2022


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