COP21: Support grows for limiting warming to 1.5C amid claims 2C 'is not safe'
9 years, 3 months ago

COP21: Support grows for limiting warming to 1.5C amid claims 2C 'is not safe'

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The idea is rapidly gaining momentum at the UN climate change summit in Paris this week as ministers from around the world are persuaded that a 2C rise would spell disaster for many countries in low-lying or hot regions – most of them developing nations with little money to limit the damage. “Already at 1C above preindustrial levels we are experiencing life-altering changes, such as severe erosion, deadly cyclones, and record tides: 1.5C is the scientifically understood safe level for warming,” added Mr Ibrahim. Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, a scientist who worked on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s research, said there is just time to hit a 1.5C target. Meanwhile, India’s Environment Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar, said he had no problem with a 1.5C target so long as the rich, developed countries make the additional emissions cuts that would be required to meet it.

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Cause and effect: Most nations under Paris Agmnt miss carbon emission targets
1 month, 1 week ago

Cause and effect: Most nations under Paris Agmnt miss carbon emission targets

Hindustan Times  

Most nations party to the Paris Agreement failed to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions in time to meet the February 10 deadline, including major emitters like China, India and the European Union. “It’s shocking that only 13 out of 195 countries have updated their NDCs, with the majority of rich nations not submitting on deadline, exposing the alarming …

COP30 president urges most ambitious emissions targets possible
1 month, 3 weeks ago

COP30 president urges most ambitious emissions targets possible

Raw Story  

by Anna PELEGRI Countries must aim as high as possible when setting new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Andre Correa do Lago, the president of the COP30 climate conference to be hosted by Brazil in November, told AFP in an interview. Correa do Lago, the Brazilian foreign ministry's secretary for the environment, said it did not matter if countries …

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

Raw Story  

Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists. Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper appears in the journal "Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development" and concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising …

Know All About the Historic Climate Funding Deal at COP29
4 months, 1 week ago

Know All About the Historic Climate Funding Deal at COP29

Deccan Chronicle  

At the COP29 climate talks, negotiators from around the world reached a landmark agreement on a new funding deal to support developing nations in addressing the challenges posed by climate change. This deal is seen as a crucial step in the fight against climate change, particularly as developing countries struggle with extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and other climate-related …

COP29 unlocks intl carbon markets under Article 6 of Paris Agreement
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29 unlocks intl carbon markets under Article 6 of Paris Agreement

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-24 07:47 BAKU -- The presidency of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change announced on Saturday that it has concluded negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, enabling cross-border carbon trading to support global climate goals. Article 6 provides trusted and transparent carbon markets …

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals

India Today  

In a landmark announcement at the COP29 summit in Baku, a coalition of nations representing 30% of global GDP and 15% of greenhouse gas emissions committed to strengthening their Nationally Determined Contributions to align with the 1.5°C global warming threshold. The United Kingdom, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates led the charge with ambitious NDC targets for 2035, signaling their …

UN chief urges aligning climate action with limiting global warming to 1.5°C
4 months, 1 week ago

UN chief urges aligning climate action with limiting global warming to 1.5°C

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Every country’s next round of nationally determined contributions must contain unambiguous, absolute emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, and align fossil fuel production and consumption plan to limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, UN secretary-general António Guterres said on Tuesday at the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This assumes significance, as negotiations for …

UN climate talks no longer fit for purpose, say experts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN climate talks no longer fit for purpose, say experts

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former high-ranking UN officials have written an open letter calling for a complete overhaul of …

Can COP29 deliver the big bucks needed to fight climate change?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Can COP29 deliver the big bucks needed to fight climate change?

India Today  

On the shores of the Caspian Sea, Baku is welcoming leaders, climate activists, civil society members, and negotiators from over 200 countries with heightened anticipation around setting more ambitious climate finance targets through the proposed New Collective Quantified Goal. The agenda aims to revitalise global climate finance commitments, yet concerns loom over the pace and scale of progress. Across the …

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak
4 months, 2 weeks ago

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak

Live Mint  

Has there ever been a grimmer backdrop to the world’s most concerted attempt to avert global warming? We’ve only got 7 years left of current-rate pollution to retain an even chance of keeping global warming below 1.5° Celsius. The main reason Kyoto failed to rein in global emissions was that it didn’t cover emerging nations, something remedied in the 2015 …

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained

Live Mint  

The 29th annual United Nations climate summit, COP29, started in Azerbaijan this week. The enhanced financial support would help developing countries strengthen their national climate plans, which, too, are due for an update in 2025. COP29 stakes The NCQG would also support climate adaptation—the component of climate action aimed at helping countries adjust to existing climate impacts. "The election result …

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku

India Today  

As COP29 convenes, the global community is met with a dire warning from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The WMO’s State of the Climate 2024 Update issued a red alert, pointing at the swift acceleration of climate change within a single generation. From January to September 2024, global mean surface air temperatures were 1.54°C above pre-industrial levels, a significant increase …

COP29 adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku: In a landmark decision at the first day of the global climate talks here, COP29 have officially adopted the new operational standards for a mechanism of the Paris Agreement under Article 6, setting the stage for a global carbon market. The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, tasked with creating a United Nations-governed carbon market, finalised essential standards covering carbon removal …

UN asks developed world to help developing countries in climate fight
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UN asks developed world to help developing countries in climate fight

China Daily  

Participants walk past the hashtag COP29 logo on the opening day of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 11, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Warning of a grim global warming situation, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed high expectation to see developed countries beef up their support for developing economies, who disproportionately suffer the consequences of the climate crisis. Climate …

COP29 stresses global financial reforms as world faces spectre of a 1.5°C rise
4 months, 3 weeks ago

COP29 stresses global financial reforms as world faces spectre of a 1.5°C rise

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Agreeing on a new global climate finance goal at the COP29 climate conference will not be enough to rein in toxic emissions, and countries must work harder to reform the global financial system, a top United Nations official said. “We must agree on a new global climate finance goal. If at least two-thirds of the world’s nations cannot …

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?

India Today  

Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku. Country representatives meet year round to build support for new climate action proposals ahead of the COP, where they can be agreed by consensus of all countries. While each summit is meant to advance global …

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports
5 months ago

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports

Salon  

For the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 200 countries who signed the Paris climate agreement must hit a target of 43% reduction by 2030. Yet according to a recent report by the United Nations agency tasked with tackling global warming, the planet is currently on track to just hit a measly 2.6% reduction in carbon emissions. …

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns
5 months, 1 week ago

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns

Daily Mail  

The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned. The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned The UN warned the world was currently on track for temperature rises of 2.6°C to 3.1°C, …

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns
5 months, 1 week ago

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns

Al Jazeera  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. The report also finds that the world faces as much as 3.1C (5.6F) of warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if governments do not take greater action on slashing planet-warming …

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C

The Hindu  

“Tipping Point” is a weekly series where we dive into climate change events and the trends shaping our future. In 2015, world leaders gathered in Paris for the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP21. At the end of this conference, they adopted a legally binding agreement to limit global warming …

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming
10 months ago

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming

Hindustan Times  

As record-high temperatures and unprecedented heat waves sweep across Asia, the urgency of addressing global warming has never been clearer. This article explores the impacts of rising temperatures, evaluates the current efforts to combat global warming, and considers the need for enhanced adaptability. Global warming {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Countries across Asia are experiencing record-breaking temperatures and severe heat waves, …

A look at the fight against global warming
10 months ago

A look at the fight against global warming

Hindustan Times  

Heatwaves pose a recurring challenge to lives across the globe, as the climate crisis intensifies and there are frequent and myriad disruptions to the global atmospheric circulation system. There is global consensus about the fact that the climate crisis is caused by human activity; and to address the challenge, countries across the globe adopted the Paris Climate Agreement at COP21 …

COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal
1 year ago

COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The hosts of the United Nations climate conferences – the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil – on Wednesday announced to cut emissions in line with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius-aligned nationally-determined contributions under the Paris Agreement by early 2025. The Troika in this regard issued a letter to all 198 United Nations Framework Convention on …

UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C
1 year, 1 month ago

UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C

Al Jazeera  

Three former and future UN climate summit hosts will form a ‘troika’ to to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil, former and future hosts of UN climate summits, are joining forces to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The next round of countries’ climate targets …

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period
1 year, 1 month ago

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period

Al Jazeera  

EU monitors report comes as NASA launches climate satellite to survey oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. For the first time on record, global warming has exceeded temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius over a 12-month period, European climate monitors have said, in what scientists called a “warning to humanity”. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported the run of …

COP28: Of pledges and compromises
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28: Of pledges and compromises

Live Mint  

New Delhi: After skirting the issue in the Paris Agreement, as well as the subsequent Glasgow and Sharm-el-Sheikh summits, the Conference of Parties in Dubai finally belled the cat. The big positives were the consensus on moving away from fossil fuels, establishing a global framework to help communities and countries adapt to climate change impacts, and building a corpus to …

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks

Live Mint  

DUBAI—Officials from the United Arab Emirates leading talks at the United Nations climate conference proposed a compromise agreement on Wednesday that calls for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, seeking to bridge differences between big energy-producing nations and countries that want to completely phase out coal, oil and natural gas. The proposed deal, circulated after all-night talks, calls …

US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive
1 year, 3 months ago

US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive

Hindustan Times  

US envoy John Kerry warned Tuesday that the UN's COP28 climate summit in Dubai was the world's "last" chance to keep its target for limiting global warming alive. US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Kerry issued his warning hours after COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber proposed a draft deal that did not include a phase-out of fossil fuels, …

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end

Firstpost  

The draft text expresses concern over the gap between the money needed for adaptation and how much countries are getting, but it doesn’t say exactly how much money is needed for the world to adapt to climate change Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options and agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming as …

COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C, warns IEA
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C, warns IEA

Al Jazeera  

The International Energy Agency warns against lack of progress in limiting the global warming as climate talks headed into the final phase. A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit will not be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the International Energy Agency, as the talks headed into the …

5 reasons why COP28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention
1 year, 4 months ago

5 reasons why COP28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: “Huh?” Ask those who do know and the answer may be: “Why should I care?” The negotiations, called Conference of Parties, are nearly two weeks long and in their 28th iteration in Dubai. The Paris agreement established a defining …

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention
1 year, 4 months ago

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention

LA Times  

People walk through the venue at the COP28 U.N. These are plans by individual countries to reduce their use of oil, gas and coal, which produce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, and lay out how they plan to adapt to impacts of extreme weather events. The Paris agreement established a defining goal that has guided climate discussions ever …

Cop28 opens with fund set up for countries hit by worst of climate disasters
1 year, 4 months ago

Cop28 opens with fund set up for countries hit by worst of climate disasters

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly all the world’s nations on Thursday finalized the creation of a fund to help compensate countries struggling to …

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained
1 year, 4 months ago

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained

BBC  

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained Getty Images As well as rapidly reducing emissions, societies will need to adapt to the immense challenges of a world at 1.5C warming As leaders gather at COP28 in Dubai to discuss the climate crisis and negotiate how the world will address it, we consider one of the most important numbers in climate change: …

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN
1 year, 4 months ago

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN warns world ‘out of road’ for limiting warming to 1.5C ahead of COP28 meeting in Dubai. The world’s emissions-cutting pledges are nowhere near enough to curb the effects of climate change, with Earth on track for warming a potentially catastrophic 2.9C this century, the United Nations has warned. Time to ‘step up’ The 2015 Paris Agreement saw countries agree …

Earth crosses 2C warning line for first time
1 year, 4 months ago

Earth crosses 2C warning line for first time

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Earth has breached the milestone temperature of 2C for the first time – a temporary …

Why I’m (Cautiously) Optimistic About COP28
55 years, 3 months ago

Why I’m (Cautiously) Optimistic About COP28

Wired  

The Paris Agreement is one of the most celebrated moments of climate action—but the event turned me into something of a COP skeptic. In 2015, the Paris group arrived at a target of keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The previously targeted limit of 2 degrees Celsius, set in Copenhagen in 2009, was already far out of …

Window for stopping global warming above 1.5C ‘rapidly closing’
1 year, 5 months ago

Window for stopping global warming above 1.5C ‘rapidly closing’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The carbon budget for stopping the Earth heating 1.5C above pre-industrial levels could run out …

10 Facts That Prove the World Is in a Climate Emergency
55 years, 3 months ago

10 Facts That Prove the World Is in a Climate Emergency

Wired  

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change does not mince its words when describing the disastrous effect that humans are having on the planet. Without very significant reductions in greenhouse gases—beginning immediately—it is very likely that global surface temperatures will exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. There’s more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere than …

World unlikely to limit temperature rise to 2C, warns climate scientist
1 year, 8 months ago

World unlikely to limit temperature rise to 2C, warns climate scientist

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A leading climate scientist has said he is “very pessimistic” about the world reducing emissions …

Global warming rate speeds up at 0.2 degrees celsius per decade, scientists warn
1 year, 9 months ago

Global warming rate speeds up at 0.2 degrees celsius per decade, scientists warn

Hindustan Times  

Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned Thursday in a sweeping climate science update. From 2013 to 2022, "human-induced warming has been increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade," they reported in a peer-reviewed study aimed at policymakers. World leaders will be …

Climate talks in Bonn ahead of COP28 inspire little optimism
1 year, 9 months ago

Climate talks in Bonn ahead of COP28 inspire little optimism

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 07, 2023 16:53 IST - 6 MINS READ Diplomats from around the globe are meeting in the German city of Bonn starting June 5 to hash out plans that are key to global efforts to stop the planet heating and adapt to violent weather. “The thing that’s different about Bonn is that the politicians aren’t there—or very …

Explained | Why is the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | Why is the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The World Meteorological Organization released two reports titled “Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update 2023-2027” and “State of Global Climate 2022.” The decadal predictions of the WMO said that the annual mean global surface temperature between 2023 and 2027 will be 1.1-1.8 degree Celsius higher than the baseline temperature of 1850-1900 or pre-industrial levels. The 1.5 …

What is the 1.5C target? And how does it affect the climate crisis?
1 year, 10 months ago

What is the 1.5C target? And how does it affect the climate crisis?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In 2015 almost all of the world’s countries pledged to limit global warming to “well …

Are Cop climate summits really fit for purpose?
1 year, 11 months ago

Are Cop climate summits really fit for purpose?

The Independent  

Greenwashing, fragmented real-world action, and the continued failure to reign-in climate-altering emissions are increasingly defining international summits designed to address the climate crisis. With leaders from the UN, the hosts of this year’s climate summit, and governments across the world meeting in Bonn, Germany yesterday, there remains little time to chart a better course for the future. The way world …

We need decisive climate action, can COP28 deliver?
2 years ago

We need decisive climate action, can COP28 deliver?

Al Jazeera  

Climate scientists are warning yet again that we are off target on climate action; COP28 can offer an opportunity to change that. But COP28 has the potential to achieve even more than that; it can become a watershed where COP meetings transition from multilateral negotiations to bold decision-making to advance climate action. While being a bona fide climate pioneer and …

World’s scientists say 1.5C still achievable but ‘humanity on thin ice’
2 years ago

World’s scientists say 1.5C still achievable but ‘humanity on thin ice’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After five years of meetings, reports and debate, the world’s scientific community has delivered an …

Temperature rising by 1.5C likely in near term unless world acts now, UN says
2 years ago

Temperature rising by 1.5C likely in near term unless world acts now, UN says

Live Mint  

The report published today by the world’s leading climate science body, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, summarizes the panel’s output over the past five years, amounting to some 10,000 pages of dense scientific prose. “This report is a clarion call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe,” said UN Secretary …

IPCC: global warming "likely" to pass 1.5 degree mark, but there are bright spots
2 years ago

IPCC: global warming "likely" to pass 1.5 degree mark, but there are bright spots

NL Times  

Even if greenhouse gas emissions fall drastically in the coming years, global warming is "more likely" to exceed 1.5 degrees in the near future than not to exceed that point. "Current policy is insufficient, but we certainly see the effects of climate policy," said Dutch researcher Detlef van Vuuren. "In almost all scenarios, we will temporarily exceed 1.5 degrees of …

The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future
2 years ago

The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future

Al Jazeera  

Hitting the 2015 Paris Agreement temperature goals will require a massive reduction in fossil fuel use and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, IPCC reports say. Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years but deadly heatwaves, storms and floods amplified by global warming could be a foretaste as planet-heating fossil fuels put a “liveable” future at …

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