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First named Cop26 sponsors are big investors in offshore wind - and a gas plant

First named Cop26 sponsors are big investors in offshore wind – and a gas plant

SSE, Scottish Power and National Grid have been named as sponsors of next year’s UN climate summit in Glasgow, with SSE defending a “transition” investment in gas power

EIB approves €1 trillion green investment plan to become 'climate bank'

EIB approves €1 trillion green investment plan to become ‘climate bank’

The EU investment arm’s climate roadmap ends lending to airport expansions but does not require all the bank’s intermediaries to have decarbonisation plans

Asian development banks resist coal phase-out pledge at French summit

Asian development banks resist coal phase-out pledge at French summit

Despite net zero pledges from the governments of China, Japan and South Korea, the ADB and AIIB are reluctant to commit to reducing finance to fossil fuels

Mark Carney oversees blueprint for scaling up carbon market as offset demand soars

Mark Carney oversees blueprint for scaling up carbon market as offset demand soars

With more and more businesses setting net zero emissions targets, the voluntary carbon market needs stronger quality control to scale up, says UN special envoy

UK looks to Cop26 climate summit to fix awkward relationship with Biden

UK looks to Cop26 climate summit to fix awkward relationship with Biden

US president-elect Biden sees Johnson as a “clone” of Trump and disagrees with him on Brexit, but both leaders want to make next year’s Glasgow climate talks a success

Climate watchers celebrate Biden victory over Trump in US election

Climate watchers celebrate Biden victory over Trump in US election

Climate advocates from around the world welcomed Joe Biden’s victory, heralding a US return to international cooperation on the climate crisis

Joe Biden wins the White House, in pivotal moment for global climate action

Joe Biden wins the White House, in pivotal moment for global climate action

Biden has promised to reenter the Paris Agreement, marking the end of a four-year assault on climate protections under Donald Trump’s presidency

Joe Biden's climate plan hinges on a tight Senate race

Joe Biden’s climate plan hinges on a tight Senate race

With Democrats and Republicans tied in the race for Senate control, a Biden administration will have to get creative to deliver on his climate promises

OECD: One-fifth of climate finance goes to adaptation as share of loans grows

OECD: One-fifth of climate finance goes to adaptation as share of loans grows

Donor countries mobilised $78.9 billion of climate aid in 2018, but developing nations are expected to pay back nearly three quarters of the money

'Count every vote' demand US climate activists, after Trump false victory claim

‘Count every vote’ demand US climate activists, after Trump false victory claim

Climate activists have reacted angrily to Donald Trump’s unfounded claim he won the US presidential election, mobilising to defend the democratic process

US has officially left the Paris Agreement, amid election to determine climate future

US has officially left the Paris Agreement, amid election to determine climate future

The race for the White House could take days or weeks to settle, with major implications for the prospects of tackling the climate crisis

Environmentalists urge UN to condemn Brazil's spying at climate talks

Environmentalists urge UN to condemn Brazil’s spying at climate talks

Brazilian campaigners said tolerating the Bolsonaro administration’s spying at climate talks would set “a grisly precedent” and called on the UN to prevent future incidents

As editor of Climate Home News, I am committed to hard-hitting journalism

As editor of Climate Home News, I am committed to hard-hitting journalism

Megan Darby outlines the state of international climate politics and the role of independent journalism as she takes up the position of editor at Climate Home News

Asian net zero wave leaves Australia's Scott Morrison isolated

Asian net zero wave leaves Australia’s Scott Morrison isolated

While China, Japan and South Korea set net zero emissions targets and polls show strong support for Australia to follow, Morrison is standing by the coal industry

UK negotiator: Countries must resolve carbon market dispute to step up ambition

UK negotiator: Countries must resolve carbon market dispute to step up ambition

Diplomats will try to make progress on the last unresolved issues of the Paris Agreement in online events run by UN Climate Change next month

EU tries to stop fossil fuel companies suing states over climate action

EU tries to stop fossil fuel companies suing states over climate action

Brussels’ proposed green reforms to the Energy Charter Treaty face resistance from Japan, yet do not go far enough for environmental campaigners

South Korea formally commits to cutting emissions to net zero by 2050

South Korea formally commits to cutting emissions to net zero by 2050

President Moon Jae-in’s announcement follows a three-day visit by Cop26 president-designate Alok Sharma to South Korea

Philippines declares moratorium on new coal power plants

Philippines declares moratorium on new coal power plants

The move could scrap 8GW of planned coal projects which haven’t been fully approved, sending a strong signal to investors in the region coal is out of favour

Vietnam braces for Typhoon Molave, in worst tropical storm season for decades

Vietnam braces for Typhoon Molave, in worst tropical storm season for decades

Molave will be the fourth storm to hit the nation’s central region in less than three weeks — leaving communities no time to recover before being hit again and harder

Japan net zero emissions pledge puts coal in the spotlight

Japan net zero emissions pledge puts coal in the spotlight

Prime minister Yoshihide Suga has promised to “fundamentally shift” Japan’s coal policy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

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