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Exxon Among 50 Oil Producers in Controversial Climate Pact at COP28
The deal is controversial given none of the companies are agreeing to reduce oil and gas production.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Global Donors Pledge Over US $777 Million to Defeat Neglected Tropical Diseases and Improve the Lives of 1.6 Billion People at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum at COP28
These pledges will help close the funding gap needed to expedite progress towards the WHO roadmap targets which call for at least 100 countries to have eliminated at least one NTD by 2030.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Press Release: COP28 Galvanizes Finance and Global Unity for Forests and the Ocean
H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28 unveils $1.7 billion in nature conservation finance.
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- Environment
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- Global
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US Pledges $3 Billion for Green Climate Fund at COP28
The fund, with more than $20 billion in pledges, is the largest international fund dedicated to supporting climate action in developing countries.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, SDGs
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Press Release: Leader’s Declaration on Food System a Milestone Moment in Climate Action, but Global Commitment Must Translate to Local Action
134 countries producing 75% of food-based greenhouse gas emissions agree at COP28 to transform food systems for benefit of climate, nature and people.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Can We Sustainably Harvest Trees from Tropical Forests? Yes – Here Are 5 Ways to Do It Better
Given poor logging practices are likely to continue in about 500 million hectares of tropical forest, efforts to promote responsible forestry deserve more attention.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- decarbonization, forests, mining, SDGs
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India Launches $25 Million Fund and Global Repository to Spur Digital Public Infrastructure Implementation
DPI's are intended to support the achievement of the SDGs, and align with the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration (NDLD), according to the announcement.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Achieving the SDGs in the World’s Most Vulnerable Countries: Why the Private Sector Must Recommit to Financing Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States
It's widely recognized that the world is not on track to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. And as Isabella Massa and Samory Toure at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network explain, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are facing unique obstacles to their SDG agendas. They explore the economic, geophysical and environmental vulnerabilities that SIDS face, and call for the private sector to step up its commitment to financing SDG progress in these countries.
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- Environment, Investing