Wealthy nations to provide $11B for World Bank-led global solutions
The wars in Europe and the Middle East, climate change, and soaring national debts hung over the annual talks.
U.N. Climate Change
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U.N. climate chief says next 2 years will be 'essential' to saving the planet
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
'Extinction' of U.N. climate agency by 2050 to serve as measure of success
Simon Stiell, who heads U.N. climate efforts, envisions winding down his agency into merely a 'data repository.'
Facing backlash, Azerbaijan adds women to COP29 summit committee
The spotlight on gender parity follows Mexico's push last year for a crackdown on harassment at U.N. climate talks.
First 'global stocktake' dominates negotiations at COP28 climate talks
Rich nations have pledged less than 0.2% of the $400 billion a year that developing countries need for losses and damage.
U.N. climate transparency hampered by funding gap and internal controls
An internal audit found a $31 million funding gap and deficiencies in U.N. Climate Change's Transparency Division.
World on track to breach Paris treaty and head to almost 3° C. of warming
Emissions must decrease 42% by 2030 to keep the 1.5° target alive. Instead, they're expected to rise 3% by then.
Africa aspires to major role in the effort to combat climate change
African leaders say they have a market-based plan to fight warming that will spread development on the continent.
It’s here: Global warming takes center stage in season of records
Extreme weather events and new records are becoming the norm as Earth suffers warming oceans, fires and rising floods.
Rapprochement could help address the Middle East's climate problem
The Middle East and North Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate change, but many health impacts are unknown.
Gore launches new global fossil fuel emissions inventory of 70,000+ sites
Climate TRACE's inventory, based on a dataset of public emissions sources, found the top 500 individual sources of emissions worldwide represented less than 1% of total facilities but accounted for 14% of all emissions in 2021.
Guterres to humanity: In the race to fight climate change, it's 'cooperate or perish'
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has a message for humanity: Join a "climate solidarity pact" or a "suicide pact" – before it's too late.
WMO records biggest increase in methane concentrations
The World Meteorological Organization said the jump in methane concentrations from 2020 to 2021 was the largest since systematic measurements began.
Denmark first to offer U.N.-led climate compensation
Denmark became the first nation to pledge aid money for U.N.-led "loss and damage" climate funding meant to help vulnerable developing nations.
Bonn talks stoke hopes for U.N. climate summit
Climate negotiators in Bonn, Germany began trying to build momentum for greater ambition at the U.N. climate summit that Egypt will host in November.
U.N. report warns of 'catastrophic' climate failure
Governments must be far more ambitious about cutting greenhouse gases to avoid catastrophically overheating the planet, according to a new U.N. report.