Carbon credit rule-makers must engage Indigenous People
Indigenous people protect the forests but the organisation writing up a rule-book for high-quality carbon offsets has not adequately consulted them
Climate in court: The Paris Agreement’s role in safeguarding human rights
The European court on Human Rights will rule on whether climate inaction breaches human rights and the case will have global implications
I’m a COP veteran. Here are 3 suggestions for the new Loss and Damage fund
Cop27 resulted in the historic decision of setting up a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries, but success depends on a few key actions.
The IPCC’s climate scientists have done their job – now we must do ours
As citizens, we must educate and inspire our peers to act on climate change through positive and empowering campaigns
Japan’s ‘green transformation’ would derail the energy transition in Asia
Japan plans to prolong fossil fuels across Southeast Asia, by promoting carbon capture, gas and the co-firing of ammonia at coal power plants.
Circuses have evolved and so must UN climate summits
As formal negotiations get into the finer details, Cop28 should bring more focus – and accountability – to action in the real economy
Taiwan’s failure to clean up industry endangers its net zero pledge
Comment: Taiwan’s industry is responsible for more than half of its emissions but the government’s new climate policies have no specific plan to tackle them.
Vulnerable communities must call the shots on loss and damage fund
Poor and marginalised groups should be represented on the fund’s board, managing budgets and making decisions about their own lives
The climate vulnerable are starting to roar
The Cop27 summit won a breakthrough for those on the frontlines of the climate emergency. Cop28 must herald the end of oil and gas
Energy Charter Treaty exodus shows a global power shift
European governments are abandoning a treaty that has become a barrier to climate action, but legal hurdles remain
Gas is casting a long shadow over green development in Africa
At the Cop27 summit in Egypt, a dash for gas risks distracting from the support for climate resilience Africans really need
I never got to say goodbye to my relatives, victims of climate chaos
My loss is just one of many for Africa. If we do not get justice at Cop27, I fear conflict and scarcity will escalate beyond national borders
Climate finance isn’t reaching African communities – Cop27 must fix this injustice
Indigenous peoples and local communities receive less than 1% of all climate funding despite scoring wins for people and nature
Africa’s broken food markets must be fixed to tackle hunger
A handful of large companies make big profits by controlling the food trade in Africa, while doing nothing to increase its climate resilience
Public procurement can play a bigger role in greening construction
The US and Saudi Arabia have joined a coalition to decarbonise steel and cement. Governments can help by driving demand for green products
Corporate pushback against climate action is getting desperate
Our UN-backed initiative was told we could be sued for saying new coal isn’t compatible with science-based targets. We need regulatory reform
The fate of the Amazon rests on the outcome of Brazil’s election
Jair Bolsonaro dismantled social and environmental protections. Brazil’s next president must combat illegal activity and restore safeguards
When the EU and US score climate points off China, Africa suffers
Frans Timmermans and John Kerry are downplaying historic responsibility for the climate crisis. That’s a red flag for Africa
Copenhagen’s failure to meet 2025 net zero target casts doubt on other pledges
Copenhagen was the first city to launch a carbon neutrality plan in 2012, but has given up on its pledge due to a lack of CCS funding
Five priorities for a meaningful post-2025 climate finance target
The quality of climate finance is as important as the quantity to rebuild trust after rich countries failed to deliver on their $100bn by 2020 target