Brazil’s internationally networked conservatives and representatives of the influential agricultural sector have announced two counter-summits on the occasion of the upcoming COP30 in Belém. The first will be an agricultural conference on Oct. 3-4 in the city of Marabá in the state of Pará, organized by the Association of Independent Rural Producers of the Amazon […]
Several civil society organizations have asked the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to prepare an expert opinion on the climate crisis. The court is to clarify the extent to which African states are obliged to protect their citizens from the consequences of climate change, work towards reducing emissions, and provide adequate information on […]
Hurricanes, storms, floods and other natural disasters could cause insured losses of USD 145 billion this year – almost six percent more than in the previous year. This is according to new calculations by reinsurer Swiss Re. And yet 2024 was already one of the most expensive disaster years in history: Only in 2005, 2011 […]
A new type of wall made of stone, carbon fibers and biochar can bind more CO₂ than its production causes, thus contributing to climate action – and this in the construction sector, an economic sector that has been difficult to decarbonize up to now. The development team received the JEC Composites Innovation Award for this […]
High levels of investment are needed worldwide to combat the climate and biodiversity crisis. Still, many countries are heavily indebted, and the current difficult situation in the global economy is worsening the framework conditions for climate and environmental investments. On the occasion of the spring meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund […]
Since taking office three years ago, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has been campaigning to swap his country’s debt for nature conservation and climate action. Now, new difficulties are emerging: The example highlights the obstacles for debt-for-nature swaps. However, experts see them as a promising instrument for mobilizing financial resources for international climate action. Progress could […]
The USA has left the negotiations on a climate levy on shipping emissions, which have been ongoing since February under the umbrella of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and is actively trying to hinder an agreement between the other IMO member states. This has been reported unanimously by several information services, citing a US letter […]
In France, several NGOs and private individuals have announced that they will sue the state for a better climate adaptation policy. They consider the third National Climate Adaptation Plan recently presented by the government to be clearly inadequate because it does not regulate earmarked funding, set a binding legal framework or establish strict control mechanisms. […]
The Finnish coal-fired power plant Salmisaari will officially close on April 1. This means that the share of coal in the country’s electricity generation will fall below one percent. This was announced by the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), an association of around 180 countries, authorities, organizations and companies that have set themselves the goal […]
Following the verdict against Greenpeace in the United States, experts warn of growing pressure against climate action through so-called SLAP suits. Private actors – usually companies – abuse so-called “strategic lawsuits against public participation” to intimidate and silence critical organizations or individuals.Last week, a court in North Dakota ordered Greenpeace to pay over USD 660 […]