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SB64 exposes growing gap between implementation rhetoric and delivery
18 Jun 2026
The debate over climate action has changed. The debate over who pays for it has not. SB64 ended with a deadlock among Parties in the negotiations regarding the Global Goal on Adaptation. Many developing countries, and in particular the Africa Group of Nations, drew a line in the sand in the negotiations on Adaptation. Their […]
State of Play at Bonn – SB64 Midway Media Brief
15 Jun 2026
Week One Revealed the Same Problem Everywhere: Implementation The first week of the Bonn climate talks has exposed a growing risk: that COP31 could become increasingly disconnected from the scale of action needed to confront the climate crisis. For several years, governments have described upcoming COPs as “implementation COPs”. Yet in Bonn, much of the […]
Bonn climate talks can turn Just Transition promises into real shared prosperity
5 Jun 2026
Civil society calls on governments at SB64 to move from promises to action As governments gather in Bonn for the SB64 UN climate talks to negotiate how recent commitments will be implemented, Climate Action Network urges governments to recognise the context in which these talks take place. The genocide in Gaza, the illegal aggression against […]
OECD Climate Finance report: figures stubbornly low and developed countries shirk responsibilities
21 May 2026
In response to the OECD report on climate finance released today, the scale of climate finance mobilised and provided remains very far from the US$300bn per year goal and even further away from meeting developing countries’ financial needs to fund their climate action. This is against the backdrop of the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran […]
CAN welcomes UNGA Vote on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
20 May 2026
Today’s positive outcome on the UN General Assembly vote regarding the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Climate Change is an important political signal that governments are prepared to respond to the legal clarity provided by the world’s highest court. In response, Tasneem Essop, Executive Director, Climate Action Network International, said: “Without doubt, this […]
Climate Action Network demands the immediate release of Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago de Avila
7 May 2026
Climate Action Network condemns the illegal interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters and the abduction of Palestinian-Spanish activist Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian activist Thiago de Avila by Israeli forces. Their continued imprisonment without charge, the reported abuse they have faced in custody, and the further extension of their detention are unacceptable […]
Santa Marta plants the seeds of a fossil-free future: Civil society will hold governments to account
30 Apr 2026
The first global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels closeswith a clear mandate – and nearly 1,000 organisations ready to enforce it. The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels has concluded in Colombia with almost 60 countries addressing what decades of UN climate negotiations have largely avoided: the need to wind down […]
Solidarity with the People of Cuba is vital amid illegal US Blockade
31 Mar 2026
Watch a video message of solidarity from our Global Head of Policy, Jacobo Ocharan. (Statement in English and Spanish) Climate Action Network is deeply humbled by the resilience of the Cuban people who have been plunged into a devastating humanitarian emergency by the US. CAN fully condemns the illegal fuel blockade by the US against […]
Statement on the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran
19 Mar 2026
Climate Action Network unequivocally condemns the U.S. and Israeli military attacks on Iran and calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. This is an illegal act of aggression that violates international law, Iran’s sovereignty, the fundamental human rights protections it is meant to uphold and risks dragging an already devastated region into a wider war. […]
Statement on the arrest of Harjeet Singh
8 Jan 2026
Climate Action Network (CAN) notes with concern the recent arrest of Mr Harjeet Singh. We welcome his subsequent release based on consideration of the merits of the case. We also note the references made about CAN by authorities in relation to allegations of “foreign” funding to promote agendas against the domestic interests of India. Tasneem […]