Public banks agree to check investments against countries’ climate plans
Ten multilateral development banks have agreed on how to make sure their investments meet climate goals. But experts told Climate Home the rules do not go far enough. A group…
Ten multilateral development banks have agreed on how to make sure their investments meet climate goals. But experts told Climate Home the rules do not go far enough. A group…
Heaps of new renewable energy are going up in China, but there’s more to an energy transition than hardware In recent years, China has installed a mind-blowing number of solar…
The Paris summit failed to unlock real money for climate finance, potentially driving developing countries further into debt without boosting real climate solutions Many people probably think about international climate…
The word “unabated” qualifies commitments to phase out fossil fuels. But setting a clear definition is the subject of fierce debates. One word dominates much of current climate discussions and…
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events Thirty-nine world leaders, most of them from Africa, have spent…
The Russian government has clamped down on environmental organisations who they say are a threat to their economic security The Russian chapter of the global environmental campaign group WWF on…
A pause on loan repayments can give vulnerable countries breathing space when hit by a natural catastrophe The World Bank will start offering a pause in loan repayments to the…
European nations and Canada have promised to contribute $2.7 billion to Senegal – although details of this support remain unclear A group of wealthy European nations and Canada have promised…
Comment: Public money should stop flowing towards the expansion of animal agriculture, which is responsible for a fifth of the world’s emissions As world leaders meet tomorrow in Paris to…