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Press Release: “Fossil fuel companies getting away with murder as COP28 sees lobbyist explosion”
5 Dec 2023
Study reveals that nearly 2,500 fossil fuel delegates are in COP28 and another report shows one year’s emissions from Europe’s nine major oil and gas companies could cause around 360,000 temperature-related future premature deaths LINK TO WEBCAST 5 December, Dubai: At a press briefing by Climate Action Network (CAN), Greenpeace revealed a study showing […]
COP28: “We need strong financial commitments not a festival of false solutions”
4 Dec 2023
Campaigners call for the immediate release of jailed Ugandan activists LINK TO WEBCAST 4 December, Dubai: Speakers at the Climate Action Network (CAN) press briefing today said the rich nations of the global north have an obligation to increase climate finance to alleviate the suffering of the billions of people already being impacted by the climate […]
Fossil of The Day 3 December New Zealand, Japan, USA,
3 Dec 2023
3 December Dubai, UAE Contact: Muhammed Saidykhan, Head of Building Power, Climate Action Network International msaidykhan@climatenetwork.org Communications: Dara Snead, dsnead@climatenetwork.org / +447917583349 About the fossils: The Fossil of the Day awards were first presented at the climate talks in 1999, in Bonn, initiated by the German NGO Forum. During United Nations climate change negotiations (www.unfccc.int), […]
COP28: Amidst a slew of declarations, countries begin making their stance on fossil fuel phase out at negotiations
3 Dec 2023
“Declaration on tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 is an important step but must be complemented by a plan for full phase out of all fossil fuels” LINK TO WEBCAST 3 December, Dubai: Speakers at the Climate Action Network (CAN) said at a press briefing today at COP28 that there is still […]
COP28: World leaders arrive as stakes increase for the real work to begin on a plan to exit fossil fuels
1 Dec 2023
Civil society representatives say announcement of new pledges to the Loss and Damage Fund a ‘message of hope’ but clear focus on fossil fuel phase out is now a priority LINK TO WEBCAST 1 December, Dubai: As world leaders descend upon Dubai for day two of COP28, speakers at the Climate Action Network (CAN) told […]
Historic Loss and Damage Fund adopted at opening plenary of COP28
30 Nov 2023
Focus must turn to addressing the root cause of the climate crisis – a plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and rapid manner, says civil society representatives. LINK TO WEBCAST30 November, Dubai: Today the opening plenary adopted the Loss and Damage Fund was adopted with new pledges by the UAE, Germany, UK, […]
Renewable Energy Tracker Launch
22 Nov 2023
On the 22nd of November at 13pm GMT the Platform of Action for Renewable Energy launched its Renewable Energy Tracker. You can access the full report here The Tracker offers a snapshot of where countries stand and where they are heading in regards to renewable energy. The tracker is an equity-based tool, which can be […]
Reactions to Loss and Damage Fund TC5 Meeting
4 Nov 2023
4 November 2023: Reactions below from civil society observers to the 5th Transitional Committee meeting on the Loss and Damage Fund held in Abu Dhabi Liane Schalatek, Associate Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation Washingtonliane.schalatek@us.boell.org “This is not the Loss & Damage Fund that we wanted; this is not the Loss & Damage Fund that vulnerable communities […]
Make-or-break negotiations on Loss and Damage Fund start today
2 Nov 2023
The Transitional Committee on the Loss and Damage Fund is meeting for the fifth time this year as pressure mounts for countries to agree on unresolved issues around the Fund’s design so it can be tabled at COP28 and start work. RECORDING OF THE BRIEFING 2 November 2023: With COP28 just weeks away, speakers on […]
IEA World Outlook Energy Report reaffirms need to rapidly phase down fossil fuels
27 Oct 2023
Reinforcing the role renewables will play in addressing energy access and the role finance from the Global North must play in facilitating this. 24 October: Earlier today the IEA reaffirmed limiting planetary warming to 1.5 C in their World Outlook Energy Report, by promoting net-zero scenarios to eliminate energy poverty in the Global South by the end of the […]