Q&A: Look beyond Trump for the full story on US climate action, says university dean
Lawyer Lou Leonard, who leads the climate school at Clark University, says Washington’s attacks haven’t halted climate efforts across American society
Can new CEO steer Global Center on Adaptation back on course?
Madagascar’s Rindra Rabarinirinarison takes the helm of the troubled organisation promising to prioritise fundraising, rebuild trust with donors and hone its mission
Explainer: Will AI data centres make or break the energy transition?
As grids struggle to meet soaring electricity demand for AI data-crunching, big tech is under pressure to cover the costs of boosting power supplies – which may be dirty or clean
Climate at Davos: Oil execs bemoan “burden” of bank boycotts
With energy security a rising concern around the world, finance for decarbonisation remains a challenge while some banks may reviving their interest in fossil fuel lending
Climate at Davos: Clean tech powers on despite policy wobbles
Al Gore says climate policy may be suffering “a recession” in many countries – but the energy transition continues apace, driven by falling costs for renewables and batteries
Climate at Davos: Energy security in the geopolitical driving seat
While climate change is a lower priority for leaders at this year’s World Economic Forum, control of energy supplies and minerals is a hot topic
Q&A: “False” climate solutions help keep fossil fuel firms in business
Researcher Freddie Daley talks to Climate Home News about how fossil energy giants are using green technologies as a way to shore up their power
Governments defend clean energy transition as US snubs renewables agency
Trump’s move to withdraw the US from IRENA would cut a fifth of the agency’s core budget, but other countries tell its assembly clean energy is here to stay
Renewables create fewer jobs globally as energy transition enters “new phase”
The surge in employment linked to clean energy equipment and installation is slowing as large-scale plants and increasing automation require less labour
“We are still here” – COP30 tests resolve to keep fighting climate crisis
Climate Home News rounds up a selection of views on the COP30 climate summit outcomes from politicians, top UN officials and analysts
COP30 fails to land deal on fossil fuel transition but triples finance for climate adaptation
Instead of a global agreement to create roadmaps to shift away from fossil fuels and end deforestation, Brazil announces voluntary initiatives
COP30 Bulletin Day 11: With talks in “crisis”, countries urged to unite for a deal
Hopes for an ambitious deal fade as talks drag on into Friday night, with rifts over a missing fossil fuel transition roadmap and adaptation finance
COP30 Bulletin Day 10: Talks disrupted as fire causes evacuation
The fire was quickly brought under control, but it delayed negotiations that were already struggling to land a deal by the official summit end on Friday
COP31 will be hosted by Türkiye but run by Australia
Australian minister Chris Bowen said the country will hold the COP presidency with powers to manage talks, prepare drafts and issue a cover decision
Poorest countries appeal for more adaptation finance at COP30
The Least-Developed Countries want a new goal to triple adaptation finance by 2030, saying an expected agreement on metrics for progress is meaningless without money
COP30 Bulletin Day 7: Brazil sets out options to agree a Belém package
The COP30 presidency signposts how governments could land a political decision covering climate finance, trade measures and the emissions cuts needed to limit warming to 1.5C
COP30 Bulletin Day 6: First week ends with a colourful march and much work left to do
UN climate chief Simon Stiell tells governments “to give a little to get a lot”, as many thorny issues remain for ministers to resolve next week
COP30 Bulletin Day 5: COP30 could greenlight work on a fossil fuel transition roadmap
At the climate talks in Belém, governments are considering whether to launch a process to craft a roadmap and how that might look
COP30 Bulletin Day 4: African and Arab groups want adaptation indicator delay
The groups are concerned that the current indicators will pressure them to spend more of their own governments’ scarce funds on adaptation
COP30 Bulletin Day 2: Ethiopia picked as COP32 host, while COP31 standoff continues
African nations backed Ethiopia’s bid to host the 2027 summit over Nigeria’s, while Australia and Türkiye remain deadlocked over next year’s host decision
COP30 Bulletin Day 1: Host nation Brazil averts agenda row at opening
In a compromise solution, the COP30 presidency will hold consultations on four contentious issues – climate finance, trade measures, 1.5C ambition and transparency of national data
Climate adaptation can’t be just for the rich, COP30 president says
Vulnerable people should not be left to fend for themselves in a warming world, Brazil’s COP president says, calling for the UN climate summit to agree concrete ways to help them
Planet’s health in rising danger, as ocean acidification crosses safety limit
A new annual scientific report on the state of the Earth shows oceans are being harmed by fossil fuel burning and other environmental stresses
At climate summit, UN chief urges countries to go “much further, much faster” on NDCs
With about 120 leaders and ministers speaking in New York, the pressure is on for stronger climate action plans to rein in global warming, with the world off track to meet Paris Agreement goals