2. Exclusive: France, US to propose ban on private finance to coal-fired plants at COP28
France, backed by the United States, plans to seek a halt to private financing for coal-based power plants during the U.N. climate conference later this month, three sources familiar with the deliberations told Reuters in India and Europe.
3. U.N.-led talks weigh goal to reduce aviation emissions thorough less-polluting fuels
A United Nations-led conference wrapping up in Dubai on Friday is weighing goals to reduce carbon emissions from international aviation through less polluting fuel, as a rebound in traffic thrusts airlines into the hot seat over the environment. Click here for the full Reuters story.
4. Brazil highlights poverty, climate change as G20 priorities
Brazil will focus on reducing hunger and poverty, slowing climate change and global governance reform when it heads the G20 group of the world’s largest economies starting next month, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.
5. EU to use satellites to track climate threats to forests
The European Commission has proposed a forest monitoring system that will use satellites to track threats such as climate change-fuelled wildfires and illegal logging.
Climate change is taking a mounting toll on Europe’s forests, as extreme heat and drought increase the risk of deadly wildfires. Nearly 900,000 hectares of EU land was burned in forest fires last year, an area roughly the size of Corsica, EU data show.
