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Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating Australia following a protracted contest between the two countries.
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With negotiations at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil in their final stretch, senior officials within the host nation’s government are divided over one of the meeting’s top priorities.
European Union nations are pushing for a one-year delay to a landmark law to curb deforestation across the world, while seeking to soften requirements that have raised concerns about its bureaucratic burden and impact on trade.
Nigeria’s Lagos State, which encompasses sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest city, sold its maiden green bond with the offering 88% oversubscribed.
Talks are entering crunch time at COP30 with only three more days of negotiations left and delegates are expecting an unusual visitor today: Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
As negotiations over efforts to curb emissions enter crunch time at COP30, adaptation is emerging as the next frontier.
Roam is in talks to trade carbon-credit offsets from the motorcycles it produces as the Kenya-based electric-mobility startup undertakes a crowd-funding campaign to boost working capital.
Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says rise of clean energy must be acknowledged and rich countries need to do moreCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of climate talks in BrazilOil-producing countries need to acknowledge the rise of clean energy, and rich countries will have to provide more assurances on finance if the chasm between negotiating nations at Cop30 is to be bridged, the president of the summit has said.André Corrêa do Lago, the veteran Brazilian climate diplomat in charge of the talks, said: “Developing countries are looking at developed countries as countries that could be much more generous in supporting them to be more sustainable. They could offer more finance, and technology.” Continue reading...
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countriesThis article is co-published with ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.New advances in environmental science are providing a detailed understanding of the human cost of the Trump administration’s approach to climate. Continue reading...
Governments across the continent have attacked green rules with increasing ferocity – all while professing their commitment to existing climate targets• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereTo little fanfare and few international headlines, Denmark just announced one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets.The unusually wind-powered and cycle-friendly Nordic nation – whose ruling Social Democrats suffered a setback in elections on Tuesday – promised on Monday to cut planet-heating pollution by at least 82% by 2035 from 1990 levels. The goal inches past the UK’s landmark 81% target for that year and races ahead of the EU’s rather wide goal of 66.3% to 72.5%. Continue reading...
Almost two out of three corals across popular tourism spots at the world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have died after an unprecedented marine heatwave hit the Western Australia region, scientists have discovered. The areas in Ningaloo's northern lagoon have undergone a 'profound ecological simplification' with coral species that were keystones to the habitat among those killed'Deathly silent': two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm Continue reading...
Two years since countries agreed to transition away from coal, oil and gas, billions are still pouring into the industry, and emissions are at record levels. Could countries meeting in Brazil be about to change that?
The louder the lobbying, the clearer the fear. Ten years on, the Paris Agreement has reshaped energy politics, and the pushback from the fossil fuel sector is still mounting.
In a struggling area of Lincoln, a program pays for repairs and energy efficiency upgrades in rental buildings. In return, landlords must keep rents affordable.
A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest.
The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negotiations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?
