Biden urged to use clean energy benefits more to fight inequality
Activists say a measure to allocate 40% of benefits from clean-energy investments to disadvantaged communities should be increased
IMF, World Bank to unveil 'green debt swaps' option by November, Georgieva says
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said it made sense to address the dual climate and debt crises at the same time
OPINION: As crises converge, it's time to plant seeds for a different future
Now is the time to engage those left out of important conversations and build a more just, compassionate and climate-smart post-pandemic world
OPINION: ‘Dear John Kerry,’ from a youth climate activist in Bangladesh
As the U.S. climate change envoy arrives in Bangladesh we have a simple request: use your wealth, built on fossil fuels, to help us develop renewable energy
Shrinking sea meadows store more carbon than forests. Scientists are racing to track what’s left
Seagrasses store more than twice as much carbon and as land forests - but human activity is killing them off
IMF chief worried about middle-income countries, urges expanded definition of 'vulnerable'
Middle income countries may need more support as their economies are hammered by the pandemic, says IMF head
Circular economy: what is it and how can we get there?
In circular economies, waste is used as the raw material for new products, which helps curb climate change. But this way of working means putting a stop to the ‘buy, use, throwaway’ mentality we’re attached to.
Climate-risk disclosure requirements will spark huge investments -U.S. official
Plan for global rules requiring firms to publish their exposure to climate change risk will trigger huge investment shifts, says U.S. envoy John Kerry
Biden tax plan replaces U.S. fossil fuel subsidies with clean energy incentives
A Treasury Department office estimated that eliminating the subsidies for fossil fuel companies would boost government tax receipts by more than $35 billion in the coming decade
World Bank, IMF eye ways to link debt relief to climate change spending
Poorer countries could get advice on winning funds for climate and conservation work amid fears that COVID is hitting budgets for green transitions