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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · Sep 4

We’ve exposed those slowing climate progress and reported on those driving change. Help us keep going by subscribing. www.climatechangenews.com/about/subscr...

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 1h

The world is falling behind on its COP28 promise to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030, says the IEA.

Trump and China's reforms dent renewables hopes

The IEA downgrades its forecast for renewables growth due to the US cutting renewable tax credits and China's electricity market reforms

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 2h

Of 27M credits issued by Kariba, 57% were invalid. Yet companies used them to claim green progress. buff.ly/bNQ9Mea

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A group of countries acting nationally on methane is more likely than a global Montreal Protocol-style deal as proposed by Barbados’ leader – at least to start
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A legally binding global methane agreement will be difficult to agree

A group of countries acting nationally on methane is more likely than a global Montreal Protocol-style deal as proposed by Barbados' leader - at least to start

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 3h

The world’s 15th-largest emitter has made progress in boosting clean energy, but it could do much more to decarbonise
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Turkey’s new climate pledge would control emissions growth, not offer real cuts Turkey's new climate pledge falls short

The world’s 15th-largest emitter has made progress in boosting clean energy, but it could do much more to decarbonise

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Comment: This month’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization is a critical test of whether governments are heeding July’s groundbreaking ruling
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Landmark ICJ ruling must be turned into action on shipping

This month's meeting of the International Maritime Organization is a critical test of whether governments are heeding July's groundbreaking ruling

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 3h

Comment: Climate-vulnerable nations fought for decades for justice. The ICJ ruling is a turning point — but the fund needs resources to deliver. buff.ly/R1POSRj

Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 4h

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Hydropower is clean — but not climate-proof. Ethiopia’s new plan invests in solar and wind to cut its drought vulnerability. buff.ly/ou5f9W1

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Neighbouring provinces beyond Chaco are becoming new deforestation hotspots, as agricultural expansion pushes north. buff.ly/UTY0jBR

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Saudi Arabia bans protests. Migrant workers who tried to denounce labour abuses on solar projects were deported. buff.ly/A3QMDJv

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 10h

Comment: Equity and justice were the foundations of Paris. It’s time to rebuild on them. buff.ly/DQoLlLd

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Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam.bsky.social · 1d

“Rich countries are treating the climate crisis as a business opportunity, not a moral obligation,” said Nafkote Dabi, @oxfaminternational.bsky.social climate policy lead.

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Foreign aid cuts put adaptation finance pledge at risk, NGOs warn

Rich countries' support for resilience-boosting measures in developing nations may fall far short of their promise to double adaptation finance by this year, says a new report

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 23h

The world’s poorest countries need $215–387 billion a year to adapt. Rich nations may only deliver $26 billion. buff.ly/uVlQyOZ

Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 1d

The IEA downgrades its forecast for renewables growth due to the US cutting renewable tax credits and China’s electricity market reforms

Trump and China's reforms dent renewables hopes

The IEA downgrades its forecast for renewables growth due to the US cutting renewable tax credits and China's electricity market reforms

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 1d

Comment: The ICJ has spoken: governments have binding obligations on climate harm. Now the Loss & Damage fund must rise to the challenge. buff.ly/R1POSRj

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Verra found Kariba credits overstated deforestation risk. Critics say this exposes systemic flaws in carbon markets. buff.ly/bNQ9Mea

Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 1d

Comment: Ethics means justice, responsibility, solidarity. Without them, climate action is incomplete. buff.ly/DQoLlLd

Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 1d

Bloomberg estimates Kariba generated $100M+ in revenue—despite inflated claims of forest risk. buff.ly/bNQ9Mea

Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 1d

A new rights report says Saudi Arabia’s “green jobs” are built on unsafe conditions, low pay and systemic abuse of migrants.https://buff.ly/A3QMDJv

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A global minerals treaty could set mandatory rules for extraction, processing and recycling. Colombia is pushing for it. buff.ly/Hm1BWvf

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Ethiopia’s $5bn mega-dam will double electricity capacity. But the government admits hydropower alone won’t keep the lights on as droughts intensify. buff.ly/ou5f9W1

Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 1d

Civil society organizations say fossil fuel interests have “sabotaged climate progress” for decades and ask Brazil to change this before #COP30. buff.ly/pkjTo9s

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Migrant workers in Saudi Arabia often go into debt before arriving... and then face wage theft and exploitation on renewables jobs. buff.ly/A3QMDJv

Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 1d

At least 31 workers from Nepal & Bangladesh interviewed on Saudi renewables projects reported systemic labour abuse. buff.ly/A3QMDJv