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• Norway suspends deep-sea mining plans (2024/12/02 13:53)

  Norway has temporarily halted the licensing process to permit Arctic seabed mining for critical metals. Meanwhile the WWF's court case against the state continues. Critics fear harm to fragile marine ecosystems.
• What will it take to slow plastic production? (2024/12/02 11:08)

  California is suing oil and gas major ExxonMobil. The case has highlighted the connection between fossil fuel companies and plastic waste, as well as the need for a cap on plastic production.
• World's top court starts landmark climate hearings (2024/12/02 10:43)

  In the largest case in its history, the ICJ will hear almost 100 countries deliver testimonies on climate change. Campaigners hope it will help underline the obligations of states on global warming.
• Plastic pollution ban fails, time needed says chair (2024/12/01 17:16)

  Negotiators failed to sign a treaty curbing plastic waste after two years of discussions, as representatives from nearly 200 nations gathered in South Korea.
• Pakistan's surprise solar surge shocks experts and grid (2024/11/27 10:54)

  Pakistan has grown its solar energy capacity by an astounding amount in a remarkably short space of time. The shock surge has given residents the power to survive blackouts, but it threatens to disrupt the grid.
• Can a global treaty clean up the plastics mess? (2024/11/25 08:40)

  The final round of negotiations taking place in South Korea for a worldwide plastics treaty will look to rapidly cut surging plastic pollution. But oil and gas interests could scupper a deal.
• What COP29 funding deal reveals about global climate action (2024/11/23 22:48)

  Countries agreed to "at least" $300 billion in climate funding at the COP29 UN climate summit. The deal came after two weeks of tense negotiations that highlighted sharp divides between rich and poorer nations.
• COP29: World agrees to $300bn deal for developing countries (2024/11/23 22:44)

  The final deal, agreed in Azerbaijan, will see developed countries pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries mitigate the impact of climate change.