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October 13, 2025
U.S. warns of retaliation against countries supporting IMO emissions plan
The U.S. on Friday warned of retaliatory measures against countries that vote in favor of an IMO proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from ships.
October 13, 2025Big Oil isn’t part of the clean energy push, despite its claims, study shows
A new study that mapped the portfolios of the world’s 250 biggest oil and gas companies found their deployment of renewable energy is paltry: they’re responsible for just 1.42% of the global renewable energy capacity in operation.
October 13, 2025Germany's Merz vows to “do everything” to weaken EU's combustion car phaseout
Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to push for a softening of the EU’s 2035 ban on new combustion-engine cars.
October 09, 2025Taiwan, Paraguay ink MOU on carbon credit cooperation under Paris Agreement
Environment Ministers of Taiwan and Paraguay sign MOU under the Paris Agreement to deepen climate cooperation on Oct. 1. This marks Taiwan's first MOU with a diplomatically on carbon credit cooperation under the Paris Agreement framework.
October 03, 2025Brazil leads push for novel forest finance mechanism ahead of COP30 summit
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that his nation will invest the first $1 billion in the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a planned $125 billion fund that Lula and Brazilian finance experts first described in 2023.
October 02, 2025UN climate summit to feature first-ever carbon removal pavilion at COP30
Carbon removal technology (CDR) is drawing growing international attention, with the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) set to feature its first-ever pavilion dedicated to the field.
September 26, 2025“Now or never”: German fusion startups urge €3 billion state push for pilot plants
Germany must seize a “unique historical opportunity” to lead in nuclear fusion technology by committing three billion euros for the construction of demonstration plants, the country’s leading fusion startups said.
September 24, 2025Q&A: Will China and the BRICS fill the leadership gap on climate change?
Amid a rapidly fracturing geopolitical order, there have been growing calls for China to “step into [the] leadership gap” left by the US on climate change.
September 24, 2025The EU proposes delaying anti-deforestation law, again
The European Commission has proposed pushing back the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for another year, to December 2026, citing concerns that its IT system is not yet ready to handle the demands that the regulation would place on it.
September 23, 2025IEA reiterates no new oil and gas needed if global warming is limited to 1.5C
The world would not need to invest in new oil and gas projects if demand for the fuels fell in line with the 1.5C limit on global warming, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).