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Multilateralism faces a toxic brew of debt, climate crisis and war. It’s time for a reboot | Mo Ibrahim

admin — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:00:34 +0000

The stakes are high for donors at next month’s IDA summit in Seoul, but not investing in development means more instability globally

Multilateralism is under attack. A toxic brew of multiplying conflicts, worsening climate impact, new pandemics and spiralling debt has brought the system to its knees, appearing almost incapable of properly addressing these converging crises. Adding the unknowns of a Trump administration into the mix will do little to allay concerns.

Monday briefing: Where Cop29 failed – and the limited reasons for hope

admin — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:54:56 +0000

In today’s newsletter: The view from Azerbaijan is of disappointingly low direct finance guarantees to the developing world, although it is ‘less bad than nothing’

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Carnival cruise line emitted more CO2 in 2023 than Scotland’s biggest city – report

admin — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:00:31 +0000

World’s largest cruise line named Europe’s most climate-polluting, despite investing millions in cleaner technologies

The world’s largest cruise line company is responsible for producing more carbon dioxide in Europe than the city of Glasgow, a report has found.

As Cop29 wraps up and the climate crisis gathers pace, Australia’s dash for gas is confounding | Bill Hare

admin — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:27:19 +0000

Nearly all observers believe Chris Bowen is strongly committed to action. Most agree that can’t be said for his party

Cop29 in Baku has concluded but its outcome is disappointing – in many dimensions. Its decisions on finance – agreeing that the developed world would provide US$300bn a year by 2035 – come nowhere close to what’s needed. Ultimately, it may even be poisonous because of its lack of ambition and muddled scope – it does not even cover loss and damage.

Australia urged to do more on climate crisis as activists rue trillion-dollar Cop29 funding gap

admin — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 20:07:59 +0000

Wealthy nations agree to take the lead in helping developing countries shift to a low-carbon economy

The Guardian view on Cop29: poor-world discontent over a failure of rich countries to deliver | Editorial

admin — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:42:52 +0000

A rushed final text in Baku strains trust between nations, as inadequate climate finance commitments leave vulnerable countries calling for justice

Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

admin — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 15:13:41 +0000

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed

The climate finance deal agreed at Cop29 is a “travesty of justice” that should not have been adopted, some countries’ negotiators have said.

The climate conference came to a dramatic close early on Sunday morning when negotiators struck an agreement to triple the flow of climate finance to poorer countries.

Deal or no deal: can Labor avoid an ‘end-of-year dumpster fire’ and pass its legislative agenda? | The Agenda

admin — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:00:19 +0000

If Peter Dutton senses an opportunity in blocking bills in the lead-up to an election, he might just take it

The silver lining at a disappointing Cop29? It showed climate progress can survive Trump 2.0 | Geoffrey Lean

admin — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 13:31:16 +0000

Away from the brutal main negotiations, there were important strides forward. The science can – and must – rise above politics

The resolutions reached at Cop29 on tackling the climate crisis, in the early hours of Sunday morning, are gravely disappointing but much better than nothing. And “nothing” was almost the result of this climate conference in Baku. This was one of the most difficult of the 29 Cops I have followed.

Cop29’s new carbon market rules offer hope after scandal and deadlock

admin — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:03:11 +0000

Countries agree on how to create, trade and register credits to meet climate commitments