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WEBCOP29 aims to boost battery storage and grids for renewables, as pledges proliferate. 19 September 2024. News Governments are being asked to sign up to a goal to boost energy storage six-fold and renew or add 80 million km of …
UN climate chief calls for “quantum leap in climate finance”
WEBApr 10, 2024 · 10-year old Nakeeyat Dramani Sam calls for climate finance in a speech to the Cop27 plenary (Photo credit: Kiara Worth/UNFCCC) By Joe Lo. The head of the United Nations climate body, Simon Stiell, said on Wednesday a “quantum leap” in climate finance is needed for many countries to be able to submit strong new climate action plans next …
Transport - Climate Home News
WEBTransport accounts for a growing share of global emissions. The EU should lead a push for clean travel at home and internationally. The cruise industry says LNG is a climate solution. It’s not. 26 September 2023. Some of the world’s biggest cruise companies are claiming to be green, while continuing to use weakly regulated fossil fuels.
Ten climate questions for 2024 - Climate Home News
WEBDec 29, 2023 · A report by Climate Analytics finds a 70% chance that emissions will peak in 2023 and start falling in 2024. The International Energy Agency thinks something similar – but the US government’s forecasters are more pessimistic. Whether emissions peak or not, the amount of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere will keep going up.
Maritime court hearing: Small islands demand urgent climate action
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Small islands slam ‘endless’ climate talks at landmark maritime court hearing. Published on 11/09/2023, 4:42pm. Small island states have asked the world’s maritime tribunal to clarify state obligations on climate change, which could be influential for other courts. Plenary session of the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm el Sheikh ...
Mapping vulnerability: why the IPCC's geography of climate risk is ...
WEBOct 3, 2022 · Mapping vulnerability: why the IPCC’s geography of climate risk is contentious. For the first time, a major scientific body has identified the number people who live in contexts that are highly vulnerable to climate change: 3.3 to 3.6 billion people – nearly half the world’s population. The figure in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on ...
Mia Mottley builds global coalition to make financial system fit for ...
WEBSep 23, 2022 · Barbados’ prime minister Mia Mottley is building a global coalition of nations committed to overhaul the financial system and unleash trillions of dollars of investments to the climate frontlines. The leader of one of the world’s smallest nations is working to deliver a new global finance compact for vulnerable countries trapped between ...
Nigeria to end gas flaring by 2030, under national climate plan
WEBAug 13, 2021 · The Nigerian government has pledged to end the burning of gas as a by-product of oil production by 2030, under its latest climate plan submitted to the UN. Fossil fuel companies’ gas flaring account for a huge part of Nigeria’s emissions. At 75 million tonnes of Co2 equivalent a year, they outstrip the emissions from all 200 million ...
Swiss propose expanding climate finance donors, academics urge …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Switzerland and Canada propose ways to expand climate finance donors. Published on 16/08/2024, 2:37pm. Detailed criteria would include China and Gulf States in the donor base. But experts recommend incentives not coercion. An activists holds a placard during a climate strike in September 2023, in Edmonton, Canada. Photo: Artur …
Seen from space: Extreme drought dries up rivers across the globe
WEBAug 26, 2022 · One of the main problems of extreme drought in freshwater ecosystems are the impacts to biodiversity, explained Colvin. With lower water levels, pollutants become more concentrated, increasing their toxicity to wildlife. Combined with extreme temperatures, “anything living in those rivers is really struggling to survive,” she said.