Governments battle over carbon removal and renewables in IPCC report
While the Saudis pushed carbon capture and storage technology, Europeans fought for wind and solar to be talked up in the report.
Brazil evicts gold miners from Amazon rainforest
Brazil’s new government is clamping down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest, using satellite imagery to find and destroy mining camps
Nations fight to be called climate vulnerable in IPCC report
Being recognised as partiuclarly vulnerable can help countries access climate finance and plan adaptation strategies
Nations seek compromise on fossil fuel phase-out ahead of Cop28
Governments will hold consultations on whether to call for a phase out of fossil fuels at the Cop28 climate talks in November
IPCC highlights rich nations’ failure to help developing world adapt to climate change
Scientists say funding needs to increase ‘many-fold’ in order to reach climate goals and protect communities disproportionately affected by global warming
UN tells governments to ‘fast forward’ net zero targets
Antonio Guterres said leaders of the G20’s rich nations must aim for net zero “as close as possible” to 2040 while emerging nations should set 2050 targets
Green Climate Fund credibility hangs over response to violence in Nicaragua project
Indigenous people in Nicaragua have accused a Green Climate Fund project of exacerbating violence with settlers invading their land
Loss and damage committee ready to start talks following Asian nominations
Six Asian countries will share two seats on the committee due to start work on establishing a fund for climate victims
Argentina secures funding boost to kickstart gas exports from ‘carbon bomb’
President Alberto Fernández is seeking funding for an export pipeline that would channel Vaca Muerta’s gas to neighbouring countries
Lawyers and activists build pressure on Korean court to rule on climate
Pressure is building on South Korea’s constitutional court to make a key climate change judgment, as the government prepares to publish its first carbon neutrality plan
Chinese coal boom a ‘direct threat’ to 1.5C goal, analysts warn
Energy security fears prompted Beijing to rapidly accelerate coal power plans last year, raising concerns about the country’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions
Mafalda Duarte named as next chief of UN climate fund
The CEO of the Climate Investment Funds has been picked to head the Green Climate Fund as its board faces its first complaint case
Vietnam’s energy transition deal is a ‘black box’, partner warns
A Vietnam government partner suggested that even Hanoi is unaware of the details of the energy transition package
EU agrees diplomatic push for fossil fuel phase out ahead of Cop28
The bloc has made achieving a global phase out of coal, oil and gas “well ahead of 2050” a priority of its climate diplomacy
Vulnerable nations set up alliance to prepare loss and damage action plans
Researchers are working with eight developing countries to pool resources and respond to climate disasters with local solutions
High Seas Treaty exempts deep-sea mining from stricter environmental rules
Despite the setback campaigners hope countries will be emboldened to protect marine ecosystems as they negotiate seabed mining rules
COP28 boss urges Big Oil to join fight against climate change
Cop28 president and oil and gas executive Sultan al-Jaber urged energy conference participants in Houston to do more faster to limit global warming
China strengthens role of courts in meeting carbon targets
China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the first judicial document to encourage and guide case handling on carbon emissions
World Bank backs mega dam threatening to displace thousands in Mozambique
The World Bank argues the project will accelerate the energy transition in southern Africa, but people facing displacement say their voices are not being heard
Canada sets out green investments guide amid complaints of industry capture
The process to create Canada’s first guide for green investiments has been accused of being undemocratic and extending the life of polluting fuels.