African activists oppose local fossil fuel developments
17/11/2022: African delegations have exploited COP27 to embrace the new scramble for oil and gas in the continent. according to Greenpeace. However, African activists pledge concerted resistance to local fossil fuel expansion.
Source: Greenpeace International
UN climate summit set for tough negotiations in final week
11/11/2022: Developing countries showed a united front during the first week of COP27 on the need for a dedicated fund for loss and damage, ideally financed by taxes on fossil fuel firms. Notably, the conference is being attended by over 6,000 members of coal, oil and gas companies.
Source: China Dialogue
COP27: It’s Africa’s time to lead
7/11/2022: The lack of momentum at COP27 may create space for Africa to take charge of its energy and climate future. The response of richer countries to recent multiple global crises undermines established principles for climate negotiations.
Source: African Arguments
Deforestation is pushing Amazon to ‘point of no return
9/11/2022: A new report from the World Wildlife Fund warns that threats to the Amazon have worsened in recent years. As a result, the biome is nearing its “tipping point,” meaning it could soon transition from wet rainforest to dry savanna.
Source: Mongabay
Glasgow forest pledge loses signatories in first year
7/11/2022: At COP26 in Glasgow, 145 nations representing over 90% of the world’s forests promised to strengthen their efforts to conserve forests. Under pressure of accountability, signatories are dropping out.
Source: Climate Home News
Climate loss and damage: what does compensation look like?
2/11/2022: The question of payments for loss and damage has been a long-standing point of negotiation at UN climate conferences. With the terrible flooding in Pakistan fresh in the memory, many developing countries are looking to COP27 as a crucial moment for making progress.
Source: The Conversation
Antarctic Ocean Commission fails to deliver ocean sanctuaries
4/11/2022: The annual meeting of the Antarctic Ocean Commission has failed to reach consensus on creating three large Marine Protected Areas for the Antarctic Peninsula, East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea, despite support from an overwhelming majority of governments.
Source: Greenpeace International
COP27: Only together can we win
1/11/2022: A leading climate activist from India calls on wealthy countries to restore trust in collective leadership at COP27. The world can do this by commitment to financing climate loss and damage that the countries of the South are experiencing.
Source: DownToEarth
UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2022
1/11/2022: UNEP's annual climate adaptation report is titled: Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts world at risk. Finance flows to developing countries for adaptation are a small fraction of the requirement. Estimated annual adaptation needs are $160-340 billion by 2030.
Source: UN Environment Programme
Glasgow Declaration on Forests rings hollow ahead of COP27
1/11/2022: Countries are nowhere close to meeting the goal of ending deforestation by 2030 announced in Glasgow in 2021, according to a new assessment. Indonesia is the only country that is moving in the right direction.
Source: Mongabay