Focus on Climate
Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia
The COP16 summit was a follow-up to the 2022 accord in Montreal, which aims to protect 30% of the planet and 30% of...
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
Mato Grosso ends incentives for the Soy Moratorium, challenging a key deforestation curb in Brazil’s Amazon since 2006.
With carbon capture boom, a wariness in historic Louisiana Black community over more pollution
Residents of historic Black town fight a planned ammonia plant, citing health risks from pollution while state backs project.
Last-ditch effort to solve funding deadlock at COP16
COP16 in Colombia faces deadlock on biodiversity funding as negotiators propose continued talks to close the finance gap by 2026.
Azerbaijan aims to launch green investment rule book at COP29
At COP29, Azerbaijan will launch a unified green finance taxonomy backed by 100+ nations, streamlining sustainable investments.
What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain
Spanish authorities have recovered 205 bodies — 202 of them in the country's eastern Valencia region.
Washington state vote a harbinger for wider carbon markets
The Washington carbon market has raised more than $2 billion for transit, wildfire protection, and salmon protection since its 2023 launch.
Early action can mitigate flood destruction, UN climate agency says
Effective flood warnings could prevent destruction like that in Spain’s Valencia region this week, says the WMO.
Will COP29 unlock a new era of action? What to watch at the 2024 climate summit
World Resources Institute on the COP29 negotiations: what's at stake and what needs to happen in Baku to drive rapid progress.
