Ten words for 2024
Another year has come to an end. There are those who reflect on these past twelve months while others prefer to look to the year ahead. We of Renewable Matter, who by nature are always looking ...
Here is how countries will have to allocate climate resources after COP28
*from Dubai The equation is simple: if you want to decarbonise the economy, it will not be enough to have a final text here at COP28 calling for the phase-out of all fossil fuels, with emis...
Climate racism is the absentee at COP28 negotiations
*from Dubai Ecological transition, decarbonization, forest protection, carbon markets. For civil society, these key elements in the fight against climate change often have a double face. Wh...
Climate Finance and the Paris Agreement, how everything fits together
On Monday, December 4th, during COP28, a thematic day on climate finance took place to assess what is the current situation and, more importantly, which are the long-term prospects of a key mechanis...
COP28, Declaration for sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems
A milestone in climate action, with the hope that global commitment swiftly translates into tangible measures: On Friday, December 1st, the COP28 Presidency announced the historic signing of a decla...
COP28, the time of truth for the oil and gas industry
"I ask you to adopt a different way of thinking and be flexible." "We need to find a common ground" and take "a path that is wide enough for everyone," "an unconventional path." "What is needed now ...
COP28 has established the Loss and Damage Fund
A few hours into the start of COP28 – albeit 30 years since small island states began advocating for its creation – the Loss and Damage Fund has been established and will be operational ...
Everything you need to know about COP28, spelled out by a veteran of climate negotiations
The Pope's COP28, the oilmen's COP28, the last COP to save the goal of 1.5° C, the COP of adaptation, the COP28 of failure and hope. There are many interpretations, almost divinatory, to be made...
Man and Forests: It's All a Matter of Timescale
Time, complexity, resilience. These are the three key concepts on which the health and survival of any forest ecosystem is based. Three interrelated characteristics in a tight cause-and-effect chain...
Energy from Biomass? Yes, but Wisely
If we look at the scenario of a zero-emission Europe in 2050, and study the various strategies to get there, forest and agricultural biomass are one of the most debated and divisive energy sour...
US: Biden launches Climate Corps, a climate civil service
Environmental civil service is returning to the United States. Ninety years after the Civilian Conservation Corps created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to overcome the Great Depression, the Biden adminis...
Kenya kicks off the first Africa Climate Summit
The first Africa Climate Summit kicks off on September 4. Summoned by the African Union and hosted by the Republic of Kenya in the capital, Nairobi, the summit aims to bring the continent's diplomat...
A carbon tax on luxury consumption? More equity, less CO2
Taxes on “luxury” goods and services could result in more equity and less CO2. According to a study published at the end of June in the academic journal One Earth, a carbon tax on domest...
Climate: US announces historic investment in resilience
Climate change is here and now. And taking action means investing in resilience. That is the summary of the statement issued by the White House on June 19th and a harbinger of new endowments. In the...
Circular water in the Netherlands: an example of resilience, innovation, and cooperation
Climate change increases the risk of flooding in regions around the North Sea due to rising sea levels, increasing river flows, and more intense precipitation. People and economies are at risk, but ...
IPCC Synthesis Report Sends Urgent Message for Climate Politics
The most important document of the decade has been published. The official IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report went online at 14:00 on Monday, 20 March. It is the fourth volume of the sixth climate assessment...
COP27: historic agreement on Loss&Damage, but the departure from fossil fuels is still far away
COP27, the 27th U.N. negotiation of the Conference of the Parties in Sharm el-Sheikh, ended at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, with one of the worst results ever in terms of timing, second only to the fa...
COP27, how biodiversity can help climate. And vice versa
Wednesday, November 16 was Biodiversity day at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. The fact that nature is an important ally of decarbonization is common knowledge among experts: the absorption of CO2 by plan...
COP27, farmers demand funds for food security
Fires, floods, desertification and prolonged droughts. These are all extreme weather events that threaten the food security of the entire planet. Therefore, funds and adaptation measures are urgentl...
COP27: UN's 10 recommendations against climate greenwashing
“The COPs are mainly used as an opportunity for leaders and people in power to get attention, using many different kinds of greenwashing.” Despite being almost 20 years old now, Greta Thunberg h...