Explainer: What the latest U.N. science says about climate change 11/11/2022

At the COP27 conference in Egypt, delegates have at their disposal decades of research into warming trajectories published by the U.N. climate science agency to inform their decisions. ...more

EU proposes tighter vehicle pollution emission standards 11/11/2022

The European Commission proposed on Thursday broadly tighter limits for vehicle emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides and particulates, including new standards for pollution from brakes and tyres. ...more

World's dash for natural gas endangers climate goals -report 11/11/2022

Countries scrambling this year to source more natural gas to replace supplies from Russia are risking years of emissions that could thwart climate goals, the research collaboration Climate Action Tracker said on Thursday. ...more

IRENA and World Meteorological Organization Join to Promote Clean Energy Transition 11/11/2022

New partnership signed at COP27 to foster global climate resilience.   ...more

Arab Coordination Group pledges at least $24 bln to tackle climate crisis 10/11/2022

Members of the Arab Coordination Group (AGC) pledged to provide at least $24 billion in financing by 2030 to address the global climate crisis, the group said in a statement on Wednesday. ...more

U.S. climate envoy Kerry launches carbon offset plan 10/11/2022

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday announced the creation of a carbon offset plan that would help developing countries speed their transition away from fossil fuels. ...more

China willing to contribute to climate damage compensation 10/11/2022

China would be willing to contribute to a mechanism for compensating poorer countries for losses and damage caused by climate change, its climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said on Wednesday at the COP27 conference in Egypt. ...more

COP27: Regulators plan closer scrutiny of carbon markets 10/11/2022

Global securities regulators proposed closer scrutiny of carbon trading on Wednesday to deepen liquidity and prevent greenwashing in markets used by companies to offset their emissions to drive the transition to a net-zero economy. ...more

EU reaches deal on national CO2 emission cut targets 10/11/2022

The European Union has agreed to a law that sets national targets to reduce overall carbon emissions by the end of the decade across sectors including agriculture, buildings and transport. ...more

COP27-Tree-counting NGO offers data to tackle deforestation 10/11/2022

California-based non-governmental organisation CTrees launched on Tuesday a data service to help countries limit deforestation and monitor the number of trees they have. ...more