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COP29 must deliver on the world’s energy transition promises
22 小时之前 · Dr. Sindra Sharma is senior policy advisor at Pacific Climate Action Network, Shady Khalil is global policy senior strategist at Oil Change International, and Andreas Sieber is associate director of policy and campaigns at 350.org. At the COP28 climate summit last year, nations took a historic step by agreeing to call on each other to transition away from fossil fuels and pledging to triple ...
China sets up COP29 agenda fight with EU on trade measures
4 小时之前 · A group of emerging economies chaired by China has proposed that what they regard as protectionism by developed countries should be discussed formally at the COP29 climate summit, setting up an “agenda fight” that could disrupt the talks. The BASIC group of nations – Brazil, South Africa ...
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Businesses may be investing more in climate adaptation than we think 29 October 2024. Private investments in adaptation are likely to be significantly underestimated as a result of the huge challenge in tracking them, experts say – though barriers remain
The US and China’s resurgent climate cooperation is a big deal
2023年9月11日 · After a tense year, the steady defrost in the US-China relationship and the expected face-to-face meeting of President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping next week in San Francisco offers tantalising hope on climate action.. As President Biden said at this year’s United Nations General Assembly, progress on some issues hinges on their common efforts and “nowhere is that more critical than ...
China-US announce deal at Cop26 to accelerate climate action this …
2021年10月11日 · Analysts welcomed the signs of cooperation amid what has been a strained bilateral relationship in recent years. The two nations struck a deal in 2014 that was widely seen as critical to the success of the Paris climate summit but have since clashed over issues like trade and human rights.. Thom Woodroofe, a senior advisor at the Asian Society, said that while Wednesday’s deal was not such a ...
Quality – not just quantity – matters in the new climate finance goal
2024年4月6日 · Flags of the UNFCCC United Nations Climate Change Conference at the headquarters of the UN Campus in Bonn, Germany, on June 3, 2024 (Photo: IMAGO/Bonn.digital via Reuters)
Five takeaways from the IPCC's 2021 climate science report
2021年9月8日 · 2. Human activity is driving extreme weather. While AR5 concluded that human influence on the climate system is “clear”, AR6 said there is “high confidence” that human activities are the main drivers of more frequent or intense heatwaves, glaciers melting, ocean warming and acidification. “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land,” the report ...
Six takeaways from 2023’s climate change news - Climate Home …
2023年12月28日 · The road to Dubai had been equally bumpy. The G7 saw fights over gas and coal with hosts Japan attempting to push controversial strategies like ammonia co-firing.. The G20 in Delhi offered a dress rehearsal of what was to expect at Cop with broad agreement over renewables and bitter disputes over fossil fuels.. In the background, Sultan Al Jaber, oil executive turned Cop president, garnered ...
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In a warring world, Azerbaijan’s COP29 truce appeal draws fire as “PR exercise” Baku wants all countries to lay down arms for the UN climate summit – but doubts grow as warring states sign up and conflicts intensify