Semafor net zero

“If Ukraine can do it, nobody has any excuses.”

With negotiations on climate finance in Baku at a standstill, leaders are turning to the G20 meeting in Brazil for a breakthrough .

A climate executive at a global reinsurance broker said homeowners and insurance companies will pay the price if the Trump administration rolls back disaster planning policies.

The number includes direct emissions from military hardware and emissions associated with construction materials to rebuild urban areas in Gaza.

US gas companies risk losing access to export markets if Donald Trump walks back methane regulations, said the CEO of a climate philanthropic group.

The report found the growth of renewable energy over the past several years has been effectively canceled out — emissions-wise — by the parallel growth of fossil fuels.

Domestic manufacturing, in particular, is at “a fragile inflection point,” and the changes to climate policy could cut new investments short.

COP29 is focused on getting the money needed to tackle climate change on the table, but disagreements over who pays loom large.

The Indian capital overtook Lahore as the world’s most polluted city, with the smog triggering flight diversions.

The country is slowly ramping up energy-related lending to developing nations, albeit with two major shifts.

Oil companies should play a bigger role in global climate action, Darren Woods told Semafor.

Many climate advocates fear that the reelection of Donald Trump as US president will derail climate funding talks.