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From Panama to the Papacy: TIME100 Climate 2025 Honors Global Climate Leadership

October 31, 2025 No Comments

When TIME unveiled its TIME100 Climate 2025, one theme stood out: as legislative momentum falters in major economies, the world’s climate agenda is being carried forward by business leaders, innovators, and reform-minded officials reshaping governance itself. The list celebrates 100 individuals driving climate progress across finance, technology, and public policy

ICC SME Climate Finance Stocktake report 2025 on green finance and AI for small businesses

ICC’s SME Climate Finance Stocktake Calls for Urgent Action to Unlock AI-Driven Green Finance

October 31, 2025 No Comments

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the global economy — but they remain one of the most underfunded segments in the race to net zero. A new report by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Sage, released ahead of COP30, warns that without targeted reforms in

Uganda Secures Africa’s First Green Climate Fund Results-Based Payment of $31 million

October 31, 2025 No Comments

KAMPALA — Uganda has become the first African country to receive a results-based payment from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), securing US$31 million for verified emission reductions achieved through sustainable forestry and land management. The landmark approval recognizes measurable success under the “Uganda REDD-plus Results-Based Payment for Emission Reductions (2016–2017)”

Hurricane Melissa Tests Jamaica’s Financial Fortress

Hurricane Melissa Puts Jamaica’s Catastrophe Bond and Climate Resilience Model to the Test

October 31, 2025 No Comments

KINGSTON, JAMAICA — When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, 2025, the Category 5 storm left a trail of devastation – and put the world’s spotlight on one of the most ambitious disaster-financing systems ever built by a small island nation. With 185 mph (295 km/h) winds and

Nature Summit Day Two: Indigenous Leadership at the Heart of the Nature-Based Economy

October 31, 2025 No Comments

Panama City — The second day of the Nature Summit placed a powerful spotlight on the leadership, wisdom, and resilience of Indigenous peoples, reminding the world that solutions to the planet’s greatest challenges often begin in the forests, mountains, and coastal territories of those who have protected nature for generations.

Tokyo Launches World’s First Certified Resilience Bond, Raising €300 Million for Climate Adaptation

October 29, 2025 No Comments

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has issued the world’s first Climate Bonds Certified Resilience Bond, raising €300 million to fortify the Japanese capital against escalating climate risks. The five-year bond was oversubscribed seven times, attracting €2.2 billion in bids from nearly 120 institutional investors — a sign that global markets

ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Laws

October 28, 2025 No Comments

ExxonMobil has launched a federal lawsuit against the State of California, escalating a confrontation that could shape the future of corporate climate transparency across the United States. The oil and gas major filed its complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, seeking to block two

Hurricane Melissa Devastates Jamaica, Exposing the Fragile Future of Small Island States

Hurricane Melissa Tests Jamaica’s Resilience, Reinforcing the Case for SIDS Climate Finance

October 28, 2025 No Comments

KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Walls of wind and rain now engulf Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa — a Category 5 superstorm and the most powerful of 2025 — tears across the island’s southern coast with sustained winds of up to 185 mph (295 km/h), making it the strongest storm ever to approach

Bill Gates Calls for ‘Strategic Pivot’ in Global Climate Agenda Toward Poverty and Health

Bill Gates to World Leaders: ‘What I Want Everyone at COP30 to Know’

October 28, 2025 No Comments

In a move likely to stir debate ahead of the UN climate conference in Brazil, Bill Gates has urged world leaders to rethink their climate priorities — away from an exclusive focus on reducing carbon emissions and toward alleviating suffering in the world’s poorest regions. In a 17-page memo titled

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary on 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions Synthesis Report

Global Climate Pledges Are Alarmingly Off Track, UN Analysis Warns

October 28, 2025 No Comments

New findings reveal that the world’s current climate commitments would slash emissions by only a fraction of what is needed to avoid catastrophic warming. A sweeping new United Nations analysis has found that the world’s collective climate pledges are nowhere near sufficient to keep global warming below 1.5°C, the critical

Latin America Steps Into the Fracture: A Region Rewrites Its Place in the New World Order

October 31, 2025 No Comments

ICC’s SME Climate Finance Stocktake Calls for Urgent Action to Unlock AI-Driven Green Finance

October 31, 2025 No Comments

Uganda Secures Africa’s First Green Climate Fund Results-Based Payment of $31 million

October 31, 2025 No Comments

Hurricane Melissa Puts Jamaica’s Catastrophe Bond and Climate Resilience Model to the Test

October 31, 2025 No Comments

Nature Summit Day Two: Indigenous Leadership at the Heart of the Nature-Based Economy

October 31, 2025 No Comments

Tokyo Launches World’s First Certified Resilience Bond, Raising €300 Million for Climate Adaptation

October 29, 2025 No Comments

ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Laws

October 28, 2025 No Comments

Hurricane Melissa Tests Jamaica’s Resilience, Reinforcing the Case for SIDS Climate Finance

Climate & Energy

From Panama to the Papacy: TIME100 Climate 2025 Honors Global Climate Leadership

ICC’s SME Climate Finance Stocktake Calls for Urgent Action to Unlock AI-Driven Green Finance

Uganda Secures Africa’s First Green Climate Fund Results-Based Payment of $31 million

Hurricane Melissa Puts Jamaica’s Catastrophe Bond and Climate Resilience Model to the Test

Nature Summit Day Two: Indigenous Leadership at the Heart of the Nature-Based Economy

Tokyo Launches World’s First Certified Resilience Bond, Raising €300 Million for Climate Adaptation

ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Laws

Hurricane Melissa Tests Jamaica’s Resilience, Reinforcing the Case for SIDS Climate Finance

Bill Gates to World Leaders: ‘What I Want Everyone at COP30 to Know’

Global Climate Pledges Are Alarmingly Off Track, UN Analysis Warns

Latin America Steps Into the Fracture: A Region Rewrites Its Place in the New World Order

Britain Pulls Back: UK Slashes Climate Finance for Developing Nations as Global Pressure Mounts

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Inside EarthX’s Most Exclusive Room: Where Family Offices Are Rewiring the Future of Climate Capital

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