Indonesia promises to fine palm oil companies operating in forests
An Indonesian official said it would levy $310 million in fines on growers of palm oil on land which should be forest
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Sudan’s Cop28 delegates “really hurt” by silence on their civil war
While Israel’s attack on Gaza featured prominently, Sudan’s civil war and its climate links were largely ignored at Cop28
Brazil lawmakers approve using green fund to pave road through Amazon rainforest
Donations meant to preserve the Amazon rainforest may be spent paving the road, which critics say will worsen the forest’s destruction
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
How Russia won a ‘dangerous loophole’ for fossil gas at Cop28
With the EU ambivalent and small island states absent, Russia’s call for “transitional fuels” – read gas – made it into the Cop28 agreement
‘Car without wheels’: Adaptation playbook lacks finance target
Developing nations got agreement to set targets for food and water security, but rich nations were unwilling to plug a huge funding gap
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
Dubai deal: Ministers and observers react to the UAE consensus
The final Cop28 text was regarded as historic by delegates, including the US, EU and small islands, but most agree there’s still work ahead
No ‘phase-out’, but Dubai deal puts oil and gas sector on notice
One day into overtime at Cop28, countries agreed to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems: a first for the UN climate process
Oil-reliant Azerbaijan chosen to host Cop29 climate talks
Azerbaijan gets two-thirds of its revenue from oil and gas, one of the highest percentages of any country in the world
As fossil fuel phase-out gathers steam, resistance builds
Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Turkey are among the most vocal opponents of a decision at Cop28 to phase out coal, oil and gas
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
US tees up Congress battle with $3bn Green Climate Fund pledge
Vice-president Kamala Harris pledged $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund at Cop28, which Congressional Republicans will likely try to block
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
Leaks reveal how McKinsey drives African climate agenda
Whistleblowers raise alarm over American consultancy’s growing influence in pushing carbon markets and developing energy transition plans
Meet the Italian fugitive advising Emirati start-up Blue Carbon
Samuele Landi has been convicted for bankruptcy fraud in Italy. That was no problem for the UAE firm doing forest carbon credit deals across Africa.
Fearing repression in Dubai, non-binary people stay away from Cop28
Non-binary and trans people have been detained and deported at Dubai airport and being gay is effectively criminalised in the UAE
Slow start for Indonesia’s much-hyped carbon market
Since President Widodo launched Indonesia’s exchange two months ago, there’s been barely any trading of carbon credits
Ghana’s flood victims blame government for overflowing dam destruction
Last month, a government-owned electricity company deliberately spilled water from its dam, displacing tens of thousands