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UN asks developed world to help developing countries in climate fight
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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Climate 100 List: Livia Firth’s long fight against fast fashion
3 months ago

Climate 100 List: Livia Firth’s long fight against fast fashion

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. open image in gallery Livia Firth, founder of EcoAge, the Green Carpet Challenge, and campaigner against fast fashion “We …

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President Murmu calls for unified action to fight climate change
5 months, 2 weeks ago

President Murmu calls for unified action to fight climate change

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : President Droupadi Murmu on Monday expressed concern over global warming and climate change, advocating for both governmental and individual action in protecting and conserving the environment. “There are places that bring us in closer touch with the essence of life and remind us that we are part of nature,” the President said adding, in the hustle and bustle …

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UAE’s COP28 leader: ‘Fight climate change, not each other’
1 year, 10 months ago

UAE’s COP28 leader: ‘Fight climate change, not each other’

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ pick to lead the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai called on the world Tuesday to “fight climate change, not each other,” directly addressing the anger activists have felt over his selection. Sultan al-Jaber, the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., also described the upcoming United Nations negotiations as an …

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UAE's COP28 leader: 'Fight climate change, not each other'
1 year, 10 months ago

UAE's COP28 leader: 'Fight climate change, not each other'

The Independent  

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Op-Ed: There’s one big climate fight that California is losing
1 year, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: There’s one big climate fight that California is losing

LA Times  

After a fire, part of Montecito, Calif., was especially vulnerable to a flood-induced cascade of boulders and debris in 2018. The United Nations lauds countries’ mitigation commitments, but finds an ever-widening “adaptation gap” between what is spent, around $29 billion annually, and what is needed, around $71 billion a year now and $340 billion in 2030. Enhancing the height and …

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The country trailblazing the fight against disasters
2 years, 5 months ago

The country trailblazing the fight against disasters

BBC  

The country trailblazing the fight against disasters Catherine Davison Rina Sarkar, a Cyclone Preparedness Programme volunteer, during an early warning drill in Chila village, Bangladesh Bangladesh has a world-leading system to protect people from disasters, including through an army of female volunteers to better support women. "Bangladesh has really been a bit of a trailblazer when it comes to seeing …

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Biden Says Energy Plan Will Fight Climate Change, Inflation In State Of The Union Speech
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden Says Energy Plan Will Fight Climate Change, Inflation In State Of The Union Speech

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden honed a pragmatic new message on climate change in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday evening, recasting his sweeping proposal to spend more than any country ever has on clean energy as a way to simultaneously combat the rise in U.S. planet-heating emissions and inflation. And we’ll do it to withstand the …

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Fight for fossil fuels dominates COP26 climate deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Fight for fossil fuels dominates COP26 climate deal

Al Jazeera  

Analysts question the text of COP26’s final agreement citing ‘watered down’ language on hydrocarbon eradication and missing commitments on emission cuts. However, the latest draft for a final climate change agreement in Glasgow was inserted with caveats that “watered down” hard targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions, analysts said. That’s a good thing – many expected there would be strong …

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Climate-vulnerable nations ‘fight for their lives’ at COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate-vulnerable nations ‘fight for their lives’ at COP26

Al Jazeera  

Researchers say a climate change draft document is weak on the crucial issue of finance for poorer nations with vague language on commitments and enforcement rules. The draft – released ahead of Friday’s final day of negotiations among 197 nations to curtail runaway climate change – was lauded for highlighting the need to end fossil fuel subsidies for the first …

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US hits a new low in demonizing China on vaccines, climate change
3 years, 7 months ago

US hits a new low in demonizing China on vaccines, climate change

China Daily  

It's no secret that American leaders are obsessed with demonizing China, but slandering China for its role in global issues such as the fight against climate change and COVID-19 betrays the United States' promise to strengthen multilateral cooperation and instead undermine global solidarity. Yet Biden sounded virulent when he said that the US has pledged to share a substantially higher …

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The private sector must boost its fight against climate change
3 years, 7 months ago

The private sector must boost its fight against climate change

Live Mint  

Capital markets are an extraordinarily powerful tool in the global fight against climate change. Developing markets are especially critical because the global pandemic has set back clean energy investment there, as the latest report of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative shows. To change this, our partnership will help launch an innovation fund that will deploy capital to energy transition projects …

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Washington must realize climate fight is not a game of one-upmanship
3 years, 8 months ago

Washington must realize climate fight is not a game of one-upmanship

China Daily  

Aerial photo taken on Aug 19, 2020 shows wind turbines in Jiucaiping scenic spot in Southwest China's Guizhou province. That the presidents of the biggest developed country and the biggest developing country vowed at the Leaders Summit on Climate on Thursday to take stronger actions to fight climate change has sent a positive signal that the world's two largest economies …

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Instead of panicking, fight climate change with innovation
3 years, 9 months ago

Instead of panicking, fight climate change with innovation

China Daily  

Across the world, politicians are going out of their way to promise fantastically expensive climate policies. US President Joe Biden has promised to spend $500 billion each year on climate policies－about 13 percent of the entire federal revenue. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that of the 128 analyzed climate policies, all made us poorer. Tellingly, European Commission …

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