COP28 forced into overtime as fossil fuel phase-out divides countries 13/12/2023

The COP28 climate talks went into overtime on Tuesday and countries engaged in shuttle-diplomacy to seek a new draft agreement and try to close a rift over ending the world's use of fossil fuels. ...more

COP28 plan to triple renewables is doable, but not easy, companies say 13/12/2023

More than 100 countries at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai have agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 - one of the least controversial commitments floated at the conference. ...more

COP28: Norway gives $50 mln to Brazil Amazon fund as deforestation falls 13/12/2023

Norway said it would donate an additional $50 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund to promote conservation of its rainforest region, the Nordic country's first new donation since the fund was frozen by right-wing Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. ...more

A quarter of freshwater fish risk extinction -study 13/12/2023

About a quarter of all freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction due to threats from climate change and pollution, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Monday. ...more

Bosnian cities top world air pollution charts but no quick fix in sight 13/12/2023

Bosnian towns have topped the world air pollution charts since last weekend, with the capital Sarajevo declaring an air quality warning and experts blaming residential solid fuel burning and transportation for the increase. ...more

UAE team wins $1m funding boost for climate-busting corals plan 12/12/2023

UAE climate researchers have secured a $1 million funding boost to support vital efforts to protect coral reefs against the impact of surging ocean temperatures. ...more

New COP28 draft text does not mention phase out of fossil fuels 12/12/2023

The U.N.'s climate body on Monday published its latest draft text of the deal it hopes to reach at the COP28 summit in Dubai, which includes a range of actions countries could take to reduce emissions. ...more

COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C -IEA 12/12/2023

A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit - from tripling renewables to reining in methane emissions - won't be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Sunday. ...more

Fossil fuel phase-out will ‘not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature’ 12/12/2023

Human destruction of nature is pushing the planet to a point of no return, and even a phase-out of fossil fuels will not stave off climate breakdown unless we also protect the natural world, one of the world’s top climate scientists has warned. ...more

Canada to offer incentives to cattle farms to reduce methane emissions 12/12/2023

Canada on Sunday introduced new economic incentives for beef cattle farms in order to reduce methane emissions from cows, according to a statement from the Canadian government. ...more