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 interpreted to mean fossil gas.. Latin American countries, developed countries and small islands opposed this text, meaning that the talks on the dialogue had …
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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 Brazilian climate campaigners, who praised his “deep knowledge” of climate talks
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 over its decision to endorse offset rules they say lack integrity.
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 climate change to avoid additional pressure to step up their action to tackle global warming.
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 beneficial resolution” on hosting the COP.. If the Australia and Pacific bid is successful, the co-hosts will then decide where to hold the annual UN climate talks.
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 descended on South Korea’s second-largest city for what’s supposed to be the final round of talks aimed at clinching an international treaty on plastic.
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, in Marrakech, Morocco October 13, 2023.
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 Recourse said that the lenders’ definition of climate finance is “far from as extensive and stringent as required”, allowing for “troubling and high emitting projects”, like fossil gas, waste-to-energy incineration and ...
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 government aid funding for 90 days pending a review of the aid programme’s policy goals.