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Loss and damage committee ready to start talks following Asian nominations

Loss and damage committee ready to start talks following Asian nominations

Six Asian countries will share two seats on the committee due to start work on establishing a fund for climate victims

Lawyers and activists build pressure on Korean court to rule on climate

Lawyers and activists build pressure on Korean court to rule on climate

Pressure is building on South Korea’s constitutional court to make a key climate change judgment, as the government prepares to publish its first carbon neutrality plan 

Governments sworn to secrecy on '$20bn' for Indonesia's energy transition

Governments sworn to secrecy on ‘$20bn’ for Indonesia’s energy transition

They won’t reveal who is paying what or how it will be spent and one bank said their $1bn contribution is just something they’re “willing to consider”

Japan’s 'green transformation' would derail the energy transition in Asia

Japan’s ‘green transformation’ would derail the energy transition in Asia

Japan plans to prolong fossil fuels across Southeast Asia, by promoting carbon capture, gas and the co-firing of ammonia at coal power plants.

A woman cooks bread outside her tent.

UN budget cuts hindered response to Pakistan’s extreme floods

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs had only seven staff in Islamabad to assess the needs, down from 35 five years earlier

China warns of more floods and heatwaves in 2023

China warns of more floods and heatwaves in 2023

Last year was marked by a record-breaking heatwave and China’s weather agency has warned of more this year, as the climate crisis escalates

Youth climate activists in Taiwan demanding a net zero by 2050 commitment

Taiwan’s failure to clean up industry endangers its net zero pledge

Comment: Taiwan’s industry is responsible for more than half of its emissions but the government’s new climate policies have no specific plan to tackle them.

Azerbaijan weaponises conservation law in conflict with Armenia

Azerbaijan weaponises conservation law in conflict with Armenia

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of deforesting the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, but satellite data tells a different story

Construction in Pakistan's Karachi in ongoin efforts to prevent floods

World Bank adaptation funds slept through Pakistan’s record flooding

A $100 million project was meant to protect Karachi slumdwellers from flooding, but instead made many homeless before work stalled

Donors pledge over $8bn to rebuild Pakistan after floods - official

Donors pledge over $8bn to rebuild Pakistan after floods – official

At a Geneva summit, multilateral development banks committed the vast majority of funds, with smaller contributions from governments

Rich nations, banks pledge $20bn for Indonesia's coal-to-clean switch

Rich nations, banks pledge $20bn for Indonesia’s coal-to-clean switch

The US and Japan led on mobilising finance to retire Indonesian coal plants and scale up renewables, in a deal announced in Bali

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

Man in tent after floods in Pakistan

Funds for Pakistan flood relief come too little, too late

Nearly two months on from devastating floods, only $51 million of aid has been delivered, forcing humanitarian groups to make tough decisions

Pakistani prime minister promises compensation to flood victims

Pakistani prime minister promises compensation to flood victims

The government will offer financial aid to those who lost homes and crops in Pakistan’s worst-ever floods, Shahbaz Sharif said

G20 Bali meeting highlights Indonesia's weak climate action

G20 Bali meeting highlights Indonesia’s weak climate action

Campaigners are mounting a challenge against the government, arguing that insufficient climate action infringes on their human rights

Pakistan floods must be a wake up call on climate action

Pakistan floods must be a wake up call on climate action

The colossal disaster shows why rich countries must deliver on finance for loss and damage at Cop27 international climate talks

Sri Lanka food crisis has its roots in the globalisation of the 1970s

Sri Lanka food crisis has its roots in the globalisation of the 1970s

The Rajapaksa regime deserved to be banished, but today’s hunger stems from decades of choosing global markets over self-sufficiency

UN seeks $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods

UN seeks $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods

One in seven Pakistanis have been affected by severe flooding after the heaviest rains in three decades swept away poorly protected housing and infrastructure

Pakistan struggles to rebuild after deadly flash floods

Pakistan struggles to rebuild after deadly flash floods

At least 550 people died as the wettest month in three decades washed away mud houses in rural Balochistan – and international aid is not forthcoming

US-China climate working group cancelled after Pelosi's Taiwan visit

US-China climate working group cancelled after Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

Talks on topics like methane cuts, forests, clean power and action in cities have been cancelled after a diplomatic spat over Taiwan

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