Spotlight: COP28
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.
How efficient metrics and expansive incentives can scale corporate contributions to nature
Simple metrics aligned with broad incentives and market signals can help scale finance for nature effectively.
G20 affirms commitment to transition from fossil fuels
G20 leaders reaffirmed their pledge to phase out fossil fuels and accelerate climate action for net zero by 2050 after talks.
Trump vs Harris: Competing visions for a warming world
Trump and Harris offer starkly different climate visions, with Trump's "drill" policies clashing against Harris' green energy support.
Analysis: Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals
Carbon Brief analysis of IEA data: Global electricity generation from solar will quadruple by 2030 and help to push coal power into reverse.
Can biodiversity credits unlock billions for nature?
For supporters, biodiversity credits could unlock billions in much-needed funding for nature, but critics fear a repeat of scandals that have dogged other...
UN climate change conference: EU calls for efforts to keep the 1.5°C goal within reach
14 October 2024 20:30 Climate change is an existential threat to humanity, ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as to peace and security. At the 29th...
Climate change finance could land at ‘hundreds of billions’, COP29 leaders say
COP29 leaders say a consensus decision on funding will likely reach 'hundreds of billions' — not trillions.
