Good climate news in the last few weeks by Assaad Razzouk
1 China establishes world's biggest nature reserve
2 US ends overseas coal support
3 AIA sells $10bn of coal investments
4 NYC phases out gas in new construction
5 Toronto brings zero-emissions target forward 10 years
6 Japan's emissions at record low
1 Iceland stops new oil exploration
2 Shell pulls out of UK Cambo oil field
3 Norway stops 2022 oil licences in virgin areas for 1st time since 1965
4 China stops backing African coal
5 Panama adds GHG shipping tariff
6 Top UK landowners tackle climate
1 Germany: incoming government decisively moves world 4th largest economy on climate
2 Australia opens up offshore wind
3 Portugal closes last coal plant
4 Enel accelerates green transformation
5 Nigeria 1st major developing nation to set carbon budget
1 EU unveils groundbreaking law to tackle deforestation
2 US sends Kigali amendment to Senate
3 World's 1st electric container ship launched
4 Australian state approves Fortescue green hydrogen plant
5 France provides €1.9b more to support zero-carbon
1 US passes infrastructure bill, its largest climate investment ever
2 Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance grows to 5 countries and 3 provinces/ states
3 China’s central bank in $160b lending to fund decarbonisation
4 China and the US boost climate cooperation