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Nobel-winning economist calls for climate tax as carbon costs lives
CLIMATE change driven by rich countries will cause mortality among poor nations to skyrocket, Nobel prize winning economist Esther Duflo warned in an interview with AFP, calling for a global tax.
EU, COP28 host UAE pledge to rally support for renewable goals
THE European Commission and the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) presidency of this year’s COP28 climate summit pledged on Wednesday (Jun 7) to seek support for global goals to expand renewable energy, whi...
US climate envoy Kerry outlines carbon offset initiative for developing nations
US climate envoy John Kerry on Sunday (Jan 15) outlined core principles for a “high-integrity” carbon offset plan meant to help developing nations speed their energy transition, and next steps includi...
These are the climate numbers to watch in 2023
THE year 2022 saw the US enact an unprecedented climate bill and countries take bold steps at two United Nations conferences to aid disaster-stricken developing nations and preserve what’s left of the...
Six climate breakthroughs that made 2022 a step toward net zero
THE damage caused by climate change over this past year was at times so immense it was hard to comprehend. In Pakistan alone, extreme summer flooding killed thousands, displaced millions and caused ov...
Staying the course on decarbonisation
Unlocking private capital for climate finance is crucial to put the world on a path to net zero by 2050; there must also be greater follow-through on global green funding initiatives for developing ec...
Developing countries win big at COP27 – but only in theory for now
THE decision to create a loss-and-damage fund towards the end of negotiations at the 27th United Nations climate conference (COP27) at the Egyptian beach resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh was hailed as a...
The COP jamboree desperately needs a reboot
Even many participants in these UN-sponsored events say that the meetings are no longer fit for purpose
Why COP27 was one step forward, two steps back
IN TYPICAL COP fashion, governments seized a last-minute agreement on Sunday (Nov 20) in summit “overtime”, including a breakthrough on the “loss and damage” agenda.
COP27 approves last-ditch deal for historic climate damage fund
The COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which came close to collapse in the closing stretches, ended with an early-hours deal to create a fund to pay poorer countries for the harm caused by climate change.
