Environmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countries
IADB’s proposals involve lenders using public money to buy up renewable energy loans in poor countries
The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs
Small-scale schemes are replacing dirty diesel with clean electricity in remote areas – and ensuring a just transition
Companies can sue governments for closing oilfields and mines – and the risk of huge damages is already stopping countries from passing green laws, ministers say
The island is being sued by a mining company over its decision, and faces paying nine times its annual budget in damages if it loses
While millions live with regular blackouts and limited energy, plants are being built to satisfy the global demand for digital storage and processing – piling pressure on an already fragile system
Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil
The South American country has begun exploration in its Atlantic waters, with experts warning it is endangering livelihoods, marine life and climate goals
Months after devastating rains displaced 420,000 people in Rio Grande do Sul, an unusual consensus has formed around the need for a faster transition to renewables
Facing a severe drought and reliant on hydropower, the country is enduring relentless blackouts. But experts say opportunities have been missed to adapt and diversify
Vast human-made Lake Kariba is at near-record low, causing daily power cuts and devastating two African economies
Their fuel resources have long been plundered by others, while national grids have failed to connect them. Now, solar panels could give more than electricity to Indigenous people
Documentary charts historic case of a community who sued arm of World Bank over a power plant’s impact on their lives
Colombian environment minister Susana Muhamad once worked for Shell. Now, as the country gears up to host the biodiversity Cop16, she is calling for a just transition away from fossil fuels
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