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While countries around the world are increasingly moving from climate adaptation planning towards implementation, greater access to finance, technical capacity and stronger institutions will be needed to turn national priorities into action, according to UN Climate Change.
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Countries shifting from adaptation planning towards implementation, says UNFCCC

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While countries around the world are increasingly moving from climate adaptation planning towards implementation, greater access to finance, technical capacity…

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UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has called for greater action from the tech sector in addressing the environmental costs of artificial intelligence, particularly the energy usage of data centres.
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UN climate chief urges greater scrutiny of AI’s energy impact

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UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has called for greater action from the tech sector in addressing the environmental…

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The UN Climate Change High-Level Champions and the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action have unveiled their 2026 Work Programme, which outlines how governments, businesses, investors, cities and civil society can 'work together to accelerate climate action over the coming year'.
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UN unveils new Work Programme outlining measures to accelerate climate action

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The UN Climate Change High-Level Champions and the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action have unveiled their 2026 Work Programme,…

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With wildfires continuing to wreak havoc across France, Spain and other parts of Europe, UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has said that escalating extreme weather warrants further action to curb the use of fossil fuels.
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UN Climate Change chief: climate alarm is ‘blaring’ amid continued wildfires

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With wildfires continuing to wreak havoc across France, Spain and other parts of Europe, UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon…

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A continued dependancy on fossil fuels means "continuing to import inflation and economic instability, while exporting energy security, sovereignty and policy autonomy", UN climate chief Simon Stiell has told the opening of the UN June Climate Meetings (SB64) in Bonn, Germany.
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Continuing to support fossil fuels will bring inflation and economic instability, says Stiell

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A continued dependancy on fossil fuels means “continuing to import inflation and economic instability, while exporting energy security, sovereignty and…

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[Photo: Simon Stiell at the 2026 Green Growth Summit, © Michael Chia]
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‘An immense irony’ – fossil fuel proponents supercharging the renewables boom

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The growing fossil fuel cost crisis has led to what UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has described as…

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Investment in clean energy can be the antidote to the "cost chaos" of fossil fuels, United Nations Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has told the Green Transformation (GX) Week in Yeosu, Korea.
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Clean energy the antidote to fossil fuel ‘cost chaos’, says UN Climate Change chief

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Investment in clean energy can be the antidote to the “cost chaos” of fossil fuels, United Nations Climate Change executive…

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With COP30 drawing to a close, a number of global non-profits have criticised the latest draft resolution put forward by the COP30 Presidency, with Stephen Cornelius, WWF global deputy climate and energy lead, describing it as "extremely disappointing".
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COP30 presidency sets out roadmap to accelerate climate action

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The COP30 presidency has published its executive report, following last November’s UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil, outlining how it…

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UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has told an event in Brussels that fossil fuel dependency is "ripping away national security and sovereignty, and replacing it with subservience and rising costs", citing the ongoing crisis in the Gulf region.
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Fossil fuel dependency is ‘ripping away national security and sovereignty’, says UN climate chief

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UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has told an event in Brussels that fossil fuel dependency is “ripping away…

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With the US and Israel continuing to strike Iran, leading the Middle Eastern country to target the Strait of Hormuz, Greenpeace has said that the burgeoning conflict demonstrates why the world needs to shift away from fossil fuels, particularly oil.
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Iran strikes demonstrate why world needs to quit fossil fuels, say groups

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With the US and Israel continuing to strike Iran, leading the Middle Eastern country to target the Strait of Hormuz,…

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