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COP17 discussions find developed countries’ delivered finance for nature ‘falls far short’ of UN targets, with Carbon Brief reporting insufficient funding to meet global biodiversity goals and the sums pledged at the conference.
Argues the Budget should begin delivering the Prime Minister’s ten‑year energy vision by creating a new policy lever to lower household bills and curb inflation, framing this as essential help for winter energy costs.
Polling by PF Global and IPPR Scotland finds 61% of Scots still back a transition to net zero; 69% want oil and gas decisions made case‑by‑case, 63% back more renewable investment, while 15% and 11% favour removing restrictions or ending drilling immediately.
The IMF and World Bank’s review of the low-income country debt sustainability framework now incorporates greater weight for climate vulnerability and rewards adaptation investments, which E3G says will improve realism of debt outlooks for climate-exposed economies.
Paper argues the North Sea transition is the central question for Scotland’s minority parliament, warning polarised debate risks losing voters and urging politicians to build cross‑party consensus to deliver jobs, lower bills and net zero progress.
Sets a suite of climate and electrification benchmarks for a 1.5 °C-aligned pathway, arguing that a COP31 ‘35% electricity by 2035’ target (35-by-35) offers substantial economic and energy-security benefits when powered by clean energy.
The paper proposes six tests for the EU’s forthcoming Climate Resilience and Risk Management Integrated Framework, urging measures to prevent and prepare for severe climate impacts and ensure coherent EU-wide resilience planning.
A Conservative booklet appears to have overstated the “cost of net-zero” by double due to a spreadsheet error, prompting a Carbon Brief factcheck that identifies the numerical mistake and corrects the published figure.
Live coverage states a Tory proposal to weaken builders' energy‑efficiency requirements would raise running costs for new homeowners by about £1,000 a year, according to a thinktank analysis; reporting follows political developments as they unfold.
Argues grid connection speed is crucial for industrial decarbonisation and growth, contrasting populist VAT cuts on household electricity with less attention to reforms that speed up grid access for businesses and new generation.
The Adam Smith Institute contrasts two 2050 scenarios: one pursuing fracking, North Sea gas and small modular reactors for domestic, firm power; the other pursuing net zero with wind and solar, arguing the choices compound over 25 years.
E3G argues MDBs are on track for 2030 climate finance targets, which still fall short of needs; it recommends balance‑sheet optimisation and private capital mobilisation as politically feasible levers to scale finance.
European leaders enter October meetings facing a coming winter energy squeeze, with rising global pressures complicating gas and power security and policy coordination across the continent, E3G warns in its commentary.
Argues that blaming capitalism for environmental harm is misplaced, criticising a new book for using an irrelevant example. Calls for reversing supply‑chain analysis and policies to cut car use and sprawl, promote compact batteries and other practical measures.
Pre‑COP discussions emphasised cooperative tone, commitments to limit warming to 1.5°C, elevating Pacific priorities and accelerating implementation and urgency ahead of COP31, aiming to set a constructive stage for the summit.
E3G is hosting a Climate Change Stocktaking event on EU responses to recent extreme heat and a major El Niño, presenting scientific evidence to inform EU policymaking; registration is required.
Finance ministers and central bankers will meet in Bangkok (12–18 October) to tackle intertwined challenges: fossil fuel supply shocks, rising sovereign debt distress and accelerating climate impacts that are squeezing fiscal space across many economies, notably in Asia.
Finds that without government intervention UK energy bills would be about £200 higher than at the peak of the Russia–Ukraine crisis, and urges action to protect essential energy consumption for all households.
E3G's Japanese analysis examines shifts around the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), noting partners’ differing priorities between fuel security and accelerating clean energy, and highlights Philippine opportunities for grid and clean‑energy cooperation under an updated 'AZEC 2.0'.
With the Hormuz crisis tightening energy supplies, Russia is assessed as likely to test Europe’s resolve this winter; the report flags cyberattacks against energy infrastructure as the most credible and immediate threat to supply security.
The Fabian Society argues that the broad political consensus in favour of tackling climate change has weakened, noting past Conservative commitments such as net zero legislation, coal phase‑out and ending new petrol and diesel car sales.
Wind and solar generation spared the UK roughly £5.9bn in gas import costs since the start of the Hormuz crisis, according to analysis quantifying avoided gas purchases thanks to renewables during the disruption period.
Sets out three tests for finance ministers at the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok (12–18 October), arguing leaders must shield economies from energy shocks while financing a more secure, resilient low‑carbon future.
Analysis attributes at least 20,000 km2 of Amazon forest loss avoided since 2022 to policies under President Lula, estimating an area roughly the size of New Jersey remained standing because of renewed enforcement and conservation action.
E3G argues the EU’s new Public Procurement Act and Industrial Accelerator Act need to be combined into a comprehensive lead‑market architecture to create demand for low‑carbon materials and secure Europe’s clean industrial capacity.
Climate extremes this summer—heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and crop damage—have shifted public perception; the Fabian Society argues urgent policy action is needed to address the accelerating impacts of global heating on the UK and Europe.
Argues energy will be very cheap by 2050 if technology-driven costs fall, and recent UK price rises reflect gas’s role as the marginal generator and added levies — gas supplied 40% of generation in 2021 but set wholesale price an estimated 97% of the time.
Rising fossil‑fuel prices mean electric vehicles in the UK are now as much as nine times cheaper to drive than petrol or diesel cars, Carbon Brief finds, based on recent changes in fuel and running‑cost comparisons.
Analysis of South Africa’s JETP first phase finds it mobilised international support but revealed gaps, delays and implementation challenges, drawing lessons on financing, delivery and design for upcoming JETP phases.
Argues that Europe’s reliance on US energy exports, intended to reduce dependence on Russia, may instead create fresh strategic vulnerabilities—particularly around diesel—if US export restrictions are applied.