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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nita Bhalla" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Just Transition" href="/just-transition"><span>Just Transition</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/just-transition/africas-electric-vehicle-firms-look-to-cop29-for-finance-boost">Africa's electric vehicle firms look to COP29 for finance boost</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/nature/opinion/brazil-farming-minister-transform-the-worlds-food-production"><img alt="A local farmer shows bananas at his plantation damaged by flood waters in Careiro da Varzea in the Amazonas state, Brazil May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/2400w/80q"/><div class="ImageFlags_flagOpinion__rJtr_ " role="presentation"><span>Opinion</span></div></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Nature" href="/nature"><span>Nature</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH InFocusLatestItem_opinion__XmDWF" href="/nature/opinion/brazil-farming-minister-transform-the-worlds-food-production">Brazil family farming minister: Transform global food production</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/climate-risks/at-cop29-plan-to-stop-caspian-sea-waters-receding-falls-short"><img alt="View of a boat on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea near Galugah city in Mazandaran province, Iran, Dec. 5, 2020. Hossein Beris/Middle East Images Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Climate Risks" href="/climate-risks"><span>Climate Risks</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/climate-risks/at-cop29-plan-to-stop-caspian-sea-waters-receding-falls-short">At COP29, plan to stop Caspian Sea waters receding falls short</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/climate-risks/cop-29-health-focused-climate-action-in-the-spotlight"><img alt="School girls walk towards a school as they reopened after remaining closed for nearly 15 days due to a spike in air pollution, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Climate Risks" href="/climate-risks"><span>Climate Risks</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/climate-risks/cop-29-health-focused-climate-action-in-the-spotlight">COP29: Health-focused climate action in the spotlight</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/nature/q-and-a-bezos-earth-fund-ceo-on-how-ai-could-help-climate-and-nature"><img alt="Andrew Steer speaks at 'The Brave and the Brilliant' TED Talk in Vancouver, Canada. April 16, 2024. Jason Redmond/TED/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Nature" href="/nature"><span>Nature</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/nature/q-and-a-bezos-earth-fund-ceo-on-how-ai-could-help-climate-and-nature">Q&A: Bezos Earth Fund CEO on how AI could help climate and nature</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/nature/opinion/the-amazon-is-not-just-brazils-to-protect-the-g20-must-step-up"><img alt="Carlos Nobre poses alongside climate leaders as U.S. President Joe Biden signs a proclamation designating November 17 as 'International Conservation Day', in Manaus, Brazil, November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f/2400w/80q"/><div class="ImageFlags_flagOpinion__rJtr_ " role="presentation"><span>Opinion</span></div></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Nature" href="/nature"><span>Nature</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH InFocusLatestItem_opinion__XmDWF" href="/nature/opinion/the-amazon-is-not-just-brazils-to-protect-the-g20-must-step-up">The Amazon is not just Brazil's to protect. The G20 must step up</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/climate-justice/what-is-the-climate-loss-and-damage-fund-and-where-is-the-cash"><img alt="Climate activists demanding climate reparations hold a protest during the 18th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Climate Justice" href="/climate-justice"><span>Climate Justice</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/climate-justice/what-is-the-climate-loss-and-damage-fund-and-where-is-the-cash">What is the climate loss and damage fund and where is the cash?</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/net-zero/reporters-notebook-following-trumps-climate-shadow-at-cop29"><img alt="People walk past a COP29 logo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan November 14, 2024. 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src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f35d468089b810cca8cc8e092dc94b26/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Net Zero" href="/net-zero"><span>Net Zero</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/net-zero/reporters-notebook-following-trumps-climate-shadow-at-cop29">Reporter's Notebook: Following Trump's climate shadow at COP29</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/just-transition/south-asias-solar-energy-push-faces-a-battle-for-land"><img alt="Workers install solar panels at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), in Khavda, India, April 12, 2024.REUTERS/Amit Dave" loading="lazy" 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class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Just Transition" href="/just-transition"><span>Just Transition</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/just-transition/south-asias-solar-energy-push-faces-a-battle-for-land">South Asia's solar energy push faces a battle for land</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/just-transition/opinion/green-upskilling-must-be-priority-at-cop29-to-reach-climate-goals"><img alt="Women places a solar panel light out for charging outside her house on Ghoramara Island in the Sundarbans, West Bengal, India, April 13, 2024. 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REUTERS/Brian Snyder" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_info__aHioZ"><a class="InFocusMoreOnItem_title__00Hko" href="/in-focus/us-elections-2024-trump-and-harris-battle-for-the-white-house">US elections 2024: Trump's journey to the White House</a><p class="InFocusMoreOnItem_date__wy5CU">Updated:<span class=""> November 06, 2024</span></p></div></div></div></div><div data-index="1" class="slick-slide slick-active" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="false" style="outline:none;width:25%"><div><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_wrapper__aLQFM"><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_image__0Rwhz"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/in-focus/super-polluters"><img alt="Smoke and steam billow from Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant powered by lignite, operated by Polish utility PGE, in Rogowiec, Poland, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_info__aHioZ"><a class="InFocusMoreOnItem_title__00Hko" href="/in-focus/super-polluters">Super Polluters</a><p class="InFocusMoreOnItem_date__wy5CU">Updated:<span class=""> October 31, 2024</span></p></div></div></div></div><div data-index="2" class="slick-slide slick-active" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="false" style="outline:none;width:25%"><div><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_wrapper__aLQFM"><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_image__0Rwhz"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/in-focus/worlds-stateless-emerge-from-shadows"><img alt="People walk through a crowd in this illustration. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Karif Wat" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bd8f84c9d8226f602a0f6f0bce9ea081/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_info__aHioZ"><a class="InFocusMoreOnItem_title__00Hko" href="/in-focus/one-year-of-war-in-gaza">One year of war in Gaza</a><p class="InFocusMoreOnItem_date__wy5CU">Updated:<span class=""> October 04, 2024</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><button class="slick-arrow slick-next" aria-disabled="false" aria-label="More In Focus carousel show next slides" tabindex="0"></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="InFocusMoreOn_body__wm5U7 d-flex d-sm-none d-md-none d-lg-flex"><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_wrapper__aLQFM"><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_image__0Rwhz"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/in-focus/us-elections-2024-trump-and-harris-battle-for-the-white-house"><img alt="Former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage to address supporters at a rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/116ef50b9071eec90598cf6498f5530c/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_info__aHioZ"><a class="InFocusMoreOnItem_title__00Hko" href="/in-focus/us-elections-2024-trump-and-harris-battle-for-the-white-house">US elections 2024: Trump's journey to the White House</a><p class="InFocusMoreOnItem_date__wy5CU">Updated:<span class=""> November 06, 2024</span></p></div></div><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_wrapper__aLQFM"><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_image__0Rwhz"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/in-focus/super-polluters"><img alt="Smoke and steam billow from Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant powered by lignite, operated by Polish utility PGE, in Rogowiec, Poland, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e62b10973fc6ea68b29051577459b365/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_info__aHioZ"><a class="InFocusMoreOnItem_title__00Hko" href="/in-focus/super-polluters">Super Polluters</a><p class="InFocusMoreOnItem_date__wy5CU">Updated:<span class=""> October 31, 2024</span></p></div></div><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_wrapper__aLQFM"><div class="InFocusMoreOnItem_image__0Rwhz"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/in-focus/worlds-stateless-emerge-from-shadows"><img alt="People walk through a crowd in this illustration. 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Prolonged droughts and extreme heatwaves have devastated crops across the Horn of Africa and \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/deluge-then-drought-greek-farmers-dealt-double-blow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esouthern Europe\u003c/a\u003e. Storms and wildfires have wreaked havoc on farms from Australia \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/why-is-the-worlds-largest-wetland-on-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eto Brazil\u0026rsquo;s Pantanal\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Nature","labelLink":"/nature","link":"/nature/opinion/brazil-farming-minister-transform-the-worlds-food-production","image":"dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09","altText":"A local farmer shows bananas at his plantation damaged by flood waters in Careiro da Varzea in the Amazonas state, Brazil May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"opinion","updatedDate":"Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:10:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Tue Nov 19 13:10:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"nature","seconds":null,"minutes":null,"category":"opinion","flagOpinion":true},{"identifier":"0835763a600dc7d8f9d090dbe4f82a87","headline":"At COP29, plan to stop Caspian Sea waters receding falls short","teaser":"As the world's largest inland water body shrinks, Caspian Sea coastal states at COP29 struggle to come up with a plan to save it","homepageHeadline":"At COP29, plan to stop Caspian Sea waters receding falls short","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eThe alarming decline of the Caspian Sea is at the top of the agenda at this year's \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/cop29-spotlights-critical-minerals-as-african-women-count-the-cost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eU.N. climate summit in Baku\u003c/a\u003e, with host nation Azerbaijan hoping to forge a regional plan to tackle the problem, which would rely on Iran to take action.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Caspian Sea has lost 1.5 m (5 feet) of water in the past 25 years, scientists say, a significant drop that increases salinity levels and threatens plants and animals. At this rate, experts say it could lose another 14 m this century.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Risks","labelLink":"/climate-risks","link":"/climate-risks/at-cop29-plan-to-stop-caspian-sea-waters-receding-falls-short","image":"48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e","altText":"View of a boat on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea near Galugah city in Mazandaran province, Iran, Dec. 5, 2020. Hossein Beris/Middle East Images Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"none","updatedDate":"Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:22:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Tue Nov 19 12:22:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"climateRisks","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"36834b02b86ecda19baea4c22c70bfbe","headline":"COP29: Health-focused climate action in the spotlight","teaser":"At COP29, campaigners want countries to put health at the heart of climate action and develop new policies against air pollution","homepageHeadline":"COP29: Health-focused climate action in the spotlight","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eHealth experts are urging countries to earmark billions of dollars of the financing to be pledged at the COP29 summit to fund healthcare policies as pollution and extreme weather events take their toll on humans\u0026rsquo; well-being.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the world reeling from a string of \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/why-is-the-weather-becoming-more-extreme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eextreme weather events this year\u003c/a\u003e, hospitals and health workers from \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/ai/armed-with-ai-and-cash-nigerian-farmers-act-before-floods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNigeria\u003c/a\u003e to \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/ice-baths-and-ventilators-indias-hospitals-adapt-to-killer-heat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eIndia\u003c/a\u003e have had to deal with disease outbreaks linked to floods and the effects of deadly heatwaves, while responding to \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/how-is-climate-change-spreading-neglected-tropical-diseases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003enew disease patterns\u003c/a\u003e linked to rising temperatures across the globe.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Risks","labelLink":"/climate-risks","link":"/climate-risks/cop-29-health-focused-climate-action-in-the-spotlight","image":"4bbf48eee6956d7e27378c283671640a","altText":"School girls walk towards a school as they reopened after remaining closed for nearly 15 days due to a spike in air pollution, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"explainer","updatedDate":"Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Tue Nov 19 12:00:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"climateRisks","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"60189b9ae01d062f51ff5a07ef698a0b","headline":"Q\u0026A: Bezos Earth Fund CEO on how AI could help climate and nature","teaser":"Andrew Steer spoke with Context at COP29 about AI's potential, from fixing carbon markets to trapping invasive snakes","homepageHeadline":"Q\u0026A: Bezos Earth Fund CEO on how AI could help climate and nature","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eThe scale of the challenges facing the world in tackling climate change and protecting nature are not modest, from transforming how we power our lives to reversing deforestation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeffrey Bezos, the Amazon founder and world's second-richest man, used a small slice of his fortune to create the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund in 2020 to \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/article/world/amazons-bezos-pledges-10-billion-to-climate-change-fight-idUSKBN20B1XJ/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003efind and scale solutions.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Nature","labelLink":"/nature","link":"/nature/q-and-a-bezos-earth-fund-ceo-on-how-ai-could-help-climate-and-nature","image":"22952cb56ad4f041d8331427df0e1c7d","altText":"Andrew Steer speaks at 'The Brave and the Brilliant' TED Talk in Vancouver, Canada. April 16, 2024. Jason Redmond/TED/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"interview","updatedDate":"Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:45:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Mon Nov 18 16:45:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"nature","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"9c3456dc5706ad24b955676c670fe75e","headline":"The Amazon is not just Brazil's to protect. The G20 must step up","teaser":"Leading scientist Carlos Nobre calls on world leaders to join President Joe Biden in committing funds to Brazil鈥檚 forests","homepageHeadline":"The Amazon is not just Brazil's to protect. The G20 must step up","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeaders from the world\u0026rsquo;s largest economies today gather in Brazil, the world\u0026rsquo;s most biodiverse country, for the G20. The Amazon is dangerously close to an \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/does-the-amazons-drought-mean-the-forest-is-at-a-tipping-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eirreversible tipping point\u003c/a\u003e, beyond which the forest could turn into a self-drying, highly degraded tropical savanna. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf we \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/global-warming-deforestation-fires-combined-could-hasten-amazon-demise-study-2024-02-14/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eexceed 20-25% deforestation\u003c/a\u003e and global warming reaches 2 to 2.5 degrees Celsius, we\u0026rsquo;ll see a shift that would have profound consequences for biodiversity, climate regulation and the livelihoods of \u003ca href=\"https://www.fao.org/in-action/at-home-in-the-amazon/en/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e33 million\u003c/a\u003e people and 420 Indigenous communities who live in the Amazon.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Nature","labelLink":"/nature","link":"/nature/opinion/the-amazon-is-not-just-brazils-to-protect-the-g20-must-step-up","image":"be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f","altText":"Carlos Nobre poses alongside climate leaders as U.S. President Joe Biden signs a proclamation designating November 17 as \"International Conservation Day\", in Manaus, Brazil, November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"opinion","updatedDate":"Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:25:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Mon Nov 18 14:25:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"nature","seconds":null,"minutes":null,"category":"opinion","flagOpinion":true},{"identifier":"35ac9e8722be644c528d5fca894f9a38","headline":"What is the climate loss and damage fund and where is the cash?","teaser":"COP29 signs off on a fund to help vulnerable nations harmed by climate change, but pledges so far stand at just $720 million","homepageHeadline":"What is the climate loss and damage fund and where is the cash?","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eThe United Nations climate change conference agreed this week to start disbursing money from a new fund to support developing nations suffering losses from climate change.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) broadens the world\u0026rsquo;s response to climate change from its two main pillars of mitigation and adaptation to also pay for the harm vulnerable nations \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/nature/opinion/cheikh-diong-loss-and-damage-fund-must-be-robust-deliver-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esustain from increasingly frequent cyclones\u003c/a\u003e, droughts and other extreme weather events.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Justice","labelLink":"/climate-justice","link":"/climate-justice/what-is-the-climate-loss-and-damage-fund-and-where-is-the-cash","image":"fc69053d19694a3d9e875abdf264e82a","altText":"Climate activists demanding climate reparations hold a protest during the 18th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"explainer","updatedDate":"Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:30:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Thu Nov 14 13:30:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"climateJustice","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"558963235880fc222dc701773c15f728","headline":"Reporter's Notebook: Following Trump's climate shadow at COP29","teaser":"Trump is the ghost at the COP29 feast as delegates at Baku climate talks assess the impact of his stunning comeback","homepageHeadline":"Reporter's Notebook: Following Trump's climate shadow at COP29","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eHe's not in the room but he's the talk of the town.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs delegates scuttle round COP29 climate talks in Baku, President-elect Donald Trump is the name on everyone's lips.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Net Zero","labelLink":"/net-zero","link":"/net-zero/reporters-notebook-following-trumps-climate-shadow-at-cop29","image":"f35d468089b810cca8cc8e092dc94b26","altText":"People walk past a COP29 logo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan November 14, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"firstPerson","updatedDate":"Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:29:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Thu Nov 14 11:29:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"netZero","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"fd2e32a59af88f6300ecb251c2ec9248","headline":"South Asia's solar energy push faces a battle for land","teaser":"As the COP29 summit eyes a surge in renewable energy, competing demand for land creates conflict in India and Bangladesh","homepageHeadline":"South Asia's solar energy push faces a battle for land","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eFamed for its Sun Temple dedicated to the sun god, Modhera \u003cspan class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ein Gujarat state\u003c/span\u003e became India's first \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/indias-first-fully-solar-village-lights-up-lives-poor-residents-2022-11-01/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003efully solar-powered village\u003c/a\u003e in 2022, but a legal case against the plant is still in court as residents seek compensation for losing 50 acres of grazing land.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModhera's 6 megawatt (MW) solar plant and a linked battery storage system, which provide energy to the village's 6,000 people, were built in 2022 despite opposition from local farmers, who filed a case in the state's highest court in 2020 against its construction.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Just Transition","labelLink":"/just-transition","link":"/just-transition/south-asias-solar-energy-push-faces-a-battle-for-land","image":"aa6120efd46fd600ce9c0ec9777ead4b","altText":"Workers install solar panels at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), in Khavda, India, April 12, 2024.REUTERS/Amit Dave","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"none","updatedDate":"Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:01:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Thu Nov 14 10:01:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"justTransition","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"30bfaa33945430bcb45b7deddc1ad2e7","headline":"Green upskilling must be priority at COP29 to reach climate goals","teaser":"Every climate goal is at risk if we do not have the right people in the right green jobs to deliver on critical targets","homepageHeadline":"Green upskilling must be priority at COP29 to reach climate goals","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eWith COP29 \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/what-is-the-world-doing-about-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eunderway in Baku\u003c/a\u003e, scepticism is emerging over how much progress the U.N. climate talks can really deliver in the drive to net zero.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever this is an essential moment to secure concrete commitments for meaningful action as countries get ready to submit the next phase of their national climate plans.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Just Transition","labelLink":"/just-transition","link":"/just-transition/opinion/green-upskilling-must-be-priority-at-cop29-to-reach-climate-goals","image":"1bf164ab19b89c8d15e8a3cabe7e06d2","altText":"Women places a solar panel light out for charging outside her house on Ghoramara Island in the Sundarbans, West Bengal, India, April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Avijit Ghosh","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"opinion","updatedDate":"Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:00:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Thu Nov 14 09:00:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"justTransition","seconds":null,"minutes":null,"category":"opinion","flagOpinion":true},{"identifier":"79bd01197e753620561ecfdc1fd97c2f","headline":"COP29 spotlights critical minerals as African women count the cost","teaser":"U.N. chief Guterres highlights \"stampede of greed\" for developing country minerals, while African female activists snub Baku talks","homepageHeadline":"COP29 spotlights critical minerals as African women count the cost","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eWhile tens of thousands attend the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, a group of more than 120 grassroots African female activists have snubbed the talks and already attended a \"counter-COP\" in Senegal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMembers of the Women's Climate Assembly (WCA) are seeking reparations for environmental and social damages inflicted by historic mining, and a greater say in the extraction of critical minerals needed for the world's transition to clean energy.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Just Transition","labelLink":"/just-transition","link":"/just-transition/cop29-spotlights-critical-minerals-as-african-women-count-the-cost","image":"d4bbfec62f589e614ed91c3ca08d61a8","altText":"Cocoa farmers react as they visit a cocoa plantation destroyed by illegal gold mining in the Samreboi community in the Western Region, Ghana, February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"none","updatedDate":"Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:44:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Wed Nov 13 11:44:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"justTransition","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"3ee4e23c5d27babd79fa20089510dd7b","headline":"How do coal-fired power plants help drive climate change?","teaser":"Success at COP29 hinges on China and India, but there is still time to switch from coal and save the planet, experts say","homepageHeadline":"How do coal-fired power plants help drive climate change?","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eCoal has powered the world's factories, heated homes and fuelled economies for two centuries and it is still \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-mid-year-update-july-2024/demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewidely used to generate electricity\u003c/a\u003e despite global promises to kick the habit and save the climate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel and a big emitter of planet-warming carbon dioxide.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Just Transition","labelLink":"/just-transition","link":"/just-transition/peak-coal-predicted-this-year-despite-promises-to-quit","image":"b798ac7230bec23e6bf71384957ef7be","altText":"A man rides a bike through the coal storage in Port Gdanski Eksploatacja, Gdansk, Poland, December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"explainer","updatedDate":"Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:45:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Thu Oct 17 11:00:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"justTransition","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"81df50a1f18e5f118dce6e43386fb5fc","headline":"COP29: What is the world doing about climate change?","teaser":"As COP29 kicks off in Baku, an ambitious finance deal is needed to keep Paris Agreement emissions goals in reach","homepageHeadline":"COP29: What is the world doing about climate change?","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eWorld leaders meet this week for the COP29 climate conference, gathering in Azerbaijan under the shadow of President designate Donald Trump, who has pledged to withdraw the United States from \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-justice/donald-trump-is-president-what-does-it-mean-for-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003einternational climate commitments.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrump's stunning comeback aside, countries are under pressure to ramp up their action on climate change given that 2024 risks being the \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/2024-will-be-worlds-hottest-record-eu-scientists-say-2024-11-07/#:~:text=BRUSSELS%2C%20Nov%207%20(Reuters),(C3S)%20said%20on%20Thursday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewarmest year on record\u003c/a\u003e, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Risks","labelLink":"/climate-risks","link":"/climate-risks/what-is-the-world-doing-about-climate-change","image":"6a977371a0733f289fa5a2c7ca3163dc","altText":"People attend the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan November 11, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"explainer","updatedDate":"Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:45:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Wed Sep 20 14:19:00 UTC 2023","primaryTopic":"climateRisks","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"f22e29b406af2de7dd980500dbb22c2a","headline":"Cheikh Diong: Loss and damage fund must be robust, deliver relief","teaser":"The loss and damage fund is more than a financial tool; it is a testament to our shared humanity and more resources are essential","homepageHeadline":"Cheikh Diong: Loss and damage fund must be robust, deliver relief","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eThis week\u0026rsquo;s COP29 climate talks in Baku will focus on the need for much bigger investments to help vulnerable developing countries cope with the costs of climate change, including paying for the loss and damage caused by \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/why-is-the-weather-becoming-more-extreme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eextreme climate events.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough my previous work at the African Risk Capacity (ARC) group addressing climate risks, I have experienced firsthand how climate change can hurt vulnerable communities. The southern African region, for example, is experiencing one of its \u003ca href=\"https://www.arc.int/news/arc-and-partners-brace-respond-one-worst-droughts-southern-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eworst droughts in decades\u003c/a\u003e, and I\u0026rsquo;ve seen how \u003ca href=\"https://www.arc.int/impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eemergency cash transfers\u003c/a\u003e can dramatically improve food security.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Justice","labelLink":"/climate-justice","link":"/climate-justice/opinion/cheikh-diong-loss-and-damage-fund-must-be-robust-deliver-relief","image":"4fc680555786eba0d3347b60c86f908d","altText":"A woman carrying a chair walks along a muddy street as the floodwater recedes from a residential area that was flooded by the overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal September 29, 2024. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"opinion","updatedDate":"Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:00:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Mon Nov 11 09:00:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"climateJustice","seconds":null,"minutes":null,"category":"opinion","flagOpinion":true},{"identifier":"6487b3990a55ba6e7e93dbaa66fd1497","headline":"Donald Trump is president. What does it mean for climate change?","teaser":"He slammed the Democrats' \"Green New Scam\" - now Donald Trump will use his second term to roll back U.S. climate action","homepageHeadline":"Donald Trump is president. What does it mean for climate change?","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eDonald Trump's successful bid for a second term as U.S. president is expected to have a major impact on climate action, both at home and abroad.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/trump-harris-debate-where-do-they-stand-on-the-energy-transition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003egaining little attention\u003c/a\u003e on the campaign trail, Trump's environmental views differed starkly from those of his opponent Kamala Harris, who had supported accelerating green projects introduced by her boss, President Joe Biden.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Justice","labelLink":"/climate-justice","link":"/climate-justice/donald-trump-is-president-what-does-it-mean-for-climate-change","image":"8939dd77c79da505427e1a5b6c714212","altText":"Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally held with Republican vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 3, 2024. REUTERS/Megan Varner","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"none","updatedDate":"Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:55:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Wed Nov 06 13:55:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"climateJustice","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"5630a6c8e449e01e1e5c602b08cef8bb","headline":"Rich nations need to pay the climate finance debt they owe","teaser":"The shameful history of rich nations trying to shirk their climate finance responsibilities must end at COP29 in Baku","homepageHeadline":"Rich nations need to pay the climate finance debt they owe","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eThe world is just days away from a \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/opinion/hilda-heine-patrick-verkooijen-small-islands-risk-extinction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglobal climate summit\u003c/a\u003e where the primary focus will be to decide how the historic polluters of the Global North will provide \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-justice/as-climate-adaptation-flounders-more-cash-called-no-brainer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclimate finance\u003c/a\u003e to countries that need it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis great moment has been made possible by the concerted efforts of negotiators from the Global South, whose forceful determination has led to the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, being designated the \u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-change-finance-could-land-hundreds-billions-cop29-leaders-say-2024-10-14/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003efinance COP\u003c/a\u003e\u0026rdquo;.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Justice","labelLink":"/climate-justice","link":"/climate-justice/opinion/rich-nations-need-to-pay-the-climate-finance-debt-they-owe","image":"e462d7bf3d6b3f31893e58e9e09423dc","altText":"A view of damaged houses after the deadly floods following heavy rainfall, along the bank of Kalati River, in Bhumidanda village of Panauti municipality, in Kavre, Nepal October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"opinion","updatedDate":"Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:00:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Wed Nov 06 07:00:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"climateJustice","seconds":null,"minutes":null,"category":"opinion","flagOpinion":true},{"identifier":"9e905538865a7222f4e11119f3da4a56","headline":"COP29: The energy storage challenge for key renewable power pledge","teaser":"Battery storage is key to boosting global renewable power but there are obstacles to scaling up capacity","homepageHeadline":"COP29: The energy storage challenge for key renewable power pledge","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eAzerbaijan, the host of this year's U.N. \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/cop28-deal-not-enough-to-hold-15c-limit-without-action-finance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCOP29 climate summit\u003c/a\u003e, wants governments to sign up to a pledge to \u003ca href=\"https://cop29.az/en/media-hub/news/cop29-presidency-launches-initiatives-to-focus-global-attention-and-accelerate-climate-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eincrease global energy storage capacity\u003c/a\u003e six-fold to 1,500 gigawatts by 2030 in a bid to boost renewable power.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe proposed pledge follows a goal set at last year's COP28 meeting to\u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/net-zero/as-cop28-targets-renewable-energy-surge-can-all-nations-benefit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e triple renewable energy capacity by 2030\u003c/a\u003e - which the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/battery-storage-grids-needed-deliver-un-goal-triple-renewable-energy-iea-says-2024-09-24/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewould be feasible\u003c/a\u003e if countries moved quickly to deploy more electric grid connections and battery storage.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Just Transition","labelLink":"/just-transition","link":"/just-transition/cop29-the-energy-storage-challenge-for-key-renewable-power-pledge","image":"16c5656c971a996cb51131c01fdbce72","altText":"Officials walk past rows of Chinese batteries while they tour California's largest battery storage facility, as it nears completion in California, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"explainer","updatedDate":"Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:00:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Tue Nov 05 09:00:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"justTransition","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"7da6926b2eeba824c6c78fef004ec392","headline":"Hilda Heine, Patrick Verkooijen: Small islands risk extinction","teaser":"Global warming will wipe out small island states unless the COP29 summit allocates significantly more resources for adaptation","homepageHeadline":"Hilda Heine, Patrick Verkooijen: Small islands risk extinction","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eThe 39 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that \u003ca href=\"https://www.undrr.org/implementing-sendai-framework/sendai-framework-action/small-island-developing-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e65 million people\u003c/a\u003e call home are on the brink of \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/tuvalu-preserves-history-online-as-rising-seas-threaten-existence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclimate extinction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/tuvalu-crafts-climate-survival-plan-for-horrific-pacific-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRising seas\u003c/a\u003e are swallowing up the very land on which they live. 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