Climate Talks

Colombia 在全球舞台的关键时刻接待了近 60 个国家，共同致力于向清洁能源未来转型的斗争。 从位于 Colombia 的 Caribbean 海岸 Santa Marta 的灰色沙滩向大海望去，该国蓬勃发展的 fossil fuel 出口贸易证据随处可见。油轮停泊在地平线上，当地人说，有时会有煤块从附近矿山运货的船只上被吹落，并冲上海岸。 周三晚，Colombia 政府在此迈出了大胆的一步，致力于使其经济——以及世界其他地区的经济——从对煤炭、天然气和石油的依赖转向清洁能源新时代。随着史上首届关于 “transitioning away from fossil fuels” 的会议召开，东道国加入了近 60 个国家的行列，决心削弱 petrostates 对世界未来的掌控。 继续阅读...

近60个国家支持旨在使世界摆脱煤炭、石油和天然气的自愿性路线图 在一场由近60个国家参与的具有里程碑意义的气候会议后，各国政府被要求制定国家“路线图”，阐明将如何结束化石燃料的生产和使用。这些自愿性计划将成为一项新倡议的基石，旨在使全球摆脱对煤炭、石油和天然气的依赖，这也是本周在哥伦比亚举行的为期两天密集谈判的重点。继续阅读...

Developing countries face possible shelving of crucial green action plan at IMF and World Bank spring meetingsGovernments desperate for cash to protect their citizens from the growing impacts of the climate crisis are being put in a “beyond absurd” situation this week at global finance talks: they are being urged not to mention the climate, even as they address the current oil crisis.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) spring meetings take place this week amid a fragile ceasefire in Iran and upended geopolitics. One of the priorities was to forge a new “climate change action plan” (CCAP) for the world’s biggest provider of funds to developing countries, to replace the current strategy, which expires in June. Continue reading...