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US launches green transition scheme for global south

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The United States launched Wednesday a partnership with private funds aimed at supporting the transition to renewable energy in developing nations, based on a carbon credit system criticised by climate activists.

AFP

US plan to tap businesses for green finance meets resistance

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry unveiled a plan at the COP27 climate summit to make it easier for private corporations to send cash to the developing world in exchange for looking green at home

The Independent UK

US introduces new carbon trading scheme to boost investment in developing countries

Critics question plan’s effectiveness in dealing with climate emergency and its potential to greenwash polluters’ reputations

The Guardian - US

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Global temperature rise can still be capped at 1.5 degrees Celsius - Kerry

Keeping global temperature rises below 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible but will require private sector funding, top climate diplomat for the U.S. John Kerry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

U.S. climate envoy Kerry: Climate relations with China not yet working after Taiwan visit

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said the relationship on climate with China is not yet working again, and a "major negotiating session" ahead of COP27 was called off after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan froze diplomatic ties.

Reuters

China’s top climate official urges US to ‘clear barriers’ to talks

US-China relations hit new low this year after Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, over which China claims sovereignty

The Guardian - UK

U.S. climate envoy Kerry launches carbon offset plan

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday announced the creation of a carbon offset plan meant to help developing countries speed their transition away from fossil fuels.

Reuters

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COP27 - U.S. climate envoy Kerry announces new carbon market initiative

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry announced plans for companies to buy carbon credits to support countries switching out of coal power on Wednesday.

Reuters

Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it

Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.

WEKU

US to climate summit: American big steps won't be repealed

U.S. President Joe Biden is coming to international climate talks in Egypt with a message that historic American action to fight climate change won’t shift into reverse, unlike what happened twice before when Democrats lost power

The Independent UK

At COP27, US says election won't disrupt climate plan

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The United States sought to reassure the UN climate summit in Egypt on Tuesday that it will stick to its energy transition even if Republicans triumph in midterm elections.

AFP

Why John Kerry's carbon-credit plan might actually work

It will be crucial for the credits to support net zero aims.

Fortune

Climate talks convene with US and world falling short of goals

For the first time since 1995, when the U.N. started holding its annual climate summits, the United States brought something big to the talks that began Sunday: a series of new laws that could take a big whack at its greenhouse gas emissions. But even that — and the steps…

Tribune News Service

Climate talks convene with US and world falling short of goals - Roll Call

The latest U.N. climate talks convened in Egypt as the nations of the world continue to fall short of their greenhouse gas reduction goals.

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The Guardian - US

‘Everyone will be watching’: US midterms cast a long shadow over Cop27

Some fear the outcome of the 8 November elections might derail US leadership on the global climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Money talks: why climate finance at Cop27 is key to beating global heating

Funding urgently needed to cope with climate disasters – and to prevent distrust crashing UN negotiations

Axios

COP27 kicks off in Egypt: Everything you need to know

Participants face a sobering reality.

WEKU

Money will likely be the central tension in the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations

Global efforts to limit climate change can't happen without more aid. Rich countries promised $100 billion to poorer ones to cope with global warming but seven years later, have yet to deliver.

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The Guardian - UK

Cop27: crucial climate talks more fragile than ever after year of turmoil

With war in Ukraine and a cost of living crisis, the global picture is much changed since last year’s conference

The Independent UK

Joe Biden’s climate envoy warns UK against North Sea oil and gas expansion

New drilling ‘isn’t going to make the difference today, or tomorrow, or in the next month – because it’s just not going to be available’

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who at Cop27: the leaders who hold the world’s future in their hands

A look at who will – and who may not – be at the Sharm el-Sheikh climate summit this month

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak tells Cop27 reception at Buckingham Palace: climate change will ravage our planet

Guests at royal reception include Stella McCartney and John Kerry

Reuters

Rishi Sunak praises "far-sighted" King Charles on climate change

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday praised King Charles for his far-sighted leadership on tackling climate change as the monarch hosted a reception for politicians and business leaders ahead of the U.N. COP27 summit.

Daily Mirror

King Charles leaves Stella McCartney flustered with kiss after royal etiquette fail

King Charles welcomed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and business leaders including fashion designer Stella McCartney at reception at Buckingham Palace today ahead of the Cop27 climate change summit

AFP

Kerry sees Brazil, Mexico rising climate hopes ahead of summit

Washington (AFP) - US climate envoy John Kerry said Wednesday he expects bold new action by Mexico and Brazil's next government, raising hopes of achieving progress at this month's global warming summit in Egypt.

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