SAF Archives https://www.climatechangenews.com/tag/saf/ Climate change news, analysis, commentary, video and podcasts focused on developments in global climate politics Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:10:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/files/2025/02/cropped-site-icon-120x120.png SAF Archives https://www.climatechangenews.com/tag/saf/ 32 32 Nine of our best climate stories from 2025 https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/22/nine-of-our-best-climate-stories-from-2025/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/22/nine-of-our-best-climate-stories-from-2025/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:48:56 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=81230 This year, we reported on palm oil being passed off as 'sustainable aviation fuel', on creative accounting in climate finance and on African countries' challenges using transition minerals to develop

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