Top news of the week: 01.12.2022.
Big polluters given almost €100bn in free carbon permits by EU
Free allowances ‘in direct contradiction with the polluter pays principle’, WWF report says
Greta Thunberg in conversation with Naomi Klein
Greta Thunberg will be joined by Naomi Klein and others to discuss the climate emergency – and how we can stop it.
Giving up on 1.5C climate target would be gift to carbon boosters, says IEA head
Exclusive: Fatih Birol says claims that limit is dead are ‘factually incorrect and politically very wrong’
Fossil fuel recruiters banned from three more UK universities
Exclusive: one university cites the industry as a ‘fundamental barrier to a more just and sustainable world’
Australia’s banks likely to reduce lending to regions and sectors at risk of climate change impacts, regulator says
Apra finds country’s banks may be more vulnerable to economic downturns as they face threefold increase in lending losses
Clive Palmer’s Queensland coalmine will harm future generations, court finds in landmark climate ruling
First Nations challenge over Galilee mine approval succeeds in land court, but final decision rests with state government
‘Point of no return’: Chris Packham leads calls for Rishi Sunak to attend Cop15
Conservationist says if world leaders do not go to the summit a strong deal to halt and reverse nature loss is at risk
Why COP27 will be remembered as the Loss and Damage COP and what to expect next
COP27 delivered a historic commitment on finance for Loss and Damage. Adeline Stuart-Watt explains what countries agreed to and what to expect next.