How clean cooking has ‘moved to the top of the energy agenda’
In Africa today, four-out-of-five people continue to cook their meals over open fires. Globally, around 2.3 billion people are burning…
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German farmers’ protests at odds with rising environmental concerns
The recent protests by German farmers against the government's plans to cut subsidies for agricultural diesel took place against a…
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How to mobilise private finance for climate adaptation
COP28 saw progress on global adaptation efforts, with governments agreeing on targets for a Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and…
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AI and climate change mean “colossal transformation” for businesses
As artificial intelligence (AI) and climate change increasingly disrupt industries around the world, businesses face a period of “colossal transformation”,…
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Indigenous leaders decry lack of inclusion in COP28 negotiations; new report shows climate funds “evaporate” before reaching them
DUBAI – Leaders of indigenous communities from Indonesia, the Amazon and Congo basins, and Mesoamerica are concerned that they are…
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EU pushing ahead on cleantech trade battle with China
In September, as she delivered her annual State of the EU speech to the European Parliament, European Commission President Ursula…
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Petrostates to lose $8trn of fossil-fuel income by 2040
COP28 host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is among 28 petrostates that risk losing over half their revenues from fossil…
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COP28 presidency hails “historic” victory as nations agree Loss and Damage Fund on day one
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber has hailed a “historic” victory as world leaders agreed to a Loss and Damage Fund…
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Leading with an invisible hand: what role will private finance play at COP28?
As global leaders spend the next two weeks hammering out decisions relating to the future of our planet at COP28…
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Why COP28 is “the most important COP” since the Paris Agreement
On 30 November, some 75,000 delegates including politicians, ministers, representatives from civil society, the private sector, international organisations and media…
