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Brazil Pushes Fast Track Global Climate Action Proposal But Europe Warns Against Weakening UN Climate Process

Brazil Pushes Fast Track Global Climate Action Proposal But Europe Warns Against Weakening UN Climate Process

Breaking News, Climate Actions, Environment
As the world struggles to stay on track with its climate goals, Brazil has come forward with a bold idea create a new Climate Change Council under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to speed up global decision-making and implementation. The proposal is being floated ahead of the COP30 climate summit, which Brazil is set to host in Belem later this year. According to Brazilian officials, the aim of the council would be to bypass the current sluggish pace of international climate negotiations and provide a more agile mechanism for action. The suggestion was a key talking point during the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin. While the idea has caught the attention of several European countries namely Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden they have voiced...
Women in Least Developed Nations Struggle for Voice in Climate Talks

Women in Least Developed Nations Struggle for Voice in Climate Talks

Breaking News, Climate Actions, Fact Check, Thoughts & Talks
A recent study has revealed that women from the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) face significant barriers to participating in global climate negotiations. Conducted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the research highlights the gender imbalance in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) discussions, particularly among delegates from the 45 LDCs. Since 2008, women have made up only one in three UNFCCC delegates, with just 10% serving as heads of delegation. The study, which included surveys and case studies from Rwanda, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone, found that cultural norms, restrictive laws, and institutional barriers limit women’s roles in climate talks. Limited access to education, training, financial resources, and ...
UNFCCC Report: Developing Nations Require Up to $6.85 Trillion for Climate Goals by 2030

UNFCCC Report: Developing Nations Require Up to $6.85 Trillion for Climate Goals by 2030

Breaking News, Climate Actions
In a groundbreaking revelation, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has announced that developing countries will need between $5.012 trillion and $6.852 trillion to meet their climate commitments by 2030. This estimate, detailed in the second Needs Determination Report (NDR) released on September 10, 2024, significantly raises the stakes in global climate finance negotiations. The report, which updates figures from the initial 2021 NDR, represents a vital resource for informing decisions at the upcoming COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, where the contentious issue of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance will be debated. With developed nations already lagging behind in delivering the $100 billion annual climate finance goal, the updated fi...