In Michigan and Wisconsin, cities are finding rooftops alone may not achieve solar energy goals 

Published on December 9, 2024

A new contract between Kalamazoo, Michigan, and utility Consumers Energy signals a change in direction for the city’s clean energy strategy as it seeks to become carbon neutral by 2040. Solar was seen as a pillar of the city’s plans when it declared a climate emergency in 2019 and set a goal of zeroing out carbon…

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Philippines, Bangladesh ask top court to recognise climate harm as a violation of international law

December 9, 2024
Indonesia, on the other hand, cautioned at the landmark hearings in The Hague that international human rights law does not yet create obligations to climate protection and any state obligation should only be limited to its own population.

Banks flout net-zero targets to cash in on the next LNG boom

December 9, 2024
Liquefied natural gas developers have expansion plans that could release 10 additional metric gigatons of climate pollution by 2030, and major banks and investors are enabling them to the tune of nearly $500 billion.A new report published by Reclaim Finance on Thursday calculates that, between 2021 and 2023, 400 banks put $213 billion toward LNG expansion and 400 investors funded the buildout with