The COP29 presidency forced through rules for carbon markets on the first day of the conference, ignoring concerns and setting what some negotiators called a “horrible precedent” for future negotiations.
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New Research: Forget Individual Climate Targets, We Need Collective Goals
Two new pieces of research suggest that we need to reconsider the terminology around “1.5°C-aligned” and “net-zero” pledges.
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Meet the First UN Special Rapporteur for Environmental Defenders
Michel Forst is concerned by the increased use of repressive laws and tactics to silence climate protest.
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Meet the First UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders
Michel Forst is concerned by the increased use of repressive laws and tactics to silence climate protest.
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The Missing Ambition at COP28
The much-celebrated COP28 pledge to transition away from fossil fuels magically leaves oil and gas untouched.
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The COP That PR Firms Built
This year’s climate meeting meant millions of dollars in revenues for PR firms—and plenty of new contracts and connections to help petrostates continue to paint their green image beyond Dubai.
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Abeer Butmeh: Living on the Front Lines of a War and the Climate Crisis, in Palestine
Fighting for survival on every level.
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Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit
Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, mobilized a PR army to secure the COP28 presidency despite concerns over his green credentials.
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S10, Ep4: In Vietnam, Tax Evasion Charges Help Lock Up Climate Activists
Since 2021, five prominent climate activists have been jailed on shaky grounds.
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COP28 and the Limits of Eco Modernism
The UAE has already shown us the limits of technocratic approaches on climate.