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Global climate and development activists stage a vivid "Tug-of-War for the Planet," between World Bank President Ajay Banga and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action?

The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing countries to be “climate finance”, following months of pressure ... Read More

International policy | Jul 3. 2026.
President Gustavo Petro at a transitioning away from fossil fuels conference on 28 April 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia.

Q&A: What change of power in Colombia could mean for world’s fossil-fuel transition

Over the last four years, Colombia has emerged as one of the most vocal advocates for the world to transition away from fossil fuels. Under the le... Read More

International policy | Jun 26. 2026.
Plenary event at Our Ocean Conference, Kenya. Credit: Our Ocean Conference / Flickr

Mombasa: Key outcomes from the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya

A major ocean conference has ended in Mombasa, Kenya, with just a handful of countries committing to high-level political declarations on banning dee... Read More

International policy | Jun 24. 2026.
Credit: Ishan Tankha.

Analysis: Energy-efficient air conditioning could save Indian homes 69bn rupees a year

More energy-efficient air-conditioning units could, together, save Indian households ₹69bn ($724m) a year, according to new analysis by Carbon Brie... Read More

International policy | Jun 16. 2026.
Damaged homes caused by cyclone Chido, Mayotte.

EM-DAT: Trump aid cuts could close database storing ‘world’s memory of disasters’

The world’s most comprehensive disaster database – relied on by thousands of climate scientists and policymakers – is at risk of closing as a r... Read More

Extreme weather | May 29. 2026.
Coal-fired power plant in Nantong, China.

New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell

The number of new coal-fired power plants built around the world hit a “10-year high” in 2025, even as the global coal fleet generated less elect... Read More

Coal | May 21. 2026.
Coal-fired Mill Creek Power Station, on the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Factcheck: US and Iran are world’s only major emitters without net-zero targets

Many right-leaning figures have tried to push the idea that the UK is an outlier on net-zero. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has claimed that o... Read More

Factchecks | May 18. 2026.
Protection Committee (MEPC) 84th Session in London on 27 April 2026.

Q&A: How countries got the global 'net-zero' shipping deal ‘back on track’

Nations are “back on track” to adopt a framework for curbing global shipping emissions, following the latest International Maritime Organization�... Read More

International policy | May 5. 2026.
Colombia’s Irene Vélez Torres (left) embraces the Netherlands' Stientje van Veldhoven in Santa Marta.

Santa Marta: Key outcomes from first summit on ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels

Countries attending a first-of-its-kind summit have walked away with plans to develop national roadmaps away from fossil fuels, along with new tools ... Read More

International policy | Apr 30. 2026.
Coal port Santa Marta, Colombia

Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’

Countries attending a first-of-its-kind fossil-fuel summit have been asked to consider “action recommendations” such as “halting all new fossil... Read More

International policy | Apr 20. 2026.
Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's Tisza Party, waves the Hungarian national flag at an election victory rally.

Q&A: What Magyar’s defeat of Orbán in Hungary means for climate and energy

The right-wing populist Hungarian government led by Viktor Orbán has suffered a landslide electoral defeat to the centre-right Tisza party, led by P... Read More

International policy | Apr 17. 2026.
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