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How Azerbaijan locked up climate and social justice advocate ahead of COP29. 4 November 2024. Azeri economist Farid Mehralizada has argued that his country’s reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and dangerous – he is now in prison ahead of the climate summit in Baku. What Trump got wrong on China, coal and climate.
Is COP29 “breakthrough” on UN carbon market all it seems?
8 hours ago · Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency claimed an early win at the start of the climate summit when countries waved through long-awaited – and controversial – rules laying the foundations for a new UN carbon market, without any debate. But the approval of the documents setting out key guidelines – or “standards” – for the development of ...
In numbers: reports dive into the state of the climate in 2024
1 day ago · The global average temperature for the past 12 months (November 2023-October 2024) was an estimated 1.62C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. That is 0.74C above the 1991-2020 average. The report added that unless the average temperature anomaly for the rest of the year drops to almost zero – which is very unlikely – 2024 is ...
COP29: We need to adapt to climate chaos now
4 days ago · In 2022, international public finance for adaptation projects reached only $28 billion, up from $22 billion in 2021, the report notes. “The climate crisis is here. We can’t postpone protection. We must adapt – now,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres said in a video statement when the report was released, calling for “a massive ...
Cross-border climate risks can’t be solved in isolation
1 day ago · Shared prosperity. Climate change is fuelling new and complex risks that require countries – and the international community – to look beyond their own borders and siloes. But that is not how governments and their partners have typically responded to the threats. “Adaptation is still very much seen as a local to national issue.
Frontline countries must not be stuck with the climate bill at COP29
2 days ago · Apparently not. COP29: We need to adapt to climate chaos now. In 2022, the countries of the Global North only provided $28-35 billion between them in grants to support climate action in the Global South. For context, the global ice …
Despite solar surge, world off track for COP28 renewable energy …
Oct 11, 2024 · A “record” 473 gigawatts of renewable power capacity was added globally in 2023, but the growth rate remains insufficient and needs to climb to 16.4% a year to meet the 2030 target, IRENA’s report said. The agency added that annual investments in renewables are just over a third of the $1.5 trillion needed each year until 2030, despite ...
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Road row in protected forest exposes Kenya’s climate conundrum. 8 May 2024. The government wants to expand a road through the Aberdare National Park but conservationists argue it will harm the forest, wildlife and water supplies. More.
The US and China’s resurgent climate cooperation is a big deal
Sep 11, 2023 · But a high-level US-China agreement could provide the much-needed “course correction” to keep world temperatures on track to remain below 1.5C. And it could also set the stage for a successful outcome at the Cop28, the UN’s largest annual international climate conference taking place the first two weeks of December in Dubai.
China-US announce deal at Cop26 to accelerate climate action this …
Oct 11, 2021 · China and the US have announced a deal to strengthen their cooperation on climate action and accelerate emissions cuts this decade, in a boost to the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, UK. The world’s two biggest emitters released a surprise joint statement on Wednesday evening setting out their intention to “seize on this critical moment ...