Joe Lo

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Articles

Nickel and cobalt free EVs batteries surge is good news for forests

1 week ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

A type of electric car battery based on iron and phosphorus that poses less of a threat to tropical forests is rapidly replacing batteries reliant on cobalt and nickel, recent data shows.
Global warming may top 1.5C during 2025-2029 , experts predict

1 week ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

There is a 70% chance that the 2025-2029 period will be more than 1.5C hotter than pre-industrial times, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasters predicted in a report on Wednesday. The 1.5C threshold is symbolically important, as all governments agreed in the 2015 Paris climate agreement to try to limit global warming to that level. Since then,diplomats presiding over climate talks have described the temperature goal as the world’s “North Star” and pledged to “keep 1.5 alive”.
Brazil seeks early deals on contentious issues at Bonn climate talks

2 weeks ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

The Brazilian diplomats presiding over the COP30 climate summit in November have said they want an “early harvest” at June’s mid-year climate negotiations in Bonn, aiming to secure agreements on two key issues that were left unresolved at COP29 last year.
Surfer, first lady and former PM among Brazil's COP30 envoys

3 weeks ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

Brazil’s COP30 presidency has appointed 30 envoys to liaise with “priority sectors and regions” ahead of the UN climate summit in November, among them champion surfer Maya Gabeira, first lady Janja Lula da Silva and New Zealand’s former prime minister, Jacinda Ardern.
Trump shifts US foreign energy funding to fossil fuel expansion

3 weeks ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

From Africa to Southeast Asia, the Trump administration is cancelling US support for projects designed to replace coal, oil and gas with clean energy, pushing instead for the use of American taxpayers’ money to support planet-heating fossil fuels. Since Donald Trump took office in January, he has scrapped energy transition partnerships with South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam and is trying to halt US backing for the African Development Bank (AfDB) and multilateral Climate Investment Funds.
How does climate change impact Delhi's Red Fort market traders?

1 month ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

More frequent and intense heatwaves, driven by climate change, are harming the health and wealth of sellers at the daily street market in the shadow of Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, a study has found. Researchers from Greenpeace India and Workers’ Collective for Climate Justice South Asia interviewed ten market sellers from the huge Lal Qila (Red Fort) Market, as well as activists, social workers working with this community.
Canada keeps Carney as leader, over anti-climate Conservatives

1 month ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

Canadians chose Mark Carney, a former central banker and UN climate envoy who leads the ruling Liberal Party, as their prime minister in Monday’s election, rejecting the anti-climate action Conservative Party of Pierre Poilievre. The election result means that the climate policies of the world’s 12th-biggest emitter will be broadly unchanged, as the Liberals – under Justin Trudeau and now Carney – have governed the North American nation since 2015.
At energy security talks, US pushes gas and derides renewables

1 month ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

At an energy security summit in London, around 60 government officials delivered sharply different views about the role of fossil fuels and renewables in securing energy supplies, with the US pushing for more fossil fuels and downplaying renewables.
US and Europe set for clash on what "energy security" means

1 month ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

At a high-profile summit in London, Trump administration officials are expected to clash with European politicians and experts over differing visions of what energy security means. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused gas prices to spike, Europe has rushed to roll out renewable electricity and start reducing its dependence on other countries for its energy needs.
Climate deal on shipping sets up battle over pollution calculations

1 month ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

At the International Maritime Organization (IMO) this month, governments agreed that, from 2028, all the world’s big ships will have to cut their emissions in line with targets – or face financial penalties. Ship owners must reduce the amount of greenhouse gases they emit per unit of energy, against 2008 levels, by 30% by 2035 and 65% by 2040 on their way to net zero around 2050.