What was decided at the COP29 climate summit in Baku?
Nov 27, 2024 · A watered-down draft text proposed to “reaffirm” last year’s pledge without calling out fossil fuels by name, and also emphasised the role of “transitional fuels” – which could be …
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News Brazil appoints veteran climate diplomat André Corrêa do Lago as COP30 president 21 January 2025. News Ambassador Corrêa do Lago’s appointment was widely welcomed by …
Experts quit carbon market watchdog over quality label for forest …
Dec 13, 2024 · A key oversight body set up to improve the quality of carbon credits has been called into question by members of its expert board, two of whom recently resigned in protest …
Big emitters accused of hiding behind climate treaties in …
Dec 5, 2024 · At a landmark legal hearing in The Hague this week, wealthy countries that are big emitters of planet-heating gases have used the Paris Agreement and other existing treaties on …
Adelaide, Australia's renewables pioneer bids to host COP31
Oct 15, 2024 · The Guardian reported that South Australia’s interest was welcomed by the Australian government, which also said it was working with Turkiye “to find a mutually …
COP29 Day Four: Azerbaijan's fund on backburner and no finance …
Nov 14, 2024 · The CFAF seeks to raise at least $1 billion and should become operational when at least 10 countries commit money to the vehicle, according to the COP29 presidency.
UN plastic pollution treaty talks kick off in Busan
Nov 25, 2024 · Little more than a day after the gavel came down on the climate summit in Baku, the global diplomacy tour has stopped off in Busan. Delegates from 175 countries have …
Fossil fuel debts are illegitimate and must be cancelled
Apr 16, 2024 · Climate activists protest demanding that the World Bank stop fossil fuel financing, on the fifth day of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, …
COP29 Bulletin Day 3: Finance text balloons and Brazil presents …
Nov 13, 2024 · Campaigners have also raised concerns over where the MDB’s climate cash actually ends up and on what terms it is provided. In a report published this week, NGO …
Trump quits Paris agreement and pauses foreign climate finance
6 days ago · On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump officially began the one-year process of leaving the 2015 Paris climate agreement and announced a pause on all …