Latest climate change news
London airport expansion spotlights danger of “false hope” Jet Zero strategy
Analysis The UK government decided expansion is compatible with its plan to cut aviation emissions, raising questions about its reliance on unproven techno-fixes over reducing flights
Blog Climate disasters challenge right to safe and adequate housing
Blog Climate-proofing homes is now an essential response to regular extreme weather events and can help prevent displacement
News Nepal says China withholds “essential” info on bursting Himalayan glacial lakes
News Beijing has not kept promises to provide data on its lakes, hampering efforts to prevent flood disasters, a senior Nepali official says
Analysis In a world first, Grenada activates debt pause after Hurricane Beryl destruction
Analysis More creditors are agreeing to suspend debt payments in the wake of weather disasters, but experts say greater financial relief will be needed
Comment The UN can set a new course on “critical” transition minerals
Comment A high-level panel is working to define principles for responsible mining, which will be presented to the UN General Assembly in September
Analysis Switzerland and Canada propose ways to expand climate finance donors
Analysis Detailed criteria would include China and Gulf States in the donor base. But experts recommend incentives not coercion
US turns against plastic producers, boosting hopes for ambitious treaty
News The shift sparked accusations of betrayal from the plastics industry and celebrations from environmental campaigners and a Pacific negotiator
FAO draft report backs growth of livestock industry despite emissions
Analysis Experts say the UN’s food agency has shied away from recommending less animal farming, though cutting methane emissions is a quick way to curb warming
