A high-level panel is working to define principles for responsible mining, which will be presented to the UN General Assembly in September
Detailed criteria would include China and Gulf States in the donor base. But experts recommend incentives not coercion
The shift sparked accusations of betrayal from the plastics industry and celebrations from environmental campaigners and a Pacific negotiator
Experts say the UN’s food agency has shied away from recommending less animal farming, though cutting methane emissions is a quick way to curb warming
The EU president must implement plans to boost energy efficiency in the sector, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and exposure to geopolitical shocks
The report was seized upon by the Marshall Islands but branded “unacceptable” and “nonsensical” by Argentina and Brazil
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market decided existing renewables methodologies don’t do enough to prove their emissions reductions are additional
Most governments want reports ready before the next global stocktake, but a dozen developing nations are opposed over inclusivity concerns
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Air New Zealand has dropped its 2030 emissions reductions targets, validated by the Science-Based Targets Initiative
Ajay Seth said the EU’s proposals on its carbon border adjustment mechanism were “not practical” for a developing country like India
An IPCC author from the Global South on why aligning the two timelines is crucial for the integrity of international climate cooperation
Emissions controls are causing brick kilns to close, raising fears that migrant labourers – who lack social safety nets – will struggle to earn a living
Amid record-breaking climate impacts, the COP29 host nation needs to ramp up action for an ambitious outcome in Baku
António Guterres calls extreme heat “the new abnormal” as he urges countries to step up protection of vulnerable populations
Lululemon is accused by environmental group of using “misleading” sustainability claims despite growing emissions
Four months after partnering with the new “landmark” climate vehicle at COP28, a BlackRock fund put money into a US gas pipeline
Brazil and France have proposed a tax on the super-rich to fight against poverty and climate change – G20 finance ministers should get behind it this week
The oil and gas industry aims to bring clean jobs to Aberdeen, but it involves paving over part of a much-loved park, igniting a debate on just transition
Children’s education, and their prospects, are suffering as a result of extreme heat driven by climate change – and dirty energy giants are the culprits