Crowdfunded lawsuit filed at London’s High Court seeks to enforce Uganda’s laws against EACOP Ltd, the pipeline project's UK-registered company
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Global efforts to ensure AI does more good than harm must consider how it could fuel exploitation of biodiversity and ecosystems, conservationists say
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As governments turn to the ocean for jobs, growth and climate solutions, campaigners at the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa warned coastal communities must not be left behind
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Clean energy demand for battery-grade graphite is surging, but India faces hurdles as it positions itself to compete with China's grip on the supply chain
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The fledgling fund must also help vulnerable communities take action to recover from disasters by giving them direct access to grants
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We need to urgently build resilience to more extreme weather and rising seas, protecting nature as an ally in adapting to climate impacts
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Even though the global lender has ditched a headline goal for its financing with climate benefits, it has decided to continue its climate action plan in the face of US pressure
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Ancestral knowledge combined with climate-smart techniques is boosting food security and increasing family incomes in the Lake Atitlán region
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The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash
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The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations and keep less in reserve
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People support efforts to protect forests and curb industrial food production, the results of the latest Global Citizens' Assembly show - but politicians have been slow to act
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As rising demand for critical minerals is compounding threats to fragile ecosystems, NGOs have mapped out areas that should be off-limits to mining
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Diplomats reconvene a year after negotiations collapsed, but campaigners fear the agenda risks burying tricky discussions on key elements
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At this month’s Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, campaigners warned that ocean protection requires governments to halt new offshore fossil fuel projects
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The impacts of extreme heat vary widely across countries and cities, and approaches tailored using data can target solutions at vulnerable groups
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Battery energy storage systems (BESS) could drive clean tech manufacturing in Africa but shortfalls in finance and data are still limiting deployment at scale
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Splits between developed and developing countries over finance and science held back progress on key areas of climate action, leaving disappointment and much work for COP31
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At the 11th Our Ocean conference in Kenya, its founder John Kerry says the ocean must become central to climate solutions and needs to be looked after
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Governments and businesses need to move in step to achieve NDC targets, with the help of sector policies, stronger regulation and public-private partnerships
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By reviving the problematic industry in the name of energy security, China runs the risk of higher emissions, stranded assets and setting back its ambitions as a clean energy leader
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The UN Secretary-General urges drastic reductions in methane emissions, starting with the energy sector, to limit an expected overshoot of global warming beyond 1.5C
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An innovative project is enabling women to chronicle untold stories of climate adaptation and influence policy.
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UN chief António Guterres says big AI firms should disclose the emissions, water and energy use of their data centres amid community opposition
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The two co-hosts want the gathering of over 60 governments in Colombia to be reflected in the official UNFCCC climate process
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This event is co-hosted by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Chatham House, Climate Home News and the Natural Resource Governance Institute.
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With promises to lift a ban on oil and gas exploration and scale back renewables support, Colombia’s new Tiger President could threaten the country’s clean energy shift
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A group of dozens of countries seeks to build momentum for a COP31 pledge to electrify 35% of global energy use by 2035 as an alternative to fossil fuels
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Policymakers and businesses are turning to the circular economy in a bid to increase self-reliance and reduce environmental impacts
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Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, CEO of the loss and damage fund, said he hopes to start spending this year, as pressure mounts for disbursements
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Oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has been given six months by a court to publish a more robust climate plan
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Across Africa, communities have implemented vital climate adaptation measures - but these need investment to scale
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Concerns are growing about the high energy, water and land demands of artificial intelligence tech hubs, while benefits for local people remain unclear
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A coalition of some rich nations and the world's most vulnerable have vowed to protect climate science in UN negotiations
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At the 11th Our Ocean Conference, African governments launched a bid to have the zone classified as one of the first high-seas protected areas
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As the Bonn talks came to a close, many countries expressed disappointment about a lack of progress on work to advance adaptation to climate impacts
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Consultations are underway on reforms to streamline the talks, which take too long to produce outcomes that are often not adequate to tackle the scale of the climate crisis
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G7 countries want to reduce their reliance on China for minerals and protect supplies from geopolitical interests but experts see few benefits for developing nations
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Norway's Morrow Batteries set out to challenge Chinese producers, but a cash crunch forced it to file for bankruptcy in a setback for European ambitions for clean energy sovereignty
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A new study shows some reefs still have a meaningful chance to survive and recover from climate impacts – provided they are protected
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To receive money from the Paris Agreement carbon market, the Adaptation Fund must change its status but that’s blocked by divisions on who’s responsible for climate finance
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Many EU businesses rely on ecosystem services such as clean water, fertile soils and pollination - investment is needed to protect these from climate change
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Lack of progress on finance issues - including putting a number on the new goal to triple adaptation funding - is causing blockages across negotiating tracks at UN climate talks
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Civil society groups allege the cookstove project in Myanmar exaggerated its climate impact while maintaining ties with military junta
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