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Looking for a happy ending to the 2017 climate disaster movie
The Fijian presidency and negotiators must do more at this month’s UN climate talks to help the victims of global warming impacts
Poor countries spending climate cash on rich world consultants
Lack of expertise means money for climate protection is spent on consultancy fees, which African officials say end up back in wealthy countries
Despite Trump, US climate team to forge on with Paris deal
As UN climate talks resume in Germany, a team of experienced, familiar diplomats are expected to take up many of the same positions the US has been fighting for years
Bonn climate talks raise tough questions about German coal
Chancellor Angela Merkel, with no concrete plans to curtail its huge coal industry, will be exposed as her country plays host to Fiji’s climate presidency
How can we connect the protection of biodiversity with climate change?
Sponsored content: The two organisations met to discuss mutual goals around climate change.
Rich countries must provide funds for climate change victims
UN talks on loss and damage are failing to deliver for vulnerable communities. After a devastating hurricane season, the developed world must step up
Disaster reduction finance: prevention is better than recovery
Sponsored content: At recent meetings at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the GEF pushed for more money to be spent in advance of disasters
UK releases plan to ‘lead the world’ on growth with carbon cuts
Long awaited strategy says green economy will grow 11% per year but plan will miss carbon emissions targets, drawing criticism
Four ways EU ministers can restore trust in climate finance
Developing countries need assurances that support will flow to their priorities if progress is to be made on other issues at UN climate talks in November
UK vetoes two South American climate finance bids
The British board member mounted a solo opposition to rural development projects in Paraguay and Argentina at a Green Climate Fund meeting in Cairo
Forest diamonds
How family rivalry and the Catholic church helped miners devastate an indigenous Amazon territory
Climate-hit Bangladesh struggling to access UN green funds
Developing country institutions lack capacity to meet the Green Climate Fund’s heavy paperwork demands, experts say at Dhaka conference
UN secretary general links hurricane devastation to climate change
António Guterres and other leaders called for renewed efforts to cut carbon pollution as the Caribbean faces yet another devastating storm
Climate Weekly: After the deluge, reflection on climate injustice
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Gender remains one of climate change’s great inequalities
Globally, women are more affected by climate change. Sweden’s deputy prime minister and the head of the Green Climate Fund say they must be brought into the discussion
Hurricane Harvey: lawyers warn of climate lawsuits over damages
As science tying disasters to climate change becomes increasingly accurate, victims could seek legal redress for failure to plan for predictable events
Island states need better data to manage climate losses
In the Caribbean and Pacific, islanders are already hit by climate change, but lack tools to measure the damages for leverage in international negotiations
Fiji presidency must not fail climate change victims at “Pacific COP”
Despite warm words about protecting the vulnerable, the island presidency of this year’s UN climate talks is showing no urgency on “loss and damage”
UN climate fund criticised for accrediting growing list of private banks
Growing number of multinational banks becoming conduits for UN climate funds means money will not reach certain projects, NGOs warn
If US states are really ‘still in’ Paris, here’s what they need to do
The Paris accord isn’t only about cutting emissions, some states are already finding ways to meet climate finance commitments