COP30: Pacific Islands look to broker COP31 deal
Pacific Islands’ representatives have offered to join the negotiations over next year’s COP hosting, to see if their Talanoa spirit can settle the dispute between Turkiye and Australia.
Read MoreFEATURE: New Zealand policy changes raise doubts about future of national ETS, climate pledges
A decision last week from the New Zealand government to de-link its Emissions Trading System (ETS) from its international climate targets has raised questions about the future purpose of the trading programme and the country’s plans to meet its Paris Agreement goals.
Read MoreAustralian bank exceeds climate finance target
One of Australia’s Big Four banks has smashed its own target for climate finance in the 2025 financial year, it said on Monday.
Read MoreCOP30: Australia releases NDC investment ‘blueprint’
The Australian government has released a guide to investing in its net zero transition based on its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), aimed at international investors, it said on Monday.
Read MoreWA government moves to bolster in-state green steel development
The Western Australia government is updating its procurement guidelines to explicitly favour green steel produced within the state for its projects, it announced over the weekend.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Former UN climate chief Figueres confident technology will ‘claw back’ 1.5C overshoot
Human ingenuity and technological developments will help the world cut emissions to get back on track to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5C, former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres told Carbon Pulse in an interview ahead of COP30.
Read MoreRwanda NDC sets out cost of climate change, plans for Article 6 finance
Rwanda has upped its requested climate finance in its third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), saying it requires $12 billion to implement the plan out to 2035 – with a heavier portion now for adaptation.
Read MoreTurkiye holds steady its emissions reduction trajectory in new NDC
Turkiye’s new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) maintains the country’s emissions reduction factor from its first plan, aiming for a 42% cut from business-as-usual by 2035.
Read MoreCOP30: Pacific Islands look to Belem for course correction on 1.5C goal
The Pacific Islands are hoping this year’s UN climate talks can get the world back on track to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5C, following several recent reports finding that the target critical for their survival will be missed.
Read MoreAustralian bank cuts oil and gas financing, exits thermal coal
One of Australia’s Big Four banks has slashed its lending to oil and gas clients by $700 million over the past two years, and has ceased thermal coal-related lending, it said on Thursday.
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