency has appointed two ministers to steer each strand of Cop26 negotiations towards an agreement

From Chile and Taiwan via Glasgow, youth call for climate justice

From Chile and Taiwan via Glasgow, youth call for climate justice

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Glasgow past the Cop26 climate conference venue on Friday, chanting and waving homemade placards

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