Heavy rainfall that led to flooding in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and neighboring countries between June and October this year, with more than 800 fatalities, has become 80 times more likely due to climate change: This is the result of an analysis by the World Weather Attribution Group. For the study, an international team of climate […]
Frans Timmermans urged China to help finance a loss and damage mechanism. The EU climate czar (Profile) said at COP on Wednesday, “China is one of the largest economies in the world. Why shouldn’t they share responsibility for financing loss and damage?” Regarding a proposal by the G77 group and China, he said, “According to […]
The wealthiest countries spend 30 times more on their military than they pay on climate change funding to the most vulnerable countries. This is the result of a study by the NGO Transnational Institute (TNI).Many military leaders would emphasize that they want to become greener. But according to TNI, that would be very difficult:The military […]
Away from coal – that’s the goal of a 20 billion dollars deal Indonesia has signed with partner countries from the Global North. The project focuses on coal but ignores forest destruction in the country, which is causing much greater climate damage. But the partnership could successfully continue the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP) begun […]
Many companies do not adhere to minimum standards to avoid greenwashing. Half of the companies that have set net zero targets have not yet published “robust plans” to achieve them. And three out of five of the world’s largest publicly traded companies have yet to set a net zero target at all. That’s according to […]
Misinformation about climate change is widespread around the world and “weakens the public mandate for climate negotiations“, according to a new study by the organizations Climate Action Against Disinformation and Conscious Advertising Network. According to the study, there is a “huge gap” between public perception and scientific facts. Even on such basic questions as whether […]
A new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) expresses optimism that the four largest greenhouse gas emitters are making rapid progress on the energy transition. The EU countries, China and India could achieve their climate targets (NDCs) faster than planned, writes the British NGO. For this purpose, the analysts examined the implementation […]
The three countries with the world’s largest rainforest areas have formed an alliance for the protection of their tropical forests. Brazil, Indonesia and DR Congo have agreed on a strategic partnership to protect the rainforest.The goal of the alliance is to,encourage wealthy countries to step up funding for rainforest conservation. A joint statement said that […]
In Sharm el-Sheikh, the political temperature is rising: With the start of the second week, things are getting serious. Whether COP27 will be a success or not depends primarily on money. The most vulnerable countries want security quickly via a fixed financing facility. However, EU delegation leader Dusík immediately dampens expectations, as Lukas Scheid reports.This […]
The US, EU, Canada, Japan and other countries want to “take immediate action” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel production. This is according to a joint statement released by the countries on Friday. The statement targets “methane emissions in particular.” The states reaffirm the Global Methane Pledge agreed in Glasgow, which calls for […]