More creditors are agreeing to suspend debt payments in the wake of weather disasters, but experts say greater financial relief will be needed
Detailed criteria would include China and Gulf States in the donor base. But experts recommend incentives not coercion
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market decided existing renewables methodologies don’t do enough to prove their emissions reductions are additional
Most governments want reports ready before the next global stocktake, but a dozen developing nations are opposed over inclusivity concerns
António Guterres calls extreme heat “the new abnormal” as he urges countries to step up protection of vulnerable populations
Lululemon is accused by environmental group of using “misleading” sustainability claims despite growing emissions
Four months after partnering with the new “landmark” climate vehicle at COP28, a BlackRock fund put money into a US gas pipeline
The board of the fund has agreed on a name and a host country at a meeting in South Korea, but trickier issues remain
Climate Home found leading asset managers hold shares in coal firms within funds touting sustainable credentials
Countries expressed disappointment as key negotiations on climate finance and emissions-cutting measures made scant progress at mid-year talks
Next round of NDCs in focus as negotiations wrap up with a final push to resolve fights on issues including adaptation and just transition
Governments split on when and how to set a dollar amount for new finance goal, and human rights activists seek stronger protection in COP host nations
Negotiations failed to progress as rich countries refused to discuss a dollar amount for the new goal due to be agreed at COP29
Countries clash over where to negotiate the shift away from dirty energy agreed at COP28, while talks on a new climate finance goal make little progress
Negotiators take on tricky topics in a slimmed-down finance text as UN climate chief calls for country transparency reports to shed light on NDC progress
Developed countries gave nearly $116 billion in climate finance in 2022, but experts and campaigners questioned how the target was met
The Biden administration throws its weight behind the industry’s attempts to boost integrity in the beleaguered market
Small island states score “historic” victory as UN maritime tribunal says countries must take necessary measures to address emissions
Baku rolls out its first large-scale renewables, but a rise in clean energy does not mean leaving fossil fuels in the ground
After Armenians fled the conflict-torn region, the COP29 host nation has launched a huge reconstruction effort to polish its green credentials