China’s Xi promises green ‘belt and road’ investment strategy
China will seize opportunities for clean energy and boost science cooperation through its overseas investment strategy, president Xi Jinping said on Sunday.Launching the first ever “belt and...
Pacific islands are on a collision course with the shipping industry
The international shipping sector sits outside the Paris climate agreement, yet it is a significant and growing source of carbon emissions. Unless it is controlled, shipping...
Brazilian indigenous leader appeals for solidarity against land grabs
“They use tractors with big chains to cut down everything.” Ladio Veron, leader of the Guarani-Kaiowá people, is describing the expansion of agribusiness in Brazil.“They poison the rivers...
Weekly wrap: Macron win, Amazon murder and Arctic accord
What a week. The axis of global politics tilted slightly in favour of climate action, while Climate Home brought you scoops from Bonn and...
US endorses global action to curb greenhouse gases at Arctic summit
The US has endorsed global action to reduce greenhouse gases and short-lived climate pollutants, at a meeting of the Arctic Council.Secretary of state Rex Tillerson...
Climate negotiators rally to protect IPCC science funding
Indignant countries at climate talks in Bonn have demanded that the UN climate convention continues funding the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s...
Tillerson to answer climate questions at Arctic Council
Secretary of state Rex Tillerson will be asked to clarify the US stance on climate change when he meets with foreign ministers of the Arctic Council...
Indian energy minister reaffirms Paris climate commitments
Uncertainty over continued US participation will not stop India from meeting its goals under the Paris climate accord, the country’s energy minister has said.Speaking at a...
Top US climate lawyer joins UN Foundation from state department
Susan Biniaz, the US state department’s former top climate change lawyer, has been appointed a senior fellow at the UN Foundation.After nearly three decades as a...
Africa clean energy row continues in Bonn
African and German officials defended the EU on Tuesday against allegations of hijacking an “Africa-led” clean energy programme.As Climate Home exclusively revealed last month, the Africa Renewable...
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