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Australia’s billionaire coal-buster – Climate Weekly
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DR Congo approves auction of oil blocks in one of the world’s largest carbon sinks
At least three of 16 oil blocks earmarked for drilling overlap with the world’s largest tropical peatland complex, posing a double threat to the climate
Fuelling unbearable heat – Climate Weekly
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Macron promises to abandon gas, oil and coal, but will he deliver?
The re-elected French president performed poorly on climate in his first term and is relying too heavily on nuclear, experts say
Canadian ex-minister Catherine McKenna named to head UN greenwash watchdog
The group will promote real emissions reductions among cities, regions and businesses, rather than over-reliance on carbon offsets or carbon removal technology
Canadian government ducks fight with oil and gas industry
The Trudeau Administration is delaying delivery of a promised cap on emissions from the fossil fuel sector, insisting there is no need to curb production
From hydrocarbon to cutting carbon: how a fossil giant transformed
Sponsored content: Over the course of ten years, one of the heaviest emitters in Europe became the world’s largest developer of offshore wind
Russia claims sanctions will stop it meeting climate targets
Experts say Russia’s climate plans were already highly inadequate and reliant on carbon accounting tricks
US underdelivers on climate finance – Climate Weekly
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Science Based Targets initiative kicks out oil companies, delays validation criteria
The standard setter for corporate climate plans said accepting commitments from firms like Russian oil company Tatneft posed a “reputational risk”
Some EU members turn back to coal to cut reliance on Russian gas
Czechia, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy and Germany have indicated they might burn more coal in the short term in response to Vladimir Putin’s war
Plastics resolution tees up battle over oil industry’s plan B
As the world seeks to move beyond burning fossil fuels for energy, the oil sector saw plastic production as a lifeline – but now that’s in doubt too
Will Nigeria’s climate change law put the brakes on gas flaring?
Nigeria has promised to end gas flaring by 2030 under its national climate plan but communities are sceptical, given previous unmet deadlines
Defunding Putin’s war – Climate Weekly
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Swap Russian gas for renewables, EU tells member states
Green spending could be funded by taxes on energy firms’ windfall profits, Brussels proposes, to cut the bloc’s Russian gas use by two thirds this year
Ukrainian official calls for Russian fossil fuel boycott at UN Environment Assembly
“They’re using this money to kill people,” Roman Shakhmatenko told the Nairobi-based meeting from a basement bomb shelter
High-risk geoengineering technologies won’t reverse climate breakdown
Techno fixes like carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management are no substitute for exiting coal, oil and gas – whatever polluters would like you to think
Adapting to the ‘new normal’ with UV-C
Sponsored content: As we learn to live with the Covid-19 pandemic, UV-C disinfection technologies can help
‘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
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