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Countries Sharply Split on Fossil Fuels on COP30 Climate Summit Final Day
Delegates at the two-week conference have failed to reach a deal as Brazil circulated a new draft proposal on Thursday that did not include a roadmap to transitioning away from fossil fuels – nor mention the term “fossil fuels” at all.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Climate Summit: Examining the Pharmaceutical Industry’s Climate Impact
The report reveals that, relative to its revenue, the pharmaceutical industry produces 55% more greenhouse gas emissions than the automotive sector.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Saving One of the World’s Most Important Carbon Sinks Is Big Business
To stave off a potential tipping point where the Amazon is irreversibly altered, Brazil is funding its restoration.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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COP30: Canada Backs IFAD Investment in Efforts to Boost Funding for Climate Adaptation
The contribution to IFAD was announced at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, by the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Grants $100 Million Loan to Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund
EAAIF aims to invest more than $850 million in infrastructure across Africa and Asia by 2027.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tripling the Adaptation Finance Goal Is Possible — Here’s What It Takes
We explore here whether a tripling of the adaptation finance goal would be possible — and find that it could be by 2035, the target year for the $300 billion NCQG.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Removing CO2 From Atmosphere Vital to Avoid Catastrophic Tipping Points, Leading Scientist Says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Saxon Renewables Launches ‘Evolve’: A Verra-Registered Grouped EV Charging Project Driving Asia’s Low-Carbon Mobility Transition
Designed to accelerate the growth of electric mobility, EVolve connects carbon-credit revenue directly to the commercial model of EV-charging deployment.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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