Robert Hodgson

Swedish conservative Jessika Roswall has won approval to become the EU’s new environment commissioner, despite concerns raised by European Parliament members over her vague responses in committee hearings.

EU negotiators prepare for tough talks on finance for developing countries at the COP29 climate talks that open in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week,

The largest political group in the European Parliament is counting on support from the far right to gut a law that would keep products linked to deforestation off the market, in a move that risks undermining the EU’s position at the COP29 climate talks. #EuropeNews

Former US vice-president now climate campaigner Al Gore said it is 'absurd' that the presidency of the UN climate talks is being repeatedly handed to petrostates, in an exclusive interview with Euronews.

The first week of the COP29 summit in Baku ended with frustration at a lack of progress on the key issue of financing the energy transition and climate adaptation in developing countries.

The whole COP climate process could stall or go into reverse if governments refuse to compromise with less than a week of negotiations left.

Adviser representing small island nations laments state of negotiations over financing at COP29.

The COP29 presidency plans to release a draft agreement on a bitterly fought new climate finance goal in a bid to break the deadlock over who pays and how much.

As negotiators await Azerbaijan's proposal for a global agreement on climate finance, the EU holds firm on the need to move away from fossil fuels, but

Azerbaijan’s first bid for a climate finance deal has failed to break a stand-off between rich and poor nations, though it says a ‘breakthrough’ is imminent.