G20 countries turning backs on fossil fuel pledge, say campaigners

Tuesday - Promises to ‘transition away from fossil fuels’ made at COP28 climate talks has been left out of draft resolutions.

Slow progress in Baku risks derailing talks on new climate finance goal at COP29

Tuesday - Azerbaijan’s COP29 president calls for determination and leadership from all countries to bridge the gaps on finance.

Climate change triggered a mega-tsunami that caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days

Monday - Scientists were baffled by seismic signals which were recorded from the Arctic to Antarctica for more than a week last September.

Methane emissions are rising faster than ever

Monday - Methane concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere increased at record speed over the past five years.

The case for adding iron to the ocean for carbon dioxide removal

Friday - While the urgent reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions is needed as the primary activity to curb climate change, there is broad agreement for the need to remove CO2 already in the atmosphere.

Green Climate Fund restructures, aiming to become donors’ partner of choice

11 Sep 24 - Since the Green Climate Fund approved its first eight projects just before the Paris Agreement was sealed in 2015, its investments to curb emissions and adapt to climate change in developing countries have grown to $15 billion across 270 projects.

Repairing the Earth is both urgent and possible

11 Sep 24 - These are records no one ever wanted to see broken, and which are impossible to get used to.

June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitor

10 Sep 24 - The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures on record, beating 2023's high and making this year likely Earth's hottest ever recorded, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.

UN climate chief calls for 'exponential changes' to boost investment in Africa

9 Sep 24 - Action on clean energy and adaptation can be the single greatest opportunity to lift up African people and economies, Simon Stiell says.

Volvo gives up plan to sell only EVs by 2030

9 Sep 24 - Car company Volvo has abandoned its target to produce only fully electric cars by 2030, saying it now expects to be selling some hybrid vehicles by that date.

Broken temperature records are alarming but it is not too late to limit global warming

9 Sep 24 - July 22, 2024 was the hottest day in recorded human history, with a global average temperature of 17.16 C.

Silver is being buried beneath the sea, and it's all because of climate change

9 Sep 24 - For the first time, researchers have linked the amount of silver being buried in marine sediments to human-made climate change.

What a top-secret military site in Greenland tells us about the future of climate change

9 Sep 24 - A new book uncovers the climate warnings hidden in ice cores from a US army base in Greenland.

Pope and Imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque make joint call to protect planet

6 Sep 24 - Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vow to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment.

Forest Stewardship Council suspends company logging in uncontacted South American peoples' territory

5 Sep 24 - The Forest Stewardship Council has “provisionally suspended” a logging company operating in the territory of the uncontacted Mashco Piro Indigenous People, who live in voluntary isolation in the...

Tropical forests face increased soil carbon loss due to climate change

5 Sep 24 - Tropical forests account for more than 50% of the global terrestrial carbon sink, but climate change threatens to alter the carbon balance of these ecosystems.

We can power our future by breaking free from the tyranny of fossil fuels

5 Sep 24 - By Christiana Figueres | OPINION: The upcoming Summit of the Future is an opportunity to shift our path away from fossil fuels and build a better world for our children.

MARKET LATEST: NZUs $61.25

4 Sep 24 - The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $61.25 yesterday - down $0.83 on the previous day's close.

Pacific Islanders need climate action – not greenwashing – from Azerbaijan

4 Sep 24 - Comment: As host of the COP29 summit, Baku must stop fossil fuel expansion, cut its emissions further, and work to deliver an ambitious climate finance goal.

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