Climate politics
UN climate chief warns of “steep mountain to climb” for COP29 after Bonn blame-game
Countries expressed disappointment as key negotiations on climate finance and emissions-cutting measures made scant progress at mid-year talks
G7 countries must deliver on COP28 promise to cut fossil fuels
For Pacific Island nations like mine, the transition to clean and renewable energy is not just a goal but a necessity for survival
Bonn bulletin: Fears over “1.5 washing” in national climate plans
Next round of NDCs in focus as negotiations wrap up with a final push to resolve fights on issues including adaptation and just transition
Bonn bulletin: Climate finance chasm remains unbridged
Governments split on when and how to set a dollar amount for new finance goal, and human rights activists seek stronger protection in COP host nations
Bonn makes only lukewarm progress to tackle a red-hot climate crisis
At mid-year UN talks, negotiators have achieved little to get more help to those struggling with fiercer floods, cyclones and heatwaves in South Asia
Bonn talks on climate finance goal end in stalemate on numbers
Negotiations failed to progress as rich countries refused to discuss a dollar amount for the new goal due to be agreed at COP29
Bonn bulletin: Fossil fuel transition left homeless
Countries clash over where to negotiate the shift away from dirty energy agreed at COP28, while talks on a new climate finance goal make little progress
No shortage of public money to pay for a just energy transition
With negotiations underway to establish a new global climate finance goal, wealthy countries are once again trying to shirk their responsibilities
Bonn bulletin: Crunch time for climate finance
Negotiators take on tricky topics in a slimmed-down finance text as UN climate chief calls for country transparency reports to shed light on NDC progress
UK general election: Watch out for climate obstructionism
Climate sceptic groups and their right-wing media allies have shifted from disputing science to exaggerating the economic costs of climate action and downplaying the benefits
Developing countries suggest rich nations tax arms, fashion and tech firms for climate
At Bonn talks, G77 group floats a 5% sales tax on tech, fashion and defence firms to fund green spending in the Global South
North Africa’s disappearing nomads: Why my community needs climate finance
My people are experiencing loss and damage, and deserve international support under a new climate finance goal – negotiators in Bonn and beyond must take heed
Right-wing pushback on EU’s green laws misjudges rural views
Populist and far-right parties are wooing rural voters in the EU elections by exploiting a backlash against green policies – but new research suggests it may not work
Quality – not just quantity – matters in the new climate finance goal
Negotiators in Bonn should work to ensure funding provided under a new goal set to be agreed later this year at COP29 is affordable and accessible
“Great enabler of climate action” – UN urges Bonn progress on new finance goal
UN Climate head Simon Stiell called on countries to start narrowing down options to strike a deal on post-2025 climate finance by COP29 in November
The great COP food systems illusion: UN climate talks deliver no real-world action
Negotiations on food and agriculture have moved too slowly, while special initiatives fail to hold countries accountable on their commitments
On beaches of Gaza and Tel Aviv, two tales of one heatwave
While Palestinians in Gaza fear death from heat in makeshift tents, Israelis in Tel Aviv stay cool in air-conditioned homes – highlighting the unequal effects of extreme weather
Climate, development and nature: three urgent priorities for next UK government
Revitalised global leadership from Britain can make a difference at a deeply troubling and fractured time for world affairs
As South Africa heads to the polls, voters await stalled “just energy transition”
Progress on the Just Energy Transition Partnership has been slow due to South Africa’s debt concerns and divisions over the role of gas
Azerbaijan pursues clean energy to export more ‘god-given’ gas to Europe
Baku rolls out its first large-scale renewables, but a rise in clean energy does not mean leaving fossil fuels in the ground