RABAT — Morocco has set a target to phase out coal-fired power generation by 2040, contingent on the availability of international climate finance to help fund its transition, the government announced this week. The plan marks a significant step for an emerging economy that remains heavily reliant on coal but
UNITED NATIONS — In a decisive boost for island resilience ahead of this year’s U.N. climate talks, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has endorsed Fiji’s Nature, People, and Climate (NPC) investment plan — a $27 million financing initiative designed to restore ecosystems and protect communities from intensifying climate shocks. A
BELÉM, Brazil — October 2025 — In the humid heart of the Amazon, where river channels and rainforest canopy converge, global climate diplomacy is preparing for a reset. As the host of COP30, Brazil is positioning next year’s summit not just as another negotiating round but as a rebalancing of
GENEVA — October 2025 — The global movement linking climate resilience and health systems has reached a major milestone. Tuvalu has become the 100th country to join the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH), marking a growing consensus that protecting public health must be
Geneva — A new United Nations report released this week has delivered a stark warning: Earth’s atmosphere is trapping more heat than ever before. According to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, global carbon dioxide levels rose by the largest margin ever recorded last year, reaching concentrations
WASHINGTON — The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a major new initiative to bridge the divide between global climate and biodiversity goals. The Net-Zero Nature-Positive Accelerator Integrated Programme, unveiled alongside the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB),
WASHINGTON — In a fresh reversal of post-Paris financial policy, U.S. banking regulators have withdrawn landmark guidance on climate-related financial risks, erasing a federal framework that had directed the largest banks to account for climate exposure in governance and risk management. The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and
Belem, Brazil — As world leaders and climate negotiators prepare to gather in the Amazonian city of Belem this November for COP30, an unexpected obstacle is overshadowing the climate agenda: soaring hotel prices. Many delegations are warning that accommodation costs have become so high that some countries may be forced
Developers rush to build solar, wind, and battery projects before federal incentives vanish WASHINGTON — Across the United States, a quiet race is unfolding in the deserts of Nevada, the plains of Texas, and the coastlines of New England. Solar panels are rising, wind turbines are spinning, and massive batteries
Global Report Confirms Planetary Threshold Crossed In a landmark assessment released this week, an international coalition of scientists declared that the world’s coral reefs have officially crossed a climate tipping point—becoming the first major Earth system to enter irreversible decline. The findings, published in the Global Tipping Points Report 2025,
