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Energy

UN deep-sea mining talks deadlocked over agenda clash

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.

Pressure grows on governments and banks to stop supporting Amazon oil and gas 

An upcoming summit on protecting the Amazon has become the focus of a Indigenous and civil society-led campaign to set up an exclusion zone for fossil fuels

G20 divisions over key climate goals pile pressure on Cop28 hosts

The world’s largest economies failed to agree on targets to phase down fossil fuels and scale up renewables

‘Historic milestone’: Ecuador nears vote to keep Amazon oil in the ground

Experts consulted by Climate Home News suggested the vote will define Ecuador’s economic model for the future.

Threat of EU carbon tax prompts dubious “green aluminium” claims in Mozambique

Mozambique’s biggest industry claims its aluminium is green, which would help it avoid European taxes – but those claims have been questioned

Norway approves oil and gas fields despite Cop fossil phase-out push

Despite pushing for a phase out of unabated fossil fuels, Norway claims its oil and gas are “essential to Europe’s energy security”

Unfinished paperwork is kneecapping solar’s potential in China

Heaps of new renewable energy are going up in China, but there’s more to an energy transition than hardware

What does “unabated” fossil fuels mean?

The word “unabated” qualifies commitments to phase out fossil fuels. But setting a clear definition is the subject of fierce debates.

Ahead of elections, Argentina’s leaders wrap fossil fuels in the flag

Argentina’s political class is promoting fossil fuels as a patriotic national endeavour and demonising any environmentalists who oppose them

Colombia accuses Drummond coal mining exec of funding paramilitary group

The current Colombia head of an American coal miner will face trial, accused of giving money to right-wing paramilitaries in the late nineties

“Green” finance bankrolls forest destruction in Indonesia

Green funds have been spent cutting down trees for biomass to make electricity, decimating the traditional food sources of indigenous people

Restrictions on energy firm’s borrowing complicates South Africa’s energy transition

The South African government has told cash-strapped power company Eskom it can’t invest in new electricity generation

Rich nations “understanding” of South African delay to coal plant closures

Despite a multi-billion dollars clean energy transition deal, South Africa expects to keep coal plants running for longer while it battles electricity blackouts.

Study: Fossil fuel firms owe $209bn a year for climate damage

A multi-billion dollar reparations scheme has been proposed for fossil fuel companies to atone for the damage caused by their greenhouse gas emissions

Regulator blocks Brazilian oil drilling, sparking conflict within government

While President Lula’s environment minister Marina Silva supported the decision, Lula ally Randolfe Rodrigues vowed to oppose it

France proposes tax credits for green technology

France will spend €500m a year on tax credits for wind and solar power, heat pumps and batteries funded by a tax rise on carbon-intensive fuels

Local business group tries to keep South Africa’s coal plants alive

A business coalition in South Africa’s energy heartland is fighting against plans to shut down coal plants.

Cop28 moots oil and gas initiative despite greenwash accusations

Critics say a focus on just the emissions from producing oil and gas not consuming it is a distraction and that similar initatives have not worked

Nations split over fossil fuels and carbon capture

An agenda-setting gathering of climate ministers saw continuing disagreement over the need for fossil fuels phase-out and the role of technology

Europe’s push for global renewables target gains support

The UAE has backed the EU’s call to set a global target for the renewable roll-out at the Cop28 climate talks

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