Germany and Cop host UAE led contributions to get a fund for climate victims up and running, in an early win for the Cop28 presidency
Developing countries made key concession to land a draft deal on funding for climate victims, subject to political signoff at Cop28
A joint statement forming the basis of Africa’s negotiating position for Cop28 is silent on the role of oil and gas
The US, which long opposed a fund, wants it to focus on a narrow set of disasters in a small number of countries
Ten multilateral development banks have agreed on how to make sure their investments meet climate goals. But experts told Climate Home the rules do not go far enough.
Heaps of new renewable energy are going up in China, but there’s more to an energy transition than hardware
The Paris summit failed to unlock real money for climate finance, potentially driving developing countries further into debt without boosting real climate solutions
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A pause on loan repayments can give vulnerable countries breathing space when hit by a natural catastrophe
Public money should stop flowing towards the expansion of animal agriculture, which is responsible for a fifth of the world’s emissions
Campaigners fear Brussels’ sustainable finance taxonomy will lead to more gas power plants being built, locking in high emissions
UK-based cryptocurrency venture Save Planet Earth has convinced investors it can make them rich and fix the climate, but its tree-planting vision is a long way from reality
Despite its status as a major oil and gas producer, there are signs of climate action on many levels in Russia that deserve to be taken seriously
In technical assistance to governments like Mozambique’s, the World Bank favours the interests of the fossil fuel industry over those of ordinary citizens
A round-up of the support countries are extending to aviation, coal, oil and gas businesses as demand is hit by the Covid-19 pandemic
The current system for accounting for loss and damage from climate change is contentious and up for review at UN talks in Madrid
Highly experienced minister offers a contrast after years of slow-walking the environmental transition, but admits there is more to do
NGOs tell Citibank, HSBC and JP Morgan they are undermining climate policy by financing fossil fuel spree
NEWS: Top officials and ministers from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Nigeria named in mass data leak
NEWS: V20 coalition launched in Lima this week says it will raise funds for climate adaptation projects and develop a collective insurance scheme