Tag: Climate

  • Link: Full Text of the Nairobi Climate Accord

    Link: Full Text of the Nairobi Climate Accord

    UNFCCC — Nairobi Accord: Full Legal Text and Annexes

    The complete 340-page legal text of the Nairobi Accord is now publicly available. Key sections to read: Article 4 (binding phase-out schedule), Article 12 (just transition fund mechanism), and Annex III (developing nation exemptions and pathways). Climate lawyers and policy analysts have flagged several ambiguities in Article 8 that may require clarification at COP32.

  • Photo of the Week: The Nairobi Skyline at Dawn

    Photo of the Week: The Nairobi Skyline at Dawn

    Nairobi skyline at dawn
    Nairobi, Kenya — photographed at 5:43 AM on the morning Africa’s first carbon-neutral capital was officially declared. Photo: Amara Osei / Getty Images.

    This image was taken moments after sunrise on the day Nairobi officially achieved carbon neutrality. The photographer waited three weeks for clear skies and this particular angle of morning light breaking over the Ngong Hills.

  • COP31 Ends With Landmark Agreement to Phase Out Fossil Fuels by 2045

    COP31 Ends With Landmark Agreement to Phase Out Fossil Fuels by 2045

    After two weeks of fractious negotiations in Nairobi, 196 countries have signed the Nairobi Accord — the first climate agreement to set a legally binding end date for coal, oil, and gas. Developing nations secured a $500 billion just-transition fund, addressing the central sticking point that stalled previous talks.