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‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30

The Guardian - UK

Climate talks start with call for faster action and more togetherness, but without the US

U.N. climate negotiations begin Monday with leaders urging urgency and cooperation to curb global warming

The Independent UK

World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows

Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming – but fossil fuels need to shrink too

Editorial: The planet is nearing dangerous limits. Yet progress on clean energy shows what’s possible. With political will, cooperation can still avert the worst of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

UN Climate Summit gathers momentum in New York ahead of Brazil's Cop30

World leaders gathered in New York are putting climate action under the spotlight, using this week’s UN summit to lay the groundwork for November's Cop30 meeting in Brazil.

Radio France Internationale

World, business leaders hope to keep momentum in fight against climate change despite US

Hundreds of world and business leaders are gathering to keep the fight against climate change alive

The Independent UK

AI ‘carries risks’ but will help tackle global heating, says UN’s climate chief

Simon Stiell insists it is vital governments regulate the technology to blunt its dangerous edges

The Guardian - UK

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‘Something is working’: UN climate chief optimistic about green transition

Exclusive: Simon Stiell believes economic benefits will compel countries to speed up climate action

The Guardian - UK

UN urges nations to submit overdue climate plans 'as soon as possible' ahead of COP30

Most parties, including the EU, missed the February deadline to submit new climate plans, and pressure is mounting as the UN climate summit approaches.

Euronews

Albanese government substantially expands renewable energy scheme amid 2030 target concerns

Chris Bowen says Labor will increase size of its main climate and energy program by 25% to capitalise on falling cost of solar panels and batteries

The Guardian - AU

UN urges Australia to lead world with climate goal

Australia is being encouraged to set a more ambitious climate target as the government maintains it has already significantly reduced emissions.

AAP

UN climate chief tells Australia to ‘go big’ with its 2035 emissions reduction target

The United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has urged the Australian government to set an ambitious 2035 emissions reduction target, declaring “bog standard is beneath you”.

The Conversation

UN climate chief warns Australia not to pick a ‘bog standard’ 2035 carbon emissions target

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell says Australia has ‘one shot’ to seize the moment on clean energy

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: net zero battle has net zero positives for Sussan Ley

There’s no other way of looking at it: Sussan Ley faces a diabolical situation with the debate over whether the Coalition should abandon the 2050 net zero emissions target.

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The Guardian - UK

Only strong action on emissions can restore economic stability, UN climate chief says

Simon Stiell says investors ‘ready to hit the go button’ if they have the right signals from governments

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis hailed as ‘unflinching global champion’ on climate crisis

Officials and campaigners from around world pay tribute to pontiff who put environment at heart of his papacy

Euronews

Europe challenged to step up as China’s solar boom powers record renewable energy growth

UN climate chief Simon Stiell said that the clean energy transition can be "Europe's economic engine-room".

The Guardian - UK

Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds

Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report

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The Independent UK

Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom

An international agency reports that the installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5% of all new electricity brought online coming from the sun, wind or other clean sources

AAP

Government kicks can down the road on climate target

Labor has refused to reveal Australia's 2035 emissions reduction target before the election, despite it being the subject of cabinet debate for over a year.

The Independent UK

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it right

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century."

International Business Times

Almost All Nations Miss UN Deadline For New Climate Targets

Nearly all nations missed a UN deadline Monday to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions, including major economies under pressure to show leadership following the US retreat on climate change.

The Guardian - UK

‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears

Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil

International Business Times

Fighting Global Warming In Nations' Self-interest: UN Climate Chief

The UN's climate chief, seeking to shore up solidarity on combating global warming as the United States retreats from its leadership role, appealed to nations' self-interest in a speech Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Developing nations blast $300 billion Cop29 climate deal as insufficient

Countries at the Cop29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient.

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