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South Asia’s heatwave and ongoing energy crisis
Dr Nandini Das
The heatwave that's recently swept South Asia again exposes a deeper structural challenge facing developing economies: how to provide reliable and affordable energy under intensifying climate stress.
Santa Marta opens a new front for fossil fuel phase out
Claudio Forner, Dr Neil Grant, Bill Hare
A willing coalition has begun to test how countries can move faster
The Middle East crisis and a volatile oil and gas supply is exposing India's structural weakness: a deep and persistent dependence on imported fossil fuels.
Whether the Agreement ultimately succeeds depends on whether political leaders and their governments have the courage to close the ambition gap, phase out fossil fuels, scale up finance for a just transition, and protect people already facing mounting loss and damage.
IPCC input into the second Global Stocktake still on the table – but under threat
Uta Klönne, Dalia Kellou, Dr Fahad Saeed, Manjeet Dhakal
No certainty on delivery of key reports for the second Global Stocktake as IPCC fails to agree on dates for AR7 at IPCC-63 in Lima
Why action on surging methane emissions this decade is key for 1.5°C
Anna Kanduth, Marie-Charlotte Geffray, Fadil Abdul Razak
Methane is a highly potent but short-lived greenhouse gas, and its emissions are rising globally and across all sectors. Taking strong action this decade, especially in the energy sector, is necessary to deliver rapid climate benefits and keep the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal within reach.