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Prison, party mansions and a naval base among urban areas India claims as ‘forest’
The government has long used a broad definition of forests which is at odds with UN guidance and overstates India’s climate credentials
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Amazon indigenous community restores giant freshwater fish and thrives
Through control of their territory, the Deni people sustainably manage stocks of pirarucu, boosting their numbers 425% in 11 years
Indigenous peoples in Guatemala demand sovereignty over oil and mining resources
The case could set an international precedent for indigenous people to control resources on their land, which they say is critical to climate action
‘Misleading’ Polish billboards blame EU climate policy for electricity costs
State-owned utilities are using rising energy costs to attack the EU emissions trading system, stoking tensions between Warsaw and Brussels
Germany must bring African nations into its G7 ‘climate club’
The new German government must prioritise the climate crisis in its Africa policy, and make climate diplomacy with Africa a core component of its G7 presidency
Cooling towers, fake snow: What the Beijing Winter Olympics says about climate change
The spectacle of fake snow and an old steel mill’s cooling towers has sparked climate debate among Olympics-watchers
Science Based Targets initiative accused of providing a ‘platform for greenwashing’
Nestlé, Ikea and Unilever are among brands the New Climate Institute found did not live up to the 1.5C-compatible label they’d been awarded
Total pushes ahead with Uganda oil project, stays silent on financial backers
The French oil giant has struggled to attract finance for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and opponents say it does not have funding in place
European Commission endorses fossil gas as ‘transition’ fuel for private investment
Campaigners fear Brussels’ sustainable finance taxonomy will lead to more gas power plants being built, locking in high emissions
Storm Ana’s devastation in southern Africa highlights need for early warnings
More than 80 people died as the storm swept through Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi, with the forecast not reaching some communities in time to evacuate
Named: The oil companies gambling on climate failure
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Shell and ExxonMobil are among those pursuing high cost oil projects that won’t pay off in a 1.8C world
Saudi energy minister touts pink hydrogen made by “emancipated young ladies”
Saudi Arabia wants to become a leading exporter of hydrogen from both clean and dirty sources as part of an economic diversification plan
A for targets, D for action: Joe Biden’s first year on climate, graded
While the US president has had some climate wins abroad, domestic action has been held back by the Senate, the courts and rising fuel prices
Egypt names foreign minister Sameh Shoukry to lead Cop27 climate talks
Cairo gave a junior role to environment minister Yasmine Fouad and the top job to a career diplomat with no significant climate experience
Haven of African elephants at risk, say park rangers decrying poor pay and conditions
Forest guards in Gabon say their salaries are often paid several months late and are threatening to go on strike
Why Shell is becoming a softer target for climate campaigners
The oil major has pulled out of a British project and paused South African exploration, as its climate targets require production to fall
Germany ‘must triple pace of emissions cuts’ to meet 2030 target
Germany missed its climate targets in 2021 and the incoming “traffic light” coalition is promising a major policy package to turn things around
Typhoon Rai’s trail of destruction in the Philippines reignites loss and damage calls
More than 400 people were killed and seven million lost homes or livelihoods to the category 5 storm that hit the Philippines in December
Researchers are excited by ‘tantalising’ prospect of open IEA energy data
The International Energy Agency is proposing to lift the paywall on its extensive energy database, in a potential boon for climate research