Essay: Don’t applaud the climate summit’s loss and damage fund deal just yet – it might not warrant that standing ovation
SHANNON GIBSON, who teaches global environmental politics and climate justice, says – in an article first published on The Conversation – that the announcement of a deal on loss and damage funding should be approached with “hesitation and scrutiny”…
Countries deadlocked on ‘loss and damage’ fund as UN climate summit nears
Washington DC, USReuters Countries are deadlocked over how to design a fund to help countries recover and rebuild from climate change-driven damage, with just over 30 days left before crucial United Nations climate negotiations kick off in Dubai. Two dozen countries involved in a committee tasked with designing a “loss and damage” fund wrapped up […]
Explainer – Who will pay for climate ‘loss and damage’?
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters The COP27 summit of nearly 200 countries agreed on Sunday to set up a “loss and damage” fund to support poorer countries being ravaged by climate impacts, overcoming decades of resistance from wealthy nations whose historic emissions have fuelled climate change. Pakistan’s climate minister Sherry Rehman, who was part of the […]
Essay: Once again, wealthy nations are letting down poor nations at the Egypt climate talks
In an article first published on The Conversation, JACQUELINE PEEL, director of Melbourne Climate Future at The University of Melbourne, looks why the COP27 climate change negotiations in Egypt are unlikely to deliver any concrete action on “loss and damage”…
COP27 negotiators still far apart on strong climate deal
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptReuters Countries were far from agreeing the contours of a climate deal at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Wednesday, with the host country urging negotiators to resolve their differences ahead of a weekend deadline. The outcome of the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh is a test of world resolve to tackle global warming […]
Polluters must pay, says UN chief, urges taxes to help climate victims
United NationsReuters UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged rich countries to tax windfall profits of fossil fuel companies and use that money to help countries harmed by the climate crisis and people who are struggling with rising food and energy prices. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations […]
Vanuatu breaks ground with ‘loss and damage’ costing in new climate plan
Thomson Reuters Foundation Pacific island state Vanuatu has submitted a “groundbreaking” update to its commitments under the Paris climate accord to include phasing out fossil fuels and a costing of how it aims to tackle destruction caused by rising seas and wild weather. Climate experts said that while most national contributions focus on cutting planet-heating […]