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Climate politics

Hali Hewa episode 7: Youth talk loss and damage

Hali Hewa episode 7: Youth talk loss and damage

Four young activists explain why loss and damage is a hot topic at Cop27 climate talks and how they are fighting for climate justice

I never got to say goodbye to my relatives, victims of climate chaos

I never got to say goodbye to my relatives, victims of climate chaos

My loss is just one of many for Africa. If we do not get justice at Cop27, I fear conflict and scarcity will escalate beyond national borders

Cop27 bulletin: Welcome to Sharm el-Sheikh

Cop27 bulletin: Welcome to Sharm el-Sheikh

While delegates were greeted with hotel price-gouging on Sunday, vulnerable nations scored a win on the Cop27 agenda

Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa pitches $84bn plan to shift from coal to clean energy

President Cyril Ramaphosa set out a 200-page investment plan ahead of Cop27 climate talks, urging partners to finance his vision

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Yes, leadership matters – Climate Weekly

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FSRU Toscana LNG terminal

European nations delay fossil fuel finance ban, blaming energy crisis

The Netherlands is breaching a promise to end international finance for fossil fuels this year as Italy and Germany show signs of backsliding

Costa Rican environment minister, Franz Tattenbach, ahead of COP27.

Costa Rica backs away from leading oil and gas phaseout coalition

Costa Rica, a founding member of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, won’t prioritize it at Cop27 climate talks after a change of government

Mona Seif

Egypt clamps down on activism and undocumented workers ahead of Cop27

Campaigners are hoping to use the global spotlight on Egypt to secure the release of political prisoners – but fear a backlash

Narendra Modi

China, India set to snub Cop27 leaders’ climate summit

A weak turnout is expected from major emitters in Sharm el-Sheikh, shifting the geopolitical showdown to a G20 leaders’ summit in Bali

John Kerry

John Kerry: Carbon offsets can help wean developing countries off coal

The US special envoy wants the voluntary carbon market to finance energy transitions in emerging economies – but partner countries aren’t keen

Conservation groups IRDNC meeting

Climate finance isn’t reaching African communities – Cop27 must fix this injustice

Indigenous peoples and local communities receive less than 1% of all climate funding despite scoring wins for people and nature

Hali Hewa episode 6: What fossil fuel development means for Africa

Hali Hewa episode 6: What fossil fuel development means for Africa

Ina-Maria Shikongo of Nambia and Tzeporah Berman of Canada talk elephants, pipelines and petro-colonialism

Sherry Rehman

Cop27 movers and shakers: Nine people shaping the climate agenda

From Pakistan’s climate minister Sherry Rehman to Egypt’s Mahmoud Mohieldin, here are the people to watch at the Cop27 climate summit

Stumbling towards Sharm el-Sheikh - Climate Weekly

Stumbling towards Sharm el-Sheikh – Climate Weekly

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In numbers: The state of the climate ahead of Cop27

In numbers: The state of the climate ahead of Cop27

Emissions are still rising, pledges to 2030 put the world on track for 2.5C of warming but fossil fuel demand is nearing its peak

Coal workers Indonesia

Climate fund approves plan to speed up coal retirement in Indonesia

The Climate Investment Funds aims to mobilise $4 billion from public and private sources to start decarbonising Indonesia’s power sector

Maize Zambia

Africa’s broken food markets must be fixed to tackle hunger

A handful of large companies make big profits by controlling the food trade in Africa, while doing nothing to increase its climate resilience

Ministers stand in hotel lobby

Cop27 host Egypt plans to push gas as ‘the perfect solution’

The presidency of upcoming climate talks is embracing fossil gas as a “transition” fuel, despite its polluting impact

Fear of farmer protests hampers methane-cutting ambition

Fear of farmer protests hampers methane-cutting ambition

While methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure and landfills are seen as low-hanging fruit, governments are wary of tackling cows

Breakdown: Who is contributing what to South Africa's clean energy shift

Breakdown: Who is contributing what to South Africa’s clean energy shift

A leaked summary shows Germany and France are providing cheap loans while the UK is making the biggest contribution to mobilise private finance

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