Drones help solve the forest carbon capture riddle in Thailand | Environment
On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a drone’s rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch…
Can Indigenous inclusivity be the key to successful carbon markets? | Indigenous Rights News
Carbon markets, a popular mechanism used by global businesses and countries to offset their emissions, have been on the table during negotiations at the United…
A billionaire at COP28 – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It’s the first Sunday of the COP28 climate conference. The temperature is 30C. Under the Dubai sun, a billionaire is…
John Kerry warns against carbon capture’s ‘great facade’ as a climate cure-all – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Some countries at the COP28 climate talks are lying about the potential for capturing the greenhouse gases fossil fuels emit,…
Brazil’s anger over EU carbon tax infiltrates COP28 – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Brazil has taken its green trade row with the European Union to this year’s global climate summit. The Brazilian government has…
UNDP launches plan to boost carbon markets
UN Development Programme launches plan to boost integrity in carbon markets and increase access to finance schemes for developing countries. ‘High Integrity’ initiative addresses critical issues…
Philippines joins Blue Carbon Action Partnership to Strengthen Coastal Ecosystems
The Government of the Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced yesterday at COP28 that it is joining the World Economic Forum’s Blue Carbon…
Global deal to phase out fossil fuels is in trouble – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A global deal on ending the use of fossil fuels was mired in division as U.N. climate talks opened on…
COP28’s success judged on challenging fossil fuel industry, UN official says – POLITICO
Mark Carney, the United Nations' special envoy on climate action and finance, has said that the achievements of COP28 will depend on the host country's…
Revealing Carbon Leakage: Addressing the Possibility in Indonesia’s New Carbon Trade
Indonesia stands as one of the top greenhouse gas emitters in the world. During 2022, the nation witnessed its highest coal consumption on record, surpassing…
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Achieve Zero Carbon Emissions Targets in Developing Countries
As the COP28 World Climate Summit, scheduled for November 28 to December 12, 2023, in Dubai draws near, the challenges faced by developing countries in…
Germany chokes on its own austerity medicine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germans gave the world schadenfreude for a reason. And southern Europe couldn’t be…
Who’s who at COP28 – POLITICO
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. The annual U.N. climate summit that starts November 30 has become one of the biggest…
The state of the planet in 10 numbers – POLITICO
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. The COP28 climate summit comes at a critical moment for the planet. A summer…
They’re talking, but a climate divide between Beijing and Washington remains – POLITICO
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. Last week’s surprise deal between China and the United States may provide a boost…
Oil industry rides into climate summit bigger than ever – POLITICO
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. WASHINGTON — Eight years after Paris, the oil business is bigger than ever. Profits…
Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talks – POLITICO
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. LONDON — World leaders will touch down in Dubai next week for a climate change…
Court fines Albury business Carbon MF almost $600,000 for illegally stockpiling 28,000 old tyres
An Albury business has been fined almost $600,000 for illegally stockpiling 28,000 waste tyres.Key points:An Albury business was paid to receive about 22,000 4WD tyres, 45,000…
A $400 drone killing a $2M tank – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — Sergeant Yegor Firsov, deputy commander of a Ukrainian army strike drone unit, sounds exhausted in…
How Germany’s far right weaponized heat pumps – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When they write the book on the downfall of liberal democracy, will it begin…