COP28 will be judged on its solutions to questions of climate finance – for mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage – all of which are deeply contentious issues.
Opinion: At COP28, climate finance takes centre stage
Huge investor warns about Earth Overshoot Day
This earth Overshoot Day on the 2nd of August, a financial services company urges its clients to scrutinise the sustainability of the companies they invest in.
The US government sets up a fund to encourage rural clean energy generation
The Biden Administrations wants to encourage uptake of clean energy in rural communities.
How climate change could sink the US real estate market
Rising seas, fires, and outdated government policies threaten a repeat of the subprime mortgage meltdown
The US pledges billions to protect the world’s oceans
The US government pledges billions of dollars for ocean protection.
New fund to boost solar development in Africa
African countries could receive an investment solar boos.
South America to incur heavy costs of climate impacts
Moody’s warns that South America’s economy is suffering from climate impacts and will only worse in the absence of new policies.
Investment in renewables reached record highs in 2022
Report said renewables attracted record-high investments in 2022, but cautions one trend.
Less than half of extreme weather events are covered by insurance
Insurance struggles to keep up as extreme weather events increases.
EU’s carbon price surging towards an all-time high
It is becoming more expensive for companies to pollute in the EU.
A greener life, a greener world 