Loss and damage fund aims to ease access for hard-hit countries
WEBMar 5, 2024 — The board of the loss and damage fund is set to pick its host nation in July as it speeds up the process to ensure hard-hit countries can directly access money to help them recover from the unavoidable effects of climate change. As the 26-member board held its first three-day meeting in Abu Dhabi this week, discussions centered on the ...
Pacific islands call for zero carbon shipping by 2050, citing IPCC …
WEBAug 23, 2021 — By Joe Lo. Three climate vulnerable Pacific nations have asked the world’s governments to agree to aim to make international shipping emissions-free by 2050. In a proposal to the UN’s shipping body, the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Kiribati cited a major report published earlier this month summarising the latest climate science.
Which countries have not ratified the Paris climate agreement?
WEBAug 13, 2020 — Two large oil exporting nations are among three countries that have not yet ratified the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Iran and Libya – both among the 14-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) – as well as Yemen have not ratified the agreement. The deal has been formally endorsed by 194 …
Five WWF Pakistan staff monitoring forest protection die in car crash
WEBDec 16, 2021 — Five WWF employees have died in a car accident in Pakistan while on their way to monitor a forest protection scheme. The forestry experts died when their vehicle plunged into a deep ravine in Galiyat range in the early hours of Wednesday. They were travelling to Nathiagali, a town nestled among mountains and thick forests in …
Mia Mottley: the 'fearless' leader pushing a global settlement for …
WEBNov 18, 2021 — Barbados’ prime minister Mia Amor Mottley made her mark on the Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow with a rip-roaring speech telling the leaders of the world’s largest economies to “try harder” to avert catastrophic climate change. A 2C overheated world “is a death sentence,” she said. The first female leader of her country, Mottley is ...
Canada's next climate plan must finally address its blind spot: oil …
WEBJun 28, 2021 — The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimated that global oil production needs to shrink by 37% below 2010 levels by 2030 and 87% by 2050. India’s biggest oil refiner to invest $10bn in clean energy ‘gigafactories’. Canada is heading in the opposite direction – projecting more oil and gas production in 2050 than in 2019.
Chile to peak emissions by 2025, under strengthened climate pledge
WEBSep 4, 2020 — Chile has committed to peaking its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, in an updated national plan presented virtually to the UN climate chief on Thursday. The plan, by the country currently presiding over global efforts to raise climate ambition, includes phasing out coal power, promoting electric vehicles and expanding forests, on a path to ...
Ukraine builds legal case against Russia for environmental damage
WEBMay 16, 2022 — Ukraine is building a legal case against Russia for alleged environmental crimes committed during its invasion of the country. Government officials are compiling a database, using open source information and satellite images, of environmental damages in the wake of Russian attacks. They intend to prosecute the Kremlin under international law ...
Fragile countries call for investment in rooftop solar to expand …
WEBFeb 24, 2021 — In an open letter published on Wednesday, the leaders of countries like Afghanistan, Sudan and Yemen called on rich nations, multilateral banks and the private sector to increase investment for distributed renewable energy systems, like solar panels on their citizens’ homes. Former president of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said her country ...
Why Grenada had to nationalise its electricity for $60m to pursue ...
WEBMay 2, 2021 — Why Grenada had to nationalise its electricity for $60m to pursue renewables. Published on 05/02/2021, 2:15pm. A one-sided privatisation deal and flawed World Bank advice landed Grenada with a hefty legal bill to reform its electricity sector and cut reliance on polluting diesel. Despite its sunshine and volcanos, Grenada still relies on ...