The European court on Human Rights will rule on whether climate inaction breaches human rights and the case will have global implications When the gavel dropped on 12 December 2015…
Comment: Indigenous people protect the forests but the organisation writing up a rule-book for high-quality carbon offsets has not adequately consulted them Many have heard the expression that tropical rainforests…
Shell’s rice farming offset projects are under review. Climate Home found them riddled with accounting loopholes and questionable integrity claims. Shell is a partner in a series of contested rice…
They folded after winning concessions from the government which will make producing coal and gas more expensive Australia’s lower house on Monday passed an emissions reduction plan with curbs on…
The Mexican government will push others to restrict attempts to lessen the effects of climate change by blocking the sun On an April day, the founder of a U.S. startup…
Comment: Cop27 resulted in the historic decision of setting up a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries, but success depends on a few key actions. Last November, at…
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Brazil’s new government is clamping down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest, using satellite imagery to find and destroy mining camps Brazil has ousted almost all illegal gold…
Being recognised as partiuclarly vulnerable can help countries access climate finance and plan adaptation strategies Government negotiators fought bitterly last week over which groups and regions are defined as particularly…