“It’s shameful”: Amazon Indigenous people call for oil drilling ban at COP30
Indigenous leaders representing dozens of Amazon ethnicities have signed a declaration calling for a COP30 roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
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System change is our only way out of the climate and biodiversity crises
Global warming and biodiversity loss stem from the same economic, social and political systems that prioritise profits and reward exploitation
White House says not taking aim at green group tax status
Concerns ran high after President Donald Trump took aim at the charitable status of Harvard University, seen as a first shot against tax-exempt groups.
As Trump upends aid and markets, who will pay for green development in Global South?
Ahead of key donor meetings, experts say a combination of debt relief, private investment and innovative sources of finance could help fill the gap
New global fund for forests is a bold experiment in conservation finance
If successfully implemented, the sovereign-backed investment fund – championed by Brazil – could generate far more money for tropical forests than traditional donor models
Brazil’s Belém races to make room for COP30 influx
The Amazon city is scrambling to get ready for November’s UN climate talks and ensure thousands of delegates have a place to stay, with locals hoping for economic benefits
Trump’s tariff tantrum won’t stop the global energy transition
The US’s share of the global cleantech trade is too marginal to dictate its terms – but the trade tariffs will harm American workers and developing countries
Doubts rise over EU Emissions Trading Scheme
As the US House of Representative’s vote to US exclude airlines from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, British Airways voices concerns over non-compliance by non-EU states as the scheme is rolled out
Virgin Atlantic greens flights
Sir Richard Branson hails new fuel made from waste gases as a ‘major breakthrough’, predicting flights by 2014 with 50 per cent lower emissions
Cities set to thrive in warmer climates
Economist Matthew Kahn tells RTCC how profit, opportunity and innovation will make us happier in a hotter, urban world
Putting children at the heart of climate change risk reduction
Children and young people across the world are being put at the heart of climate change adaptation and risk reduction schemes, for International Disaster Reduction Day 2011
Biofuel flights clouded in controversy
As the first biofuel planes take to the sky in the UK and Spain; hailed as the first step towards lower emissions, green groups condemn them as environmentally harmful
Exclusive: Figueres ‘hopeful’ over COP17 climate talks
The head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change tells RTCC that she is hopeful real progress can me made at COP17 in Durban.
Praise for UK government from UNFCCC chief Figueres
Head of UNFCCC Christiana Figueres tells RTCC that the British government is leading the way with policies to fight dangerous climate change