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Guyana’s rapid ascent to major oil producer has come at a steep price: rising inequality, weakened environmental regulations and unchecked gas flaring The post ExxonMobil helps Amazon nation Guyana build ‘petrostate’, while people stay poor appeared first on Climate Home News.

After becoming the world’s first country to ban imports of fossil fuel vehicles last year, a patchy power grid and high EV purchase costs are slowing Ethiopia’s green transport revolution in the countryside The post Ethiopia’s bold EV ambitions hit bumps in rural areas appeared first on Climate Home News.

The fund’s board has agreed a plan for the start-up phase of the UN mechanism to help developing nations tackle the consequences of climate disasters The post Loss and damage fund to hand out $250 million in initial phase appeared first on Climate Home News.

Ship owners who fail to reduce emissions intensity 30% by 2035 will have to pay into a “net zero fund” to clean up shipping through green fuels The post Governments agree green shipping targets and fees for missing them appeared first on Climate Home News.

The public will only be given emissions data in an anonymised form, making it harder for companies to choose green ships or port communities to judge health risks The post China and India defeat attempt to reveal how much each ship pollutes appeared first on Climate Home News.