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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.
Ahead of COP17, Carbon Brief tracks international progress towards the UN’s 2030 nature targets, analysing country commitments and the extent to which current policies and pledges close the gap to global goals.
Reports that 58% of countries have submitted new UN-requested pledges to tackle nature loss ahead of COP17, summarising which nations have released fresh commitments and the scale of updated targets.
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.
An interactive Carbon Brief feature will track negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, allowing users to follow draft decisions and negotiations between diplomats in real time.
Coverage outlines Conservative proposals to abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency, signalling major institutional change to environmental regulation and oversight in England reported by BBC and summarised here.
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.
Argues that branding subsistence farmers as backward is harmful: peasant practices provide sustainable stewardship of land and resist destructive commercial capitalism, with examples such as a Cambodian rice farmer whose culture treats land and rice as sacred.
Argues organic farming is intrinsically more land- and labour‑intensive than industrial agriculture, making it cash‑costlier because pesticides and fertilisers substitute for land and labour; any non‑cash benefits should be paid for by consumers.
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.
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.
Three‑part New Local series examines what local councils can do to keep delivering on climate and nature targets amid shifting funding, policy and operational landscapes, highlighting practical actions and examples from 2026.
Policy commentary argues Pre‑COP should advance Pacific nations’ call to keep 1.5C alive, warning UN assessments see 1.5C largely unavoidable under current policies and urging international diplomacy not to dilute Pacific climate priorities.
New analysis shows Antarctic sea ice reached its third-smallest winter peak in 48 years of satellite records, a development described as ‘concerning’ with implications for polar climate trends and global climate monitoring.
Analysis finds nearly three-quarters of China’s 72 five-year plans published this year include climate or energy policies or targets, with an interactive guide mapping the content across plans.
Explainer describes how rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures for millions worldwide and warns that further sea-level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to people, heritage and natural systems.
A commentary argues critics who say faith in technological fixes for climate change reduces support for lifestyle and societal changes are committing petitio principii, because they assume without proof that broad consumption shifts are necessarily required alongside tech solutions.
Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific have reached record levels during the current ‘super El Niño’, with Carbon Brief calling the event ‘remarkable’ as it enters unprecedented territory for this climate pattern.
Nepal has applied for $20 million from the UN’s loss-and-damage fund after destructive floods; Carbon Brief’s analysis finds this request would cover just 0.7% of the estimated costs of the flood damages.
An Adam Smith Institute opinion piece disputes claims that AI datacentre expansion will create a catastrophic ‘tsunami’ of toxic e‑waste, arguing most discarded electronics will be recyclable, profitable to process and thus not a major problem.