While “ambitious” countries made few new announcements, the US, China, India and the UK had not offered enough to even sit in the room
In a relatively low powered year for climate leadership, a handful of government, climate finance and corporate initiatives are worth noting
Nineteen countries signed up to an India-led alliance this month to boost production of biofuels, but experts raise sustainability concerns
Brazil will go back to the climate targets it drew up in 2015 while it works on new and improved ones
Dimming the sun could “complement” emissions cuts, says panel of leaders, while acknowledging concerns about the risks
The world’s largest economies agreed to push for a tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, but made no progress on oil and gas phaseout
The US, Germany and Italy have been accused of backsliding on a Glasgow promise to end public subsidies to fossil fuel projects overseas
A joint statement forming the basis of Africa’s negotiating position for Cop28 is silent on the role of oil and gas
An Emirati coalition has announced a $450 million commitment to buy carbon credits generated in Africa but critics called offsets a “risky diversion”
The new fund aims to be the primary tool to implement the Kunming-Montreal deal and deliver $200 billion a year to nature protection initiatives
Projects in India linked to Enking, the self-proclaimed world’s largest carbon credits producer, have vastly overestimated climate benefits
Around 60% of voters said oil reserves in the Yasuní National Park should be left in the ground in binding vote
The launch of the Jetp investment plan has been hampered by disagreements over funding and technical challenges
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The Belem Declaration echoes growing discontent with a new law prohibiting firms from importing goods linked to deforestation
Climate Home News has identified more than 30 mining industry representatives in the official state delegations at last month’s momentous UN talks
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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.
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