Global South Unites in Call for Robust Financial Mechanism for Plastics Treaty …GAIA Asia Pacific and GAIA Africa convene online panel to press for bold financing commitments ahead of INC-5.2 As momentum builds toward the next round of…
Brent Drops Below $70 as Israel-Iran Ceasefire Holds
Oil prices reacted to the Israel-Iran ceasefire quicker than they did at the onset of the conflict, falling by $6.5 per barrel on Monday, with ICE Brent continuing the drop below $70 per barrel. The closure of the Strait of…
ESG backlash builds momentum for anti-climate lawsuits
ESG backlash builds momentum for anti-climate lawsuits Around 20% of climate cases filed in 2024 targeted companies or their directors and officers, with several sectors becoming more exposed to litigation risk © WilliamCho/Pixabay Climate litigation cases rose sharply after the…
Singapore and Japan Set New Rules for Carbon Credits and How They Shape Asia’s VCM
Singapore and Japan Set New Rules for Carbon Credits and How They Shape Asia’s VCM Governments in Asia are making big changes to how companies can use carbon credits to fight climate change. This month, both Singapore and Japan released…
DCC, SPP unveil second subnational climate governance performance ranking in Nigeria
DCC, SPP unveil second subnational climate governance performance ranking in Nigeria The Department of Climate Change (DCC) of the Federal Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), has officially launched the second edition…
Climate Justice Groups Urge Governments to Reject Risky Geoengineering “Technofixes” at UN Climate Talks
Climate Justice Groups Urge Governments to Reject Risky Geoengineering “Technofixes” at UN Climate Talks As the SB62 UN Climate Talks continue in Bonn, Germany, a coalition of civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples, and climate justice advocates are issuing a strong…
New Report Warns World’s Largest Carbon Offset Projects Are Failing to Deliver Promised Emissions Reductions
New Report Warns World’s Largest Carbon Offset Projects Are Failing to Deliver Promised Emissions Reductions — A new investigative report titled “Built to Fail? World’s Largest Carbon Offset Projects Unlikely to Deliver Promised Emissions Reductions Despite Ongoing Reforms” has…
REA and Yobe State Government to Host Strategic Roundtable on Energy Access and Investment
In a major stride toward enhancing sub-national energy markets and fostering impactful public-private collaboration, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is convening the REA–Yobe State Roundtable themed “Powering Yobe, Powering Growth: Unlocking Energy Access for Agriculture, Innovation, and Local Investment.” The…
Bearing the Brunt of War: UNICEF Chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad
© UNICEF/Donaig Le Du – Refugees from Sudan continue to arrive in Chad. Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April 2023, more than two million children have been displaced by the brutal war between rival militaries there. In neighbouring…
UN: Guterres Condemns Iran Attack on Qatar
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “deeply alarmed” by the further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, his Spokesperson said in a statement on Monday. It comes in the wake of reports that Iran launched missiles at an…