Focus on Politics
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.
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.
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.
‘Waiting in vain’: year on from pledge, world clings to fossil fuels
One year after COP28's fossil fuel pledge, nations push oil and gas expansions, drawing criticism ahead of COP29 climate talks.
World may be merely scratching the surface on the scope of climate-changing methane emissions
GHGSat found 20K super-emitters in 2023, showing rising methane emissions from oil, gas, mining, and waste.
Environmentalists sue over US approval of ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine
Environmental and Indigenous groups sued to block the Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine, citing risks to Nevada's rare Tiehm’s buckwheat.
UN rapporteur urges climate activist’s release ahead of COP29
The UN rapporteur called on Azerbaijan to release activist Anar Mammadli, detained pre-COP29 in alleged retaliation for climate advocacy.
US offshore wind execs fret privately over possible Trump election win
Offshore wind industry braces for impact as election uncertainty looms, eyeing potential setbacks under a Trump administration.
US oil output hits monthly record high in August, EIA says
US oil production rose 1.5 per cent in August to a monthly record high of 13.4 million bpd, the Energy Information Administration said.
