…be taken as postponement of climate action. Climate action has been delayed long enough … To focus on recovering from the COVID-19 crisis while ignoring action to address the climate crisis would only lead to more devastation in the future.” The decision on the new date comes as the UK Government announces that over 25 experts in multiple global sectors…

…of the finance must also shift. (Image, above: how to move from ‘Business as usual’ to ‘Business unusual’, from IIED.) New pledges on adaptation finance The Climate Adaptation Summit brought forward some welcome new pledges from rich countries and aid institutions: The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) announced a new Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program…

…most climate-affected countries and communities worldwide, as well as stronger climate mitigation ambition. The New York Climate Week 2022, and UN General Assembly, in September 2022. COP27 in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, 7-18 November 2022. Work on the Global Stock Take of action on the Paris Agreement will be on the agenda, as will, specifically, reporting against the Glasgow-Sharm El Sheikh…

…at COP16 in Cancun, Mexico, where developed country Parties committed to a goal of jointly mobilising $100 billion per year by 2020 to address the needs of developing countries (decision 1/CP.16, paragraphs 97–101). In accordance with the Bali Action Plan it was also agreed that funds provided to developing countries can come from a wide array of sources, including public…