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COP29 carbon credit debate sparks backlash from activists

While world leaders discussed climate finance and emissions cuts, protesters urged wealthier nations — the main contributors to greenhouse gas — to fund climate adaptation efforts for poorer countries suffering the most from its effects.

14/11/2024

Green News

World is already becoming dangerously overheated, warns WMO

The latest WMO Global State of the Climate report for 2024 shows that the last decade was the warmest on record.

11/11/2024

Green News

COP29: What happened on day one of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

11/11/2024

Green News

Greenhouse gas levels hit unprecedented highs in 2023, UN says

Experts say CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere have risen by more than 10 per cent in just two decades.

28/10/2024

Climate

Euroviews. Climate finance for adaptation needs a clear destination

The least the international community can do is fully and strategically finance climate adaptation to provide the best possible protection against climate hazards and risks, Mark Chandler writes.

11/06/2024

Green News

Azerbaijan adds women to COP29 committee after backlash

12 women have been added to the climate summit committee following uproar over plans for an all-male panel.

19/01/2024

Green News

Euroviews. At COP28, spirituality and faith showed they could be a beacon of hope

We may come from different traditions, yet what unites us is our shared gift of life on Earth, our only home which has been lent to us as guests, four religious leaders write.

14/12/2023

Europe News

State of the Union: Antisemitism rises, COP28 & EU-China summit

The war between Israel and Hamas continues to poison the atmosphere in our societies, with the number of hate crimes rising to alarming levels.

08/12/2023

Europe News

'We must be ambitious' at COP28, says EU climate action commissioner

The UN conference on reducing global emission starts Thursday in Dubai.

29/11/2023

Europe News

Loss & Damage Fund will be key test for COP success on climate finance

Finance is set to be at the heart of COP28, the UN climate summit starting on Thursday in Dubai, with economists saying that around $1 trillion per year is needed to support developing countries in their fight against climate change.

27/11/2023

Climate

What is COP28, who is going and why does it matter?

After a record-shattering year, the world is looking to the United Nations conference in the UAE this week to put us on a safer path.

28/10/2023

Green News

Rich nations pledge €8.8 billion to UN global climate fund

The issue of financial support to poorer nations will play a major role during the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, COP28.

06/10/2023

Malawi

Euroviews. Wealthy nations must pay their fair share in climate adaptation

If rich countries do not drastically improve their record on climate finance commitments, communities in Malawi and elsewhere will continue to pay the price, Twapashagha Twea writes.

13/09/2023

Green News

What is the first African Climate Summit and why is it important?

The theme of the event is “driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world.”

05/09/2023

World News

Climate change: 'Children's rights in sub-Saharan Africa undermined'

At least 1.85 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were internally displaced by the end of 2022, according to humanitarian organisation Save the Children's latest report.

04/09/2023

Climate

Six months on from COP27, what has - or hasn’t - been achieved?

Vital groundwork is being laid for the loss and damage fund. But 43 billion barrels worth of oil fields are set to be approved this year.

12/05/2023

Canada

Historic biodiversity deal reached at the COP15 summit

Nations have agreed to protect 30% of the world’s sea and landmass by 2030, in a historic deal that will also provide critical financing to buttress biodiversity in the developing world.

19/12/2022

Egypt

COP27: Mixed reactions over what climate summit did and didn't achieve

For the first time, the nations of the world have decided to help pay for the damage an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries.

20/11/2022

Egypt

COP27 climate summit closes with agreement to compensate poor countries

Poor countries which suffer droughts, floods and heatwaves, made worse by the carbon emissions of rich countries, to see some "climate justice".

20/11/2022

World News

COP27 negotiators strike potential deal to compensate poorer nations

If approved, it's a big win for poorer nations that have been calling for compensation, sometimes even reparations.

19/11/2022