COP29: Azerbaijan official on climate finance, fossil fuels The ambassador from Azerbaijan to the Netherlands recently sat down with Cipher to talk about the upcoming United Nations climate summit being hosted in his home country. Latest News Anca Gurzu 5 min read
The world promised to triple renewable energy. It needs to get moving. Six months after COP28, the world's ambition to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 remains in reach, but countries will have to accelerate their plans to get there. Data Dives Bill Spindle < 1
John Kerry left his climate mark — and he’s not done As the U.S. climate envoy prepares to leave his current post, he reflects on his career and how he plans to stay engaged in climate action. Latest News Anca Gurzu 6 min read
On net zero goals, corporate pledges rise but progress lags Companies are getting better at “talking the talk” of net zero, but they’re not doing nearly as well in “walking the walk." Data Dives Bill Spindle 2 min read
Oil and gas companies step into the spotlight at COP28 A flurry of announcements from the industry was at least partly aimed at blunting an unprecedented push for the eventual elimination of fossil fuel use. Latest News Bill Spindle 5 min read
How Cipher is covering COP28, the climate change talks in Dubai See how you can follow along with Cipher at COP28 and catch up on our climate finance series. Money is a central tenant of these climate talks — how to get more of it where it needs to go, especially to lower income countries. Harder Line Amy Harder 2 min read
Gulf petrostates bring an increasingly complex relationship with fossil fuels to COP28 With COP28 happening in Dubai, petrostates like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are in the spotlight. The glare can be harsh, but it also reveals their increasingly complicated relationship with fossil fuels. Latest News Bill Spindle 5 min read
Betting on solar solutions where there is no grid Innovative off-grid solar projects are gaining traction in the climate financing world as a way of more quickly and efficiently solving an energy access problem affecting hundreds of millions of people. Explainers Anca Gurzu 5 min read