The government is cutting climate finance, backing oil production and opposing air pollution measures in an attempt to win next year’s election The UK government led by Rishi Sunak has…
When governments gather for the Amazon summit next week, they will talk about how to tackle drug traffickers who destroy forests When the presidents of Amazon nations including Brazil, Peru…
While China blocked a ban from this year’s seabed talks agenda, hopes are now high that it will be officially discussed next year A halt on companies digging up the…
The EU wants environmental guarantees in case a future Brazilian government stops trying to protect the Amazon Brazil will push the European Union for better trading terms in return for…
With all their flaws, carbon offsets are not the solution to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest – leaders should acknowledge that In theory, forest carbon offsets are a simple idea.…
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events As wildfires ravaged southern Europe and heatwaves gripped large swathes…
Cop28 president, Sultan Al Jaber and UN climate change boss, Simon Stiell, had called on G20 countries to show leadership and deliver ambitious emissions cuts. Climate ministers from the G20…
A dozen countries want to officially debate for the first time in history the possibility to halt deep-sea mining, but have faced opposition from China and the island-nation of Nauru.…
Draft guidelines for its export credit agency signal support for some gas projects until 2025 – three years after the deadline set by the Glasgow pledge Germany plans to support…