Climate Week

The European Commission is considering pausing a part of its landmark methane regulation, which is set to take effect in January, amid political pressure and rising energy prices. The move follows a call from French President Emmanuel Macron, who urged the Commission to delay enforcement. Climate advocates see the possible pause as a setback for the EU's emissions agenda, while governments cite energy affordability concerns.

World leaders gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly's high-level week, with speeches and side events amounting to what analysts describe as a vigorous defence of multilateralism. Delegates repeatedly argued that global challenges, from climate change to conflict, require collective action through the United Nations at a time of rising geopolitical division and scepticism toward international cooperation.

A Climate Week panel in New York examined China's role in global development and its climate implications. Inside Climate News is streaming the discussion, which looks at how Beijing's overseas investments and infrastructure projects shape emissions and energy transitions in developing countries.

Speakers at a Climate Week panel argued that while the ESG label has become a political flashpoint and fallen out of favor, the underlying environmental, social and governance risks have not disappeared. Panelists advised investors to look past the label and focus on those risks and on what matters to their clients, rather than abandoning the analysis itself.

Riverside Church in New York, Columbia University's Climate School and the Center for Earth Ethics opened Climate Week with an event featuring former Vice President Al Gore, focused on mobilizing public action on climate change. The gathering paired religious and academic institutions with political advocacy, emphasizing grassroots mobilization alongside policy work during the annual climate summit period.