Countries don’t necessarily need more negotiations to act, the Brazilian COP30 presidency said during a press conference at the Bonn intersessional climate talks, pushing parties to implement their prior climate commitments in its latest letter to the public.

Insuring the transition - Insurance brokers Howdens has released a Climate Insurability Framework that provides guidance in navigating the green transition over four areas: risk modelling; risk management; risk sharing; and public policy and regulation. It also presents lessons from historical insurability crises – from 19th century fire insurance to modern catastrophe risk – and offers a case study on European agriculture and sovereign resilience. The approach to insurance aims to optimise ongoing access to risk capital, resilience, and investment to enable the transition, said Rowan Douglas, chief executive, Climate Risk and Resilience, at Howden.

A large portion of emissions from the global LNG trade could be cut using existing technology, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday.

A US-based carbon removal (CDR) buyers' coalition is close to unveiling its first afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) offtake agreements after announcing that final due diligence processes are now underway.

Debate around the role of international credits to meet the EU’s upcoming 2040 climate target can be a catalyst for the UN to strengthen oversight, and quality of projects delivered under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, according to a German researcher.

There are rising concerns around the influence of fossil fuel lobbyists at UN climate conferences, such as the ongoing intersessional talks in Bonn, Germany, according to a report.

Fake news - Widespread climate misinformation is escalating the crisis into a full-blown catastrophe, warn the authors of a new report from the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE). The study found that efforts to tackle climate change are being blocked and delayed by misleading narratives originating from fossil fuel interests, political figures, and certain governments. The report analysed 300 studies in its systematic review, noting that climate denial has shifted focus - from rejecting climate science outright to undermining proposed solutions. According to the report, online bots and trolls are key players in spreading these falsehoods, significantly amplifying misinformation. The researchers also observed that political leaders, public officials, and regulatory bodies are increasingly being targeted in campaigns aimed at stalling climate policy. (Guardian)