As demand grows for critical minerals used in clean energy supply chains, new data suggests more protection is needed for communities affected by their extraction As the rapid deployment of…
The gathering raised $2.2 billion for clean cooking in Africa, where four in five people still use polluting energy like charcoal – but some say LPG should not be promoted…
After Armenians fled the conflict-torn region, the COP29 host nation has launched a huge reconstruction effort to polish its green credentials Neat rows of new houses with solar panels on…
The measures are designed to increase the cost of Chinese goods needed for the energy transition – and could therefore slow the US shift away from fossil fuels Five days…
The bank has advised wealthy nations to cut subsidies for high-emissions foods but stopped far short of promoting veganism The World Bank has called for governments in wealthy countries to…
Local communities will be able to officially challenge UN-registered carbon credit projects before and after they are up and running The new global carbon market being set up under the…
The government wants to expand a road through the Aberdare National Park but conservationists argue it will harm the forest, wildlife and water supplies Kenyan environmentalists have overtaken the government…
Comment: The new UN fund can channel taxes and other innovative ways of raising money to pay for climate loss and damage – we just have to decide to apply…
At its first meeting, the fund’s board decided to fast-track the selection of its host country so money can be disbursed as fast as possible to disaster-hit people The board…
Governments could not agree to keep talking formally about limiting plastic production up until the final round of treaty talks in November Hopes for a new global treaty to include…
Comment: Commercial banks are financing a huge amount of fossil-fuel and industrial agriculture activities in the Global South – they must turn off the tap Teresa Anderson is global lead…
Climate and energy ministers from G7 nations agreed a coal exit deadline – with a caveat, but made little progress on other fossil fuels and finance When UN climate chief…
