UN climate talks
‘Oil and gas trade show’ promotes carbon capture at Cop27
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber every national delegation at Sharm el-Sheikh climate talks, keeping talks of a phaseout at bay
Vulnerable nations: Tax fossil fuels to rebuild after climate destruction
US climate envoy John Kerry said he “found a lot of agreement” with Barbados leader Mia Mottley on what needs to happen to address climate damages
UN gives platform to convicted fraudster lobbying for African gas
Cameroonian lawyer NJ Ayuk is leading the UN-backed Team Energy Africa, despite a criminal record and alleged involvement in money laundering
As Glasgow forest pledge turns to action, most signatories drop out
Russia, Indonesia and DRC are among the tree-rich nations not signed up to a Cop27 partnership for delivering forest protection
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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
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
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
South Africa approves $8.5bn energy transition investment plan
Insiders say less than 3% of the money rich countries promised is earmarked as grants, raising concerns about fairness and South Africa’s debt burden
EU outlines funding options to help climate victims recover
At pre-Cop talks in Kinshasa, Frans Timmermans called for ways to address losses and damages caused by climate impacts to be on the agenda at Cop27
Vanuatu backs fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at UN general assembly
Vanuatu also sought support for its campaign to seek an opinion from the International Court of Justice on countries’ legal obligations to protect people from climate disasters
US under pressure to force out World Bank chief over climate doubt
David Malpass caused a global outcry for refusing to say whether he accepts the scientific consensus on climate change before rowing back on his comments
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Grenada’s Simon Stiell appointed to lead the UN climate change body
Stiell is a veteran advocate for climate ambition from a small vulnerable, Caribbean island, with a background in engineering and business
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Rich countries fall $17bn short of 2020 climate finance goal
2020 was the deadline for delivering the $100bn climate finance promise
Indian tribes fight to save forest homes from coal mining
In Hasdeo Aranya, indigenous people have been resisting coal mines for a decade and allege their consent for new projects has been forged
In Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, UK’s two PM contenders have poor climate records
Liz Truss has links to secretively funded climate sceptic groups while Rishi Sunak opposed climate spending as finance minister
Pacific islands welcome Australia’s renewed climate ambition – and ask for more
At this week’s Pacific Island Forum the new Australian government got a warmer response from its smaller neighbours but was pressed to keep fossil fuels in the ground
Soaring inflation hinders Egypt’s climate ambition in updated plan
The host of the next UN climate summit has strengthened its renewable energy targets but still expects to increase emissions this decade