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The tragic domino effect of war – Climate Weekly
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Responses to Putin’s war risk impeding international cooperation on climate
Indonesia is reluctant to exclude Russia from this years’ G20 summit, which could turn a climate forum into a political theatre
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
After Kathmandu riots, Nepal’s hydropower plan risks falling victim to geopolitics
Nepal may forgo a $500m grant from the Millenium Challenge Corporation to build power transmission lines, due to anti-US sentiment stoked by China
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
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
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
Make climate justice a resolution for 2022 – Climate Weekly
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What to watch in 2022: critical moments and issues for climate diplomacy
An African Cop, landmark science reports and a long overdue biodiversity summit will shape the response to climate change this year
Nine must-read climate change stories of 2021 from around the world
From how Indonesia treats its Elon Musks to the aftermath of “unimaginable” flooding in Germany, here’s our pick of Climate Home’s best reporting this year
Climate Home News quiz of 2021
How closely did you follow the international climate change news this year? Test your knowledge against our quiz!
‘Huge blow’ – cuts to gas finance sparks West African backlash
Nigerian and Senegalese leaders have criticised western countries for pledging to stop funding gas projects internationally, calling for exceptions to be made
UK needs to deliver on climate, not set higher 2030 target, say advisers
The Glasgow pact calls on countries to improve their 2030 plans next year but the Cop26 host’s goal is already in line with 1.5C, the Climate Change Committee says
‘Subversion and treason’: Australian minister attacks independent climate body
Tim Wilson, an elected official in Australia’s energy ministry, slammed a proposal for an expert climate commission
UN shipping body considers zero emissions goal, defers decision to 2023
While the US, Japan and Panama backed setting a zero carbon shipping goal for 2050, emerging economies said rich countries needed to go first and provide finance
Unpacking the Glasgow outcome – Climate Weekly
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“It’s going to get bumpy!” – Papua New Guinea sparked final day panic at Cop26
The rainforest nation was threatening to block a deal in Glasgow over the status of Redd+ forestry projects in a UN carbon market
Oil and gas avoided censure in Glasgow for the 26th time. Let’s not make it 27
Investor and state-owned oil companies in the G20 find common cause in watering down climate ambition; we need to confront their influence
Laggards reject Glasgow pact’s 2022 call for new climate plans
Australia and New Zealand have already said that they do not plan to update their 2030 targets by the end of 2022