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Frontline leaders who know the effects of plastic-related pollution want a global treaty that puts public health, human rights and the environment first The post ‘More than a number’: Global plastic talks need community experts appeared first on Climate Home News.

Scientists blame the current drought on El Niño – which could exclude those affected from receiving aid for climate-change damage The post Southern Africa drought flags dilemma for loss and damage fund appeared first on Climate Home News.

Mining companies have been offered a path to sustainability but few are taking it – Indigenous people need to be at the table demanding change The post Indigenous lands feel cruel bite of green energy transition  appeared first on Climate Home News.

Representatives of groups hardest-hit by the climate crisis say restrictions on their participation at the fund’s first board meeting set a worrying precedent The post Limiting frontline voices in the Loss and Damage Fund is a recipe for disaster appeared first on Climate Home News.

Germany wants all high-emitters, especially among G20 countries, to pitch in. But China and Saudi Arabia say the responsibility lies with developed nations The post Tensions rise over who will contribute to new climate finance goal appeared first on Climate Home News.