Nations fail to agree ban or research on solar geoengineering
At talks in Nairobi, governments could not find consensus on new global governance for SRM, including proposals for “non-use” and a UN expert panel Governments have failed to agree on…
Despite Cop28 pledge, France keeps fossil fuel subsidies for farmers
France has abandoned plans to phase out tax breaks on agricultural diesel in efforts to appease its increasingly disgruntled farmers At Cop28 last December, France’s former minister for the energy…
Switzerland proposes first UN expert group on solar geoengineering
A draft resolution aimed at creating a space for discussion on sun dimming technologies will be debated at the summit of the UN’s environment body this month Switzerland wants to…
Oil drilling while in the Energy Charter Treaty is economically reckless
The UK is opening itself up to repeated lawsuits from foreign oil and gas firms if it passes the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Editor’s note: On February 22, the UK…
India wants its own solar industry but has to break reliance with China first
The polysilicon challenge Manufacturing solar modules from imported cells requires low capital expenditure and India’s cheap labour makes it well-placed to scale the industry, Satyendra Kumar, who began researching solar…
US government pauses new gas export terminals in ‘historic win’ for climate
The Biden administration is freezing approvals of new LNG export permits as climate considerations take centre stage. The US government is halting decisions over further expanding its gas exports until…
Zimbabwe looks to China to secure a place in the EV battery supply chain
In the first story of our Clean Energy Frontier series, we go to Zimbabwe, which is betting on the booming lithium industry to spur economic growth On a dusty road…
After gas pipeline sabotage, German activists claim solidarity against US gas export terminals
A group celebrating the sabotage said they opposed the pipeline out of solidarity with marginalised people in the USA While the US debates new gas export terminals, across the ocean…
Cop29 host Azerbaijan launches green energy unit to sceptical response
Azerbaijan’s state oil and gas firm promises a green push but a lack of climate policies and plans to expand gas production are causing scepticism Roaming around what is believed…
Amazon nations to tackle rainforest crime together in donor-funded new office
The $1.8 million Centre for International Police Cooperation will be built in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus and funded by the Norwegian-backed Amazon Fund Brazil is moving ahead with…
Governments fail to agree timeline for climate science reports in fraught IPCC talks
Saudi, India and China led opposition against a proposal to link the IPCC’s assessment cycle with the global stocktake, sources told Climate Home. Governments have failed to agree on a…
The all-male Cop29 committee is a big step backwards for climate
Azerbaijan appointed 28 men and zero women to a key group tasked with organising the upcoming climate summit in the country Update: An hour after this article was published, the…
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