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Press Release: More Coastal and Island Countries Include Ocean Action in Climate Plans – But Biggest Climate Opportunities Still Untapped, WRI Report Warns
"The report comes as six countries join the Blue NDC Challenge at COP30 to accelerate ocean action in national climate commitments – including Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Indonesia, Portugal and Singapore."
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor the Status Quo, Not Progress
"Experts say stifling bureaucratic procedures that are disconnected from the climate crisis have consistently stalled COP negotiations."
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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- climate change, failure, impact investing, NGOs, SDGs
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Oil and Gas Expansion Surges as COP30 Hosts Weigh Health and Climate Risks
"New analysis tracks 256 billion barrels of planned oil and gas production as more than 230 groups urge leaders to put health at the center of climate policy in Belém."
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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- climate change, climate health, data, research
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Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumber All COP30 Delegations Except Brazil, Report Says
This year’s tally represents a 12% rise from last year’s climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is the largest concentration of fossil fuel lobbyists at Cop since KBPO first began exposing industry participation in 2021.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, WASH
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- Global
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How Pacific Nations Plan to Go From Spending up to 25% of GDP on Fossil Fuels to Running on 100% Renewables
Leaders will formally release a renewable roadmap next week at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Latin America
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Press Release: Amid Rising Heat, Sustainable Cooling Can Slash Emissions and Save Trillions of Dollars
Sustainable Cooling Pathway would cut 64% off cooling emissions by 2050, protect 3 billion people from rising heat, save up to US$43 trillion in avoided electricity, infrastructure costs.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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COP30 Summit in Brazil: What to Know About the UN Climate Conference?
Delegates from around the world are expected to disagree over how to tackle climate change and who should pay.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Global
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BII Agrees $75 Million Financing for Asia-Focused Renewables Firm Blueleaf Energy
The company is developing solar and wind projects in the fast-expanding Indian market, and plans to expand its operations across Asia.
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- Asia Pacific
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