Policymakers must discard the “grow now, clean later” model, attract investment in renewables and collaborate, writes a former senior advisor for the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Indonesia. By Sumartono Darmanto, November 15, 2024A man walks past a billboard that says “beware of air pollution” in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. The World Bank reports that in 2019, PM2.5 air pollution caused over 183,000 deaths in the
As countries negotiate the terms of the New Collective Quantified Goal at COP29, China’s stance is drawing attention. By Lin Zi, November 19, 2024The Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang speaking at COP29. He said China has provided and mobilised over CNY 177 billion for projects to support action on climate change in developing countries since 2016 (Image: Kamran Guliyev / UN Climate Change, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)Climate finance
First week of Baku talks marked by low turnout of leaders, Argentina’s withdrawal, and a gulf between blocs’ demands on a new finance goal. By Fermín Koop, November 15, 2024COP29 president and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Mukhtar Babayev, speaks at the opening plenary in Baku. Earlier, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev said that oil and gas are “a gift from God” and questioned criticism of his country’s dependence
