Matteo Civillini
Governments fail to agree timeline for climate science reports in fraught IPCC talks
Saudi, India and China led opposition against a proposal to link the IPCC’s assessment cycle with the global stocktake, sources told Climate Home.
Junk offset sellers push to enter new UN carbon market
Renewable energy schemes make up four-fifths of Kyoto-era projects hoping to keep selling offsets under Article 6, sparking concerns over the credibility of the new market.
Azerbaijan appoints fossil fuel execs and scandal-hit officials to all-male Cop29 committee
The all-male group in charge of the climate summit organisation includes oil and gas executives and controversial government officials
Germany and US warn Brazil against using Amazon Fund to pave rainforest road
The Brazilian government wants to tap forest protection funds to pave a major highway. Western donors say that goes against the fund’s rules.
First ever Paris Agreement offsets face integrity questions
As Switzerland buys the first ever bilateral offsets, civil society’s analysis suggests the claimed emissions reductions from Thai buses would have happened anyway
Ten climate questions for 2024
The US election and negotiations on a new global finance target are the most important things for the climate in 2024
Six takeaways from 2023’s climate change news
Fossil fuel fights, finance struggles, a resurgent relationship, and much more. We recap the most impactful international climate developments in 2023.
The Climate Home News 2023 Quiz
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Countries go ahead with carbon deals despite Cop28 standoff
The US and EU couldn’t agree on common rules for bilateral carbon trades in Dubai, leaving a vacuum for voluntary certifiers
Carbon credits talks collapse at Cop28 over integrity concerns
The EU and allies rejected proposed carbon trading rules that followed a “light-touch” approach favoured by the US
Cop28 bulletin: Majlis brings fossil fuel views into the open
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Cop28 bulletin: Adaptation stalemate jeopardises Cop28 outcome
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Cop28 bulletin: Text grows with everything still to play for
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Cop28 bulletin: Fossil fuel phase-out language takes shape
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Cop28 bulletin: IPCC chief defends Al Jaber over science firestorm
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Vietnam charts uncertain coal path as finance falls short
Vietnam’s just energy transition partnership plan has no timeline for retiring coal, as backers offer mainly commercial loans, not grants
Cop28 bulletin: US GCF pledge and ‘greenwash’ oil and gas charter
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As it happened: World leaders speak at Cop28 in Dubai
World leaders set out their climate plans and negotiating positions at Cop28. Follow the news and views with Climate Home News, live
Countries pledge $400m to set up loss and damage fund
Germany and Cop host UAE led contributions to get a fund for climate victims up and running, in an early win for the Cop28 presidency
Four questions for Cop28 to settle about a global carbon market
As carbon credits face intense scrutiny, negotiators will wrangle over how to ensure the integrity of a new global carbon market