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India sets achievable green electricity and emissions intensity targets

India has unveiled long-awaited climate goals that aim to cut the carbon intensity of its economy, plant trees and expand clean electricity capacity. The targets, approved by India’s government on Wednesday, will form the basis of the country’s nationally determined contribution (NDC), which it failed to submit by last year’s deadline. The headline target to […]

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Iran war could boost fossil fuel phase-out push, says Colombian minister

The global energy shock triggered by the Iran war could give countries the chance to build a “new geopolitical balance” by forging a coalition committed to phasing out fossil fuels, Colombian Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres said. Delegates from about 45 nations are set to meet next month in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Santa Marta […]

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Can new CEO steer Global Center on Adaptation back on course?

The new head of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) faces a formidable task: raise urgent funding to get the organisation back on track following damaging revelations about its former management, just as tight budgets prompt many donors to rethink their climate spending. Rindra Rabarinirinarison, who served as Madagascar’s economy and finance minister from 2021-2025, […]