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Shed painted with mural of a Maori legend, North Island, New Zealand.

Study offers new policy tool for considering ‘Indigenous climate justice’

Addressing climate justice calls for a “fundamental, decolonial constitutional change”, according to a new study published in Climate Policy. ... Read More

International policy | Jul 26. 2024.
A power plant along route 95 in New Jersey.

Guest post: Tracking G7 climate progress with data from 116,095 power plants

Expanding and decarbonising the world’s electricity supplies is key to meeting global climate goals – and this has been reflected in a serie... Read More

International policy | Jul 15. 2024.
Protest inside the COP26 venue, Glasgow, Scotland, 11 November 2021.

Rich countries met $100bn climate-finance goal by ‘relabelling existing aid’

Billions of dollars of foreign aid have been reclassified as “climate finance”, thereby helping rich countries to meet a long-overdue target, acc... Read More

International policy | May 30. 2024.
Members of the ANC gather at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, South Africa, 12 January 2019.

South Africa election 2024: What the manifestos say on energy and climate

Nearly 28 million South African registered voters will go to the polls on 29 May to elect more than 800 representatives to the national assembly and ... Read More

International policy | May 22. 2024.
War-damaged solar panels in Blahodatne village, Ukraine.

Experts: What are the biggest geopolitical risks to climate action in 2024? 

In 2024, the world is facing one of the most volatile geopolitical outlooks in decades.  More than 50 countries, accounting for half of the g... Read More

International policy | May 20. 2024.
A woman cooking over a fire in Mali, West Africa.

Clean cooking: What new global pledge means for climate, nature and gender goals

World leaders gathered in Paris this week to pledge to make 2024 the “pivotal year” for improving access to clean cooking. At an International... Read More

International policy | May 16. 2024.
Pair of working pump jacks on ranch land with cattle, Canada.

Major emitters ‘may retain or expand’ fossil fuels despite net-zero plans

Countries that pump out large amounts of greenhouse gases could “retain or expand” their fossil fuel industries while treating such emissions as ... Read More

International policy | May 9. 2024.
Third Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement.

Latin America approves plan for protecting environmental defenders

Latin American and Caribbean countries approved a new action plan to protect environmental defenders this week. This occurred at the third Confere... Read More

International policy | Apr 26. 2024.
World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC.

Q&A: Climate finance at World Bank and IMF spring meetings 2024

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) held their spring meetings last week in Washington DC – a key event in a critical year for int... Read More

International policy | Apr 23. 2024.
Voting queue at election polling station, Mumbai, India. Image ID: DH36MY. Credit: Dinodia Photos / Alamy Stock Photo.

India election 2024: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change

Hundreds of millions of Indians will head to the polls from 19 April to 1 June amid scorching heat to cast their votes in the world’s biggest elect... Read More

International policy | Apr 18. 2024.
Geometrically arranged trees in a forest in Prieros, Germany.

Explainer: Why some countries are aiming for 'net-negative' emissions

Last month, Germany became the first major economy to announce that it intends to introduce a target to reach “net-negative” emissions later this... Read More

International policy | Mar 27. 2024.
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