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to change and is less ambitious than some governments and environmental groups are calling for – but it’s a clear step up in ambition from the sector’s current goals.</p><h3>Net zero in sight</h3><p>In 2018, governments’ shipping negotiators <a href=https://climatechangenews.com/2018/04/13/shipping-halve-carbon-footprint-2050-first-sector-wide-climate-strategy/ target=_blank rel=noopener>agreed</a> to cut emissions in half on 2008 levels by 2050 – despite concerns that the target was too ambitious from nations like Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump’s USA.</p><p>On the other hand, campaigners called for full decarbonisation by 2050 and, as <a href=https://climatechangenews.com/2022/12/20/momentum-grows-towards-2050-zero-carbon-shipping-target/ target=_blank rel=noopener>support has grown</a> in the intervening years, now look likely to get their wish.</p><p>The draft strategy document commits shipping to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions either “by 2050 at the latest” or “by or around 2050”.</p><p><img decoding=async class="alignnone size-large wp-image-48828" src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/files/2023/07/Net-zero-2050-600x114.jpg alt width=600 height=114></p><p>That second, weaker target could include language around “different national circumstances”, which would give more leeway to developing countries.</p><p>In their speeches to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) talks this week, the “2050 at the latest” goal was supported mainly by Pacific islands and developed countries.</p><p>The UK’s negotiator said 2050 should be “the absolute latest” and that the targets should be “in terms that can not be misunderstood”. IMO rules prohibit directly naming negotiators.</p><p>On the other hand, several big developing countries like China, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia called for the weaker “around 2050” target and the inclusion of language about “different national circumstances”.</p><blockquote><p><a href=https://climatechangenews.com/2023/06/29/shipping-imo-brazil-tax-levy-emissions-shipping/ target=_blank rel=noopener><strong>Latin America</strong> leads resistance to global shipping emission tax</a></p></blockquote><p>Saudi Arabia’s representative called for a “flexible and adaptable approach” while China’s said that shipping enabled economic growth which gave the world more money to spend battling climate change.</p><h3>Checkpoints</h3><p>While supporting a 2050 net-zero goal, several negotiators echoed Costa Rica’s in saying that alone is “not enough” and that interim targets are necessary.</p><p>The sector currently has no 2030 or 2040 targets and its emissions are expected to keep rising, unless it changes its ways.</p><p>The draft strategy includes a emissions cut target of 20% for 2030 and 70% by 2040, on 2008 levels. These could be supplemented by an agreement to “striv[e] for” 25% and 75% respectively.</p><p><img decoding=async class="alignnone size-full wp-image-48829" src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/files/2023/07/Indicative-checkpoints-e1688475279485.jpg alt width=800 height=203></p><p>Both targets are less than what the European Union, USA, UK, Pacific islands and others were calling for and <a href=https://sciencebasedtargets.org/news/sbti-launches-world-first-roadmap-for-net-zero-shipping-by-2040 target=_blank rel=noopener>less than</a> what the Science-Based Targets Initiative say is aligned with 1.5C of global warming.</p><p>Australia’s negotiator said they were “not ambitious enough” and “the world is watching – more than I’ve ever seen it watching”.</p><p>The Marshall Islands negotiator Albon Ishoda told journalists that “the science already told us” that “anything less than 36% by 2030 and 96% by 2040 will be detrimental” to limiting global warming to 1.5C and that will “have a devastating impact”.</p><p>But, sources involved in last week’s closed talks, said some countries like China, South Africa and Saudi Arabia didn’t want 2030 or 2040 targets at all.</p><blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p dir=ltr lang=en>Six main proposals for new shipping GHG targets on deck <a href="https://twitter.com/IMOHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IMOHQ</a> this week… China leading charge against as apparently tougher targets in line with 1.5C would undermine UN <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/climate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#climate</a> talks. Work that one out. <a href=https://t.co/2D7fcCbLyd>pic.twitter.com/2D7fcCbLyd</a></p><p>— Ed King (@edking_I) <a href="https://twitter.com/edking_I/status/1675517487889231874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8></script><br> The talks chair, Liberian diplomat Harry Conway, told Climate Home he would look for options that could gain consensus among nations.</p><p>Conway said he would “strive as much as possible to avoid votes” but member states can choose to call a vote, although they rarely do.</p><p>Vanuatu’s negotiator Ralph Regenvanu told a press briefing that they would think about calling a vote if a “minority group of countries” were going to stop a “high ambition outcome” against the will of an “overwhelming majority, and I mean like two-thirds”.</p><h3>Clean fuels</h3><p>The draft deal contains a target to get “zero or near-zero” sources to represent 5% of the energy used by international shipping by 2030. This target could be strengthened by the words “at least” and “striving for 10%”.</p><blockquote><p><a href=https://climatechangenews.com/2023/06/28/us-shipping-tax-imo-levy/ target=_blank rel=noopener><strong>US ‘still on the fence</strong>’ as nations debate global shipping emission tax</a></p></blockquote><p>Shipping is currently powered almost completely by fossil fuels. According to the <a href=https://www.iea.org/reports/international-shipping target=_blank rel=noopener>International Energy Agency (IEA)</a>, “low-carbon fuels” represent near to 0% of shipping’s fuel.</p><p>Discussions on how to reduce emissions have proven more contentious, with several big emerging economies, <a href=https://climatechangenews.com/2023/06/29/shipping-imo-brazil-tax-levy-emissions-shipping/ target=_blank rel=noopener>led by Brazil</a>, resisting a proposal to tax shipping emissions and use the money to clean up the sector.</p><p>All these targets will be debated by negotiators at the IMO’s marine environment protection committee until they come to a decision on Friday.</p><p>Asked if he thought the 2030 and 2040 targets would improve, Regenvanu told Climate Home he was “going to fight” for improved targets. “That’s what we’re here for, we’re here to lobby”, he said.</p><p><em>Correction: This article originally incorrectly said that Albon Ishoda said that anything less than a 96% emissions reduction by 2050 will be detrimental. He actually said 2040 not 2050. 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class=post__excerpt> Countries like Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania are promoting CNG as a cheaper, cleaner fuel than petrol – but using gas could hold back a green transition</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/04/african-governments-opt-for-gas-run-cars-over-evs-to-drive-down-transport-emissions/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article></li><li><article id=post-56227 class="post-56227 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-energy category-politics category-science tag-geoengineering"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/03/us-researchers-geoengineering-experiment-arctic-environmental-risk/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2025/01/2023-04-20T143103Z_748576105_RC2NB0ABUTN1_RTRMADP_3_CLIMATE-CHANGE-SVALBARD-ICE-scaled.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 3, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/energy/ >Energy</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/03/us-researchers-geoengineering-experiment-arctic-environmental-risk/ rel=bookmark>Arctic geoengineering experiment shuts down over environmental risks</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> US-based nonprofit Arctic Ice Project has cancelled tests in Alaska because of potential disruption to the food chain</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/03/us-researchers-geoengineering-experiment-arctic-environmental-risk/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article></li><li><article id=post-56088 class="post-56088 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-energy tag-africa tag-european-union tag-green-hydrogen tag-renewable-energy"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/31/eu-backs-north-africa-hydrogen-pipeline-but-is-it-a-green-dream/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2025/01/Green-hydrogen-Germany-small.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Jan 31, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/energy/ >Energy</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/31/eu-backs-north-africa-hydrogen-pipeline-but-is-it-a-green-dream/ rel=bookmark>EU backs North Africa hydrogen pipeline, but is it a green dream?</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> The EU, Algeria and Tunisia plan to build a subsea pipeline to start exporting green hydrogen to the bloc by 2030, but experts say the numbers don’t add up</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/31/eu-backs-north-africa-hydrogen-pipeline-but-is-it-a-green-dream/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article></li><li><article id=post-56114 class="post-56114 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-energy category-justice"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/30/we-must-challenge-demand-for-critical-minerals-says-un-special-rapporteur/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2025/01/Chile-copper-mining.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="A copper mine in Chile's Antofagasta region (Photo: Ignacio Conese)" decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Jan 30, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/energy/ >Energy</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/30/we-must-challenge-demand-for-critical-minerals-says-un-special-rapporteur/ rel=bookmark>We must challenge rising demand for transition minerals, says UN rapporteur</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> Elisa Morgera warns that environmental and human rights impacts must be fully assessed in decisions on new mining projects to power a green shift</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/30/we-must-challenge-demand-for-critical-minerals-says-un-special-rapporteur/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article></li><li><article id=post-56078 class="post-56078 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-energy tag-africa tag-energy-access tag-mission-300"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/29/african-leaders-seek-investments-in-ailing-grid-infrastructure-to-achieve-energy-goals/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2025/01/KENYA-ENERGY-wind-pylons-small.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Workers walk near power lines connecting pylons of high-tension electricity from the power substation at the Lake Turkana Wind Power project (LTWP) in Loiyangalani district, Marsabit County, northern Kenya, September 4, 2018. African leaders seek investments to achieve energy goals" decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Jan 29, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/energy/ >Energy</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/29/african-leaders-seek-investments-in-ailing-grid-infrastructure-to-achieve-energy-goals/ rel=bookmark>African leaders seek investments in ailing grid infrastructure to achieve energy goals</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> The poor state of many networks across Africa is slowing growth in renewable electricity provision, while off-grid solar may be faster and cheaper for rural areas</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/29/african-leaders-seek-investments-in-ailing-grid-infrastructure-to-achieve-energy-goals/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article></li></ul><ul class="uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav"></ul></div></div></div><div class="uk-width-1-3@s feed-layout--playlist"><div class=inner><header class=section__header><h2 class="section__title">Other stories</h2></header><div class="section__body posts-list posts-list--vertical "><div class=uk-overflow-auto><article id=post-67459 class="post-67459 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news project_category-clean-energy-frontier"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/18/ending-poverty-and-gangs-how-zambia-seeks-to-cash-in-on-the-global-drive-for-evs/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2025/02/Ending-poverty-and-gangs-How-Zambia-seeks-to-cash-in-on-the-global-drive-for-EVs.webp class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 18, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/ >News</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/18/ending-poverty-and-gangs-how-zambia-seeks-to-cash-in-on-the-global-drive-for-evs/ rel=bookmark>Ending poverty and gangs: How Zambia seeks to cash in on the global drive for EVs</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> Zambia is wooing international investors to develop its copper resources but communities dependent on illegal mining want a better deal</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/18/ending-poverty-and-gangs-how-zambia-seeks-to-cash-in-on-the-global-drive-for-evs/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article><article id=post-67738 class="post-67738 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice category-news tag-bangladesh tag-climate-migration tag-forced-labour tag-migration"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/18/bangladeshi-migrants-climate-change-modern-slavery-iied/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2024/11/BANGLADESH-FLOODS-small.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Frontline countries must not be stuck with the climate bill at COP29. The cycle pushing Bangladeshi climate migrants into modern slaves" decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 18, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/ >News</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/18/bangladeshi-migrants-climate-change-modern-slavery-iied/ rel=bookmark>The vicious cycle pushing Bangladeshi climate migrants into modern slavery</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> More than nine in 10 migrants who left some of Bangladesh’s most climate-affected areas to find work experienced forms of forced labour, researchers have found</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/18/bangladeshi-migrants-climate-change-modern-slavery-iied/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article><article id=post-67520 class="post-67520 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-critical-minerals tag-g20 tag-south-africa"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/17/south-africas-g20-push-for-local-processing-of-transition-minerals-faces-barriers/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2024/05/DRC-artisanal-mining-small.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Africa must reap the benefits of its energy transition minerals. South Africa's G20 push for local mineral processing faces barriers" decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 17, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/ >News</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/17/south-africas-g20-push-for-local-processing-of-transition-minerals-faces-barriers/ rel=bookmark>South Africa’s G20 push for local processing of transition minerals faces barriers</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> Will minerals giant China sign up to a plan to help resource-rich developing countries build their own value chains and generate more wealth?</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/17/south-africas-g20-push-for-local-processing-of-transition-minerals-faces-barriers/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article><article id=post-67558 class="post-67558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nature category-news tag-adaptation tag-africa tag-agriculture tag-cocoa tag-heat"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/14/valentines-day-a-costlier-affair-as-hotter-temperatures-hit-west-africa-cocoa-production/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2025/02/Cocoa.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Valentine's Day a costlier affair as hotter temperatures hit West Africa cocoa production" decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 14, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/ >News</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/14/valentines-day-a-costlier-affair-as-hotter-temperatures-hit-west-africa-cocoa-production/ rel=bookmark>Valentine’s Day a costlier affair as rising heat hits West Africa cocoa production</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> Extreme temperatures dent cocoa supplies as vulnerable farmers struggle to adapt to climate impacts</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/14/valentines-day-a-costlier-affair-as-hotter-temperatures-hit-west-africa-cocoa-production/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article><article id=post-56036 class="post-56036 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nature tag-drc tag-forest-reserve tag-green-corridor"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/14/drc-green-corridor-project-lacks-buy-in-from-forest-communities/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2025/02/CONGO-SECURITY-DEFORESTATION-scaled.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="An internally displaced man prepares to burn charcoal at the Virunga National Park, following continued deforestation, in Kibati, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Green Corridor project at DRC lacks buy-in from forest communities" decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 14, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/nature/ >Nature</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/14/drc-green-corridor-project-lacks-buy-in-from-forest-communities/ rel=bookmark>DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> Congo has launched a plan for the world’s largest protected area – but Indigenous and local people say they haven’t been consulted</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/14/drc-green-corridor-project-lacks-buy-in-from-forest-communities/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article><article id=post-67501 class="post-67501 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comment category-justice"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/13/a-strong-carbon-tax-on-shipping-can-give-hope-to-climate-vulnerable-communities/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2020/11/Shipping-.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 13, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/comment/ >Comment</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/13/a-strong-carbon-tax-on-shipping-can-give-hope-to-climate-vulnerable-communities/ rel=bookmark>A strong carbon tax on shipping can give hope to climate-vulnerable communities</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> The International Maritime Organization is nearing a deal to price shipping emissions – it should be in the form of a levy that benefits the Global South</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/13/a-strong-carbon-tax-on-shipping-can-give-hope-to-climate-vulnerable-communities/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article><article id=post-67485 class="post-67485 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comment category-nature"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/12/mcdonalds-flames-highlight-climate-impact-food/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2025/02/CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES-McDonalds-small.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 12, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/comment/ >Comment</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/12/mcdonalds-flames-highlight-climate-impact-food/ rel=bookmark>McDonald’s flames highlight our failure to face facts about food </a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> There are ways to reduce the climate impact of what we eat – but companies and governments have been slow to back them</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/12/mcdonalds-flames-highlight-climate-impact-food/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article><article id=post-67404 class="post-67404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nature category-news tag-biodiversity tag-cop16 tag-nature"><header class=post__header><div class=header-visual><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/10/colombias-cop16-presidency-in-suspense-as-minister-resigns/ rel=bookmark><figure class=post__image> <img src=https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/files/2024/11/Susana-Muhamad-crop.jpg class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding=async loading=lazy></figure> </a></div><div class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 10, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/ >News</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/10/colombias-cop16-presidency-in-suspense-as-minister-resigns/ rel=bookmark>Colombia’s COP16 presidency in suspense as minister resigns</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> Observers told Climate Home that Susana Muhamad’s resignation as environment minister could affect UN nature talks</div><div class=post__footer> <a 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class=header-text><div class=post__meta><div class=post__date> Feb 10, 2025</div><div class=post__categories> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/category/news/ >News</a></div></div><h3 class="post__title"><a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/10/after-us-cancels-cash-for-green-climate-cuts-funds-its-head-warns-of-consequens/ rel=bookmark>After US cuts cash, Green Climate Fund head urges others to step up</a></h3><div class=post__excerpt> Mafalda Duarte stresses the strategic and economic importance of keeping money flowing to developing countries after Trump cancelled $4bn pledge to the fund</div><div class=post__footer> <a href=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/10/after-us-cancels-cash-for-green-climate-cuts-funds-its-head-warns-of-consequens/ class=read-more>Read more</a></div></div></header></article><article id=post-67364 class="post-67364 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comment tag-1-5c"><header 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