Continuing to support fossil fuels will bring inflation and economic instability, says Stiell
A continued dependancy on fossil fuels means “continuing to import inflation and economic instability, while exporting energy security, sovereignty and…
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‘An immense irony’ – fossil fuel proponents supercharging the renewables boom
The growing fossil fuel cost crisis has led to what UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has described as…
Clean energy the antidote to fossil fuel ‘cost chaos’, says UN Climate Change chief
Investment in clean energy can be the antidote to the “cost chaos” of fossil fuels, United Nations Climate Change executive…
COP30 presidency sets out roadmap to accelerate climate action
The COP30 presidency has published its executive report, following last November’s UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil, outlining how it…
Fossil fuel dependency is ‘ripping away national security and sovereignty’, says UN climate chief
UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has told an event in Brussels that fossil fuel dependency is “ripping away…
Iran strikes demonstrate why world needs to quit fossil fuels, say groups
With the US and Israel continuing to strike Iran, leading the Middle Eastern country to target the Strait of Hormuz,…
“The climate crisis won’t pause for geopolitics…” What they said – voices from COP30
COP30 has come to an end in Belém, with progress made on adaptation finance, however the failure to agree on…
Inaction on climate ‘makes zero sense, economically or politically’
UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has told the opening plenary of COP30 that no country can afford to…
‘Significant progress’ in number of developing countries formulating adaptation plans
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat has reported ‘significant progress’ in the number of developing countries…
‘New era’ of climate action must be linked to real economic outcomes, says UNFCCC chief
A ‘new era’ of climate action will need to connect climate policy with real economic outcomes, UN Climate Change executive…
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