Make polluters purchase climate adaptation, voluntary carbon market body proposes
Corporate polluters might be encouraged to bring about adaptation finance when they buy carbon offsets, under proposals to enhance the integrity of... Read More
UK freezes international aid to keep within self-imposed limit
The UK has frozen “non-essential” new international aid spending within the summer, in a move prone to hit climate programmes in developing... Read More
Massachusetts set to enable citizens to provide climate finance to vulnerable nations
The people of Massachusetts will quickly be able to directly contribute finance to aid some of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries.... Read More
Germany promotes insurance-based 'global shield' for climate victims
Germany is focusing on a “global shield” to help communities in poor and vulnerable countries recover faster from climate disasters. It aims... Read More
Germany, Japan mustn't water down G7 commitment to end fossil fuel finance
The recent G7 Energy, Climate and Environment Ministers' resolve for end government finance for overseas fossil fuel projects by the end of... Read More
Data exclusive: The 'junk' carbon offsets revived through the Glasgow Pact
On 9 June 2011, fighting started at the Dapein hydropower plant within the northernmost state of Myanmar between the Kachin Independence Organisation's... Read More
Patricia Espinosa: Some rich nations felt demands on finance were 'too strong'
Some rich nations felt outgoing UN Climate Change head Patricia Espinosa's repeated requires more cash for vulnerable countries was “too strong,” she... Read More
Frustration turns to anger – Climate Weekly
Climate vulnerable nations’ frustration at a procedure that is not delivering for all those suffering on the frontline from the climate crisis... Read More
Island states say fund for climate disaster victims should be created by Cop27
Vulnerable island states say they cannot wait another 3 years for a funding mechanism to assist victims of climate disasters. Developing countries... Read More
