India piling $$ into coal to boost air conditioning in face of spiralling heat. 'Coal-fired power output is expected to rise 8.9% over the year, outpacing the growth projected for renewable energy output' reuters.com/world/india/in…

33m kids off school in Bangladesh due to extreme heat. Still, as the boss of Saudi aramco & chief funder of FIFA says, let's not get 'emotional' about it. Life eh. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

No cash for a loss & damage fund, the Green Climate Fund or any clean energy investments of note but it seems Saudi Arabia has limitless pots of wonga for football. espn.co.uk/football/story…

Incoming boss of COP29 AZ outlined 2 pillars for the summit in Berlin today... (i) clean plans to keep 1.5C within reach and (ii) squeezing out cash to deliver. Pretty ambitious but with 2024 slated to be hottest on record, needed.

V helpful World Bank / IMF Spring meeting review via Josh Gabbatiss carbonbrief.org/qa-climate-fin…

'The Biden administration will release four pollution rules Thursday that could largely remove coal from the U.S. power grid by the early 2030s' - Jean Chemnick eenews.net/articles/clima…

'Many of the countries affected by the deforestation regulation are former European colonies still growing colonial-era crops.'

Alan Beattie on EU green trade vibes. Worth a read. ft.com/content/d67665…

Would US, China + Russia collaborate better on #climate if it felt like a meteor heading to Earth? Ex Department of State envoy Todd Stern mooted the idea last month.

Marginal gains and 1% wins... it's how British Cycling became unbeatable

“We are also slowed down by those who think of themselves as ‘grown-ups”

Pilita Clark on the very serious people who say yes global warming is bad but let's just be sensible about it all. You know who you are.

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Saudi Aramco boss says #climate debate too 'emotional'. Guess folks at risk from heatwaves, sea level rise, storms should just take a chill pill.

I know it's🍏& 🍐but stark military v climate spend figures, based on SIPRI's analysis out today + Climate Policy Initiative's 2023 data

SIPRI: military spend in 2023 = $2.4 trillion
CPI: #climate finance spend in 2022 = $1.3 trillion

The plot around SBTi, carbon credit credibility & John Kerry's plan for offsets to fund developing country #climate projects deepens... ft.com/content/b07edf…

'Innovative funding sources' mooted by UN Climate Change in 2007. A cynic might say it's 2024 and we're still discussing ideas proposed by Yvo de Boer et al nearly 20 years ago.

'We are working on this energy plan not just with an eye on 2030, but also through 2050 to align with international commitments on climate change'

Mexico Pres candidate (and ex IPCC scientist) on plans... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…