Matteo Civillini

Reporter

Matteo Civillini has been a reporter at Climate Home News since February 2023. He specialises in accountability journalism on climate finance and carbon markets, while also covering UN climate diplomacy and the nexus between plastics and fossil fuels.He previously worked at BBC World News and at Irpimedia, a non-profit investigative journalism outlet in Italy. He has reported on everything from mafia money laundering to songbird smuggling for publications including National Geographic, the Observer and OCCRP. His investigations have been shortlisted for several international awards - with the occasional win, including the Amnesty International Media Award in 2021.When he is not working, he can most likely be found in nature. He especially enjoys orienteering, climbing and skiing. He is also known for his risottos and for buying Parmesan by the kilogram.

Dec 13, 2023

Politics

Carbon credits talks collapse at Cop28 over integrity concerns

The EU and allies rejected proposed carbon trading rules that followed a “light-touch” approach favoured by the US

Dec 9, 2023

Politics

Cop28 bulletin: Text grows with everything still to play for

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Dec 3, 2023

Finance

Vietnam charts uncertain coal path as finance falls short

Vietnam’s just energy transition partnership plan has no timeline for retiring coal, as backers offer mainly commercial loans, not grants

Dec 1, 2023

Politics

As it happened: World leaders speak at Cop28 in Dubai

World leaders set out their climate plans and negotiating positions at Cop28. Follow the news and views with Climate Home News, live

Nov 30, 2023

Politics

Countries pledge $400m to set up loss and damage fund

Germany and Cop host UAE led contributions to get a fund for climate victims up and running, in an early win for the Cop28 presidency

Nov 29, 2023

Carbon markets

Four questions for Cop28 to settle about a global carbon market

As carbon credits face intense scrutiny, negotiators will wrangle over how to ensure the integrity of a new global carbon market

Nov 24, 2023

Energy

The ‘inevitable’ fossil fuel fight set to dominate Cop28

Could petrostate UAE be the climate summit host that lands an international agreement to exit coal, oil and gas?

Nov 23, 2023

Investigations

Meet the Italian fugitive advising Emirati start-up Blue Carbon

Samuele Landi has been convicted for bankruptcy fraud in Italy. That was no problem for the UAE firm doing forest carbon credit deals across Africa.

Nov 17, 2023

Finance

OECD: Rich countries ‘likely’ to hit $100bn climate finance goal in 2022

Data shows countries provided $89.6bn in 2021, but funding for adaptation declined.

Nov 16, 2023

Finance

France, Kenya set to launch Cop28 coalition for global taxes to fund climate action

The taskforce, set to be launched at Cop28, will consider the feasibility of levies on shipping, aviation, financial transactions and fossil fuels.

Nov 15, 2023

Investigations

Shades of green hydrogen: EU demand set to transform Namibia

Backed by the EU, Namibia has a $20 billion plan to export green hydrogen. A secretive tender process raises concerns for nature and citizens.

Nov 13, 2023

Finance

UK aid cuts leave Malawi vulnerable to droughts and cyclones

After the UK cut short a £52m climate adaptation scheme in Malawi, vulnerable communities saw their livelihoods destroyed by Cyclone Freddy

Nov 8, 2023

Politics

Talks to boost ‘underfinanced’ climate adaptation split over money

Developing and developed countries are wrangling over whether finance should be included in an adaptation framework to be approved at Cop28

Nov 3, 2023

Energy

Forests, methane, finance: Where are the Cop26 pledges now?

Climate Home analysed how highly-publicised commitments are faring two years on from their announcement

Nov 2, 2023

Energy

Indonesia delays coal closure plans after finance row with rich nations

After its pleas for grants not loans fell mostly on deaf ears, Indonesia has watered down its plans to shut coal power plants early

Oct 27, 2023

Finance

China objects to UN fund warnings on solar’s forced labour risks

China opposed six Green Climate Fund projects because the proposals flagged the risk of forced labour in the manufacturing of solar panels.

Oct 24, 2023

News

Climate diplomats pay tribute to Pete Betts, EU negotiator who helped land Paris Agreement

Betts was the EU’s chief negotiator when the Paris Agreement was signed. He has died a year after being diagnosed with cancer.

Oct 19, 2023

Finance

China’s Belt and Road gets ‘green’ reboot and spending boost

Clean energy is a priority as China promises $100 billion of development funding – but don’t call it climate finance

Oct 13, 2023

Finance

World Bank approves green reforms, appeals for more money

While technical tweaks should make the World Bank’s capital go further, their impact depends on shareholders injecting fresh funds