Germany wants all high-emitters, especially among G20 countries, to pitch in. But China and Saudi Arabia say the responsibility lies with developed nations As negotiations over a new global climate…
Comment: Changes are afoot at the IMF and World Bank – but debt-squeezed developing nations need far faster access to more finance for climate action Rachel Kyte is professor of…
While 84,000 delegates attended COP28 in Dubai, just 40,000-50,000 are expected at COP29 in Baku and COP30 in Belém UN climate chief Simon Stiell has said he hopes to see…
Right-wing President Javier Milei has taken an axe to funding for education and scientific bodies, sparking fears for climate research As a budget freeze for Argentina’s public universities amid soaring…
Brazil and France want the G20 to get behind a global minimum tax on billionaires’ wealth, also backed by IMF chief, but Germany rejects the idea The finance ministers of…
Environment minister Steven Guilbeault accuses “some countries” of slow-walking negotiations, ahead of talks in Ottawa next week The chair of this month’s penultimate round of talks to agree a global…
Tired of waiting for donor dollars for climate and nature protection to trickle down, Indigenous rights groups are creating new funds to do things differently For over a decade, Indigenous…
Comment: The Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF are a chance to transform outstanding debts for fossil fuel projects into grants for renewable energy systems Lidy Nacpil is…
Climate Home reveals that the World Bank Group has counted support for luxury hotels as climate finance, which experts say fails the most vulnerable The spotless white-sand beach of Le…