As governments prepare for new talks, ambitious countries must reject a framework that locks in the wrong response to the plastic crisis, before the crisis outpaces diplomacy ...

Through copycat submissions and a private briefing to government officials, the groups have opposed a proposal to tighten safeguards for emissions reductions ...

Despite fears of US wrecking tactics, the IMO says there have been "constructive discussions" over how to meet the industry's green targets ...

A recent announcement by Britain’s new government raises questions about the impact on climate aid of swapping grants for loans ...

Pacific island nations call for COP31 to deliver finance for renewables and ocean protection, as the UN warns of devastating sea level rise ...

Leading scientists say warming must peak at 1.8C to be able to reverse course this century, but current government climate policies are way off track ...

The new fund is coming under pressure from developing nations and activists to respond quickly to climate disasters ...

With homes, hospitals and water storage destroyed, Palestine's government says that Gazans have little protection from climate impacts and sets conditional emissions targets ...

The African continent’s hopes for a legally binding agreement to combat drought have been dashed again, as UN land restoration talks in Mongolia passed the issue onto the next set of talks in Egypt in ...

Civil society wants a mechanism to be launched at COP31 but insists it must be more than a talking shop and include different social groups and a wide view of transition ...

As governments look towards COP31, India must push not only for more adaptation finance, but for funds to arrive in time for projects that limit disasters like Assam’s floods ...

While many countries remain locked in a reactive cycle of disaster response, public policy can shift investment upstream to build resilience before fires occur ...