Lebanon school students on way to COP29, as finalists in Oxford climate challenge 13/11/2024

A team of teenagers from Rashaya Public High School are among five groups of high school students from around the world to be finalists in Azerbaijan this week with amazing ideas to fight climate change for the 2024 Climate Change Challenge. ...more

Trump worries and leader absences cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku 12/11/2024

The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday with some prominent leaders planning to skip the event ahead of tough talks on finance and trade, after a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries' demands for cash. ...more

NDCs 3.0 a ‘Make or Break’ for Global Goal to Triple Renewables by 2030 12/11/2024

At COP29, IRENA Outlook calls for ambitious NDC updates, reflecting the global pledge to triple renewable power capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030. ...more

UN Climate Change Technology Executive Committee and Enterprise Neurosystem to Award Grand Prize for 2024 AI Innovation Grand Challenge to Dr. Letetia Addison at COP29 12/11/2024

The UN Climate Change Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Enterprise Neurosystem are pleased to announce Dr. Letetia Addison of Trinidad and Tobago as the Grand Prize winner of the 2024 AI Innovation Grand Challenge.  ...more

Reuters Exclusive: ADB increases climate finance after US, Japan give world's first sovereign guarantees 12/11/2024

The Asian Development Bank will increase its climate-related lending by up to $7.2 billion after the United States and Japan agreed to underwrite risk for some existing loans, an ADB executive said, marking the first ever sovereign guarantees for climate finance. ...more

Global biodiversity offsetting doesn’t work – keep schemes local, say experts 12/11/2024

International biodiversity offsetting “doesn’t work”, according to experts aiming to create a nature market that avoids the pitfalls of carbon offsets. ...more

Saudi Arabia imposes SR5 million fines and deportation for environmental offenses 11/11/2024

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has announced amendments to penalties for environmental violations, imposing fines of up to SR5 million and deportation for non-Saudi offenders. ...more

Explainer: What is the point of a UN climate COP? 11/11/2024

Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather this week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku. ...more

What is net zero and how are the UK and other countries doing? 11/11/2024

In order to help meet international climate targets, the world needs to cut carbon dioxide emissions to 'net zero' by 2050, the UN says. ...more

Brazil announces new climate change pledge ahead of COP29 summit 11/11/2024

Brazil announced details of its new climate change pledge late on Friday night that sets a target to lower the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, which it will present during the United Nations climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan, according to a government statement. ...more