Top environmentalist Klaus Töpfer dies 14/6/2024

He was one of the most popular politicians in the former West Germany and went on to spearhead environmental policy in reunified Germany and beyond. Environmentalist Klaus Töpfer has died at the age of 85. ...more

Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit 14/6/2024

With just five months to go before this year's U.N. climate summit, countries cannot agree on the size of a global funding bill to help the developing world fight climate change - let alone how to split it. ...more

IRENA Council Convenes Amidst UN Secretary General’s Call for Urgent Climate Action 14/6/2024

The two-day meeting gathers representatives from 105 countries in Abu Dhabi to discuss renewable energy investments and partnerships and explore best practices in energy planning. ...more

Progress on basic energy access reverses for first time in a decade 14/6/2024

Global energy access gap worsens as population growth outpaces new connections: 685 million people living without electricity access in 2022, 2.1 billion people continue to rely on damaging cooking fuels globally. ...more

Study details huge emissions resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine 14/6/2024

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has directly caused or paved the way to the emission of 175 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, a joint report said on Thursday. ...more

Exclusive: Africa's Great Green Wall to miss 2030 goal says UN desertification president 13/6/2024

Africa's Great Green Wall, which is meant to restore degraded landscapes and boost economies across the continent, is low on cash and unlikely to meet a 2030 completion goal, the president of the most recent UN summit on desertification told Reuters. ...more

World Bank board agrees to host climate 'loss and damage' fund 13/6/2024

The World Bank's board approved a plan on Tuesday for the bank to act as interim host of a fund that will provide financial support to developing countries impacted by climate change. ...more

EU ill-prepared to implement its own deforestation law, says grain trade association 13/6/2024

The European Union is ill-prepared to implement the bloc's new law aimed at banning the import of commodities and related goods linked to deforestation, an EU grain trade association said on Tuesday. ...more

Spain risks missing 2030 wind energy target, think-tank says 13/6/2024

Spain needs to add wind energy capacity at a much faster pace or it risks missing its ambitious 2030 target, the U.S.-based Global Energy Monitor (GEM) think-tank said in a report published on Wednesday. ...more

China to reach 2030 solar and wind energy target five years ahead of schedule, says GlobalData 13/6/2024

China’s solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached 609.5 GW in 2023, while its onshore and offshore wind capacity stood at 408.1 GW and 37.7 GW, respectively. The country is on track to surpass its 2030 target by a significant margin, achieving this milestone five years ahead of schedule in 2025. By that year, it is anticipated that the cumulative capacity of solar PV, onshore wind, and offshore wind will reach 1,104.6 GW, 560.8 GW, and 54.7 GW, respectively. This will result in a total of 1,720 GW of solar PV and wind capacity, thereby exceeding the initial 1,200 GW target set for 2030, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. ...more