Angola’s oil dependency thwarted its exit from the group of poorest nations
Graduation from the UN group of least developed countries is usually seen as a win, but Angola deferred the move after oil exports plummeted...
Recent amendments have “gutted” Climate Bill
12 July 2021
Recent amendments to the Climate Bill have taken the “guts out” of the legislation, according to one of Ireland’s leading climate scientists.
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Donald Trump’s latest appointments: The president-elect’s EPA head may not believe in climate change
IT BRIEFLY looked as if Donald Trump, having denounced global warming as a hoax and sworn to dismantle Barack Obama’s environmental legacy, might have...
EU, France accused of hijacking ‘Africa-led’ clean energy scheme
A $10bn clean energy programme launched at the Paris climate talks “by Africa, for Africa” is in turmoil after interventions by the EU and France.In a...
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Concerns raised about Green Climate Fund flood defence project in Samoa
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Guest post: Deciphering the rise and fall of Antarctic sea ice extent
The sharp decline in Arctic sea ice over recent decades has become one of the most enduring images of the Earth’s warming climate. Yet,...
‘Sometimes I get intimidated’: first-timers at UN climate talks
Thirty young people from developing countries have won grants to attend UN climate change talks in Bonn, Germany, this year.
Funded by the German government, the Global...
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