Focus on UNFCCC
African countries looking to COP29 for higher climate financing share
Negotiators for African nations draw up strategies aimed at increasing funding above 1% of global total for climate projects across the continent.
Investment treaties are stalling energy transition — but this can be fixed
Investment treaties with investor-state dispute settlement provisions shield fossil fuel investments, hindering global energy transition efforts: E3G
Building the blueprint: Ontario moves to shape Canada’s nuclear energy future
Ontario positions itself as a leader in nuclear energy, aiming to partner with the U.S. to drive clean energy and decarbonization.
China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy
China clearly wants to play more of a global leadership role in the energy transition, writes Xu Yi-chong, a professor of governance and...
US, Brazil to work together on climate partnership, says Yellen
The US and Brazilian governments announced a climate partnership agenda on Friday, seeking to deepen ties on climate, nature and biodiversity
BASIC bloc slams ‘leadership void’ on climate change, finance
Ministers from the bloc countries expressed concern that industrialised nations were "backtracking" on their climate pledges.
COP29 host Azerbaijan launches climate fund, seeks fossil-fuel producer support
Azerbaijan, host of COP29, announced a $1 billion climate fund for developing nations, funded by 10 fossil-fuel producers and oil companies, aiming to...
UK off track for Net Zero, say country’s climate advisors
18 July 2024 The Climate Change Committee’s assessment is that only a third of the emissions reductions required to achieve the country’s 2030...
