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15 Jan 20
The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions for tackling climate change, but a move away from ‘reactive’ initiatives and greater transparency on where aid is spent are needed to...
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14 Jan 20
Inaction on climate change is not an option with island nations especially at risk from its effects, a senior UN official has warned an international conference.
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7 Jan 20
China’s “unprecedented challenge” to decarbonise its energy production could be met if the government is ambitious enough, researchers have argued.
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6 Jan 20
At least $2bn has been pledged to fight the bush fires ravaging Australia by the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison.
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16 Dec 19
Governments have responded “with a whisper” on climate change when the world needs so much more, Oxfam’s interim head has said following COP25 climate talks in Madrid.
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4 Dec 19
Fewer than one in five countries are spending enough money to implement their climate change healthcare strategies, according to the UN.
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19 Nov 19
Climate change and growth are the priorities in the EU’s 2020 budget, which was agreed on last night by the European Council and Parliament.
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13 Nov 19
A grand coalition of governments, companies and investors is needed to address the “deep disparities” between words and action on climate change and to stem the continuing upward march of global...
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7 Nov 19
The French and Chinese leaders have reaffirmed their support for the Paris Agreement on climate change, calling it “an irreversible process”.
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5 Nov 19
The US has started the formal process to leave the Paris Agreement in a year, becoming the only country in the world to exit the landmark climate change pact.
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7 Oct 19
The German government has announced a €54bn package to meet its climate change targets in a way that is both “economically sustainable and socially equitable”.
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3 Oct 19
Government’s refusal to end investment in fossil fuel projects abroad is “utter hypocrisy”, an NGO has said.
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2 Oct 19
The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions to tackling climate change. Calum Rutter examines whether they are spending the money in the right way and being transparent about...
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24 Sep 19
Coal-fired electricity is to be phased out in Greece and Hungary as the countries’ leaders pave the way for a transition to renewable energy.
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23 Sep 19
Gabon will be the first African country to be given aid to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and protect its forests, in a move to fight climate change.
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17 Sep 19
OECD countries increased funds directed towards tackling climate change by 21.5% between 2016 and 2017.
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10 Sep 19
Action to fight climate change could yield economic benefits for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, a conference was told.
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2 Sep 19
Climate change represents an “immediate emergency” to development and stability in ‘atoll nations’ and their economies, the president of the Asian Development Bank has warned.
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30 Aug 19
EU finance ministers will meet to discuss energy taxes and other moves to try to fight the threat of climate change next month.
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27 Aug 19
Brazil has rejected the G7’s offer of $22m of aid to help fight fires in the Amazon – at least until French President Emmanuel Macron withdraws his “insults” to Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro.
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23 Aug 19
Activists have blamed Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
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2 Aug 19
The European Investment Bank looks likely to make a “game-changing” move and stop funding fossil fuels by the end of 2020.
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31 Jul 19
More than 350 million trees have been planted in Ethiopia in a single day, according to officials.
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25 Jul 19
Between 2010 and 2017 60% - £4.6bn - of the UK’s support for energy in developing countries went towards fossil fuel sources, according to analysis by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development....
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12 Jul 19
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is undermining its own climate ambitions by prioritising fossil fuel projects over renewable energy schemes, campaigners claim.
15 Jan 20The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions for tackling climate change, but a move away from ‘reactive’ initiatives and greater transparency on where aid is spent are needed to...
14 Jan 20Inaction on climate change is not an option with island nations especially at risk from its effects, a senior UN official has warned an international conference.
7 Jan 20China’s “unprecedented challenge” to decarbonise its energy production could be met if the government is ambitious enough, researchers have argued.
6 Jan 20At least $2bn has been pledged to fight the bush fires ravaging Australia by the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison.
16 Dec 19Governments have responded “with a whisper” on climate change when the world needs so much more, Oxfam’s interim head has said following COP25 climate talks in Madrid.
19 Nov 19Climate change and growth are the priorities in the EU’s 2020 budget, which was agreed on last night by the European Council and Parliament.
13 Nov 19A grand coalition of governments, companies and investors is needed to address the “deep disparities” between words and action on climate change and to stem the continuing upward march of global...
7 Nov 19The French and Chinese leaders have reaffirmed their support for the Paris Agreement on climate change, calling it “an irreversible process”.
5 Nov 19The US has started the formal process to leave the Paris Agreement in a year, becoming the only country in the world to exit the landmark climate change pact.
7 Oct 19The German government has announced a €54bn package to meet its climate change targets in a way that is both “economically sustainable and socially equitable”.
3 Oct 19Government’s refusal to end investment in fossil fuel projects abroad is “utter hypocrisy”, an NGO has said.
2 Oct 19The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions to tackling climate change. Calum Rutter examines whether they are spending the money in the right way and being transparent about...
23 Sep 19Gabon will be the first African country to be given aid to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and protect its forests, in a move to fight climate change.
17 Sep 19OECD countries increased funds directed towards tackling climate change by 21.5% between 2016 and 2017.
10 Sep 19Action to fight climate change could yield economic benefits for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, a conference was told.
2 Sep 19Climate change represents an “immediate emergency” to development and stability in ‘atoll nations’ and their economies, the president of the Asian Development Bank has warned.
27 Aug 19Brazil has rejected the G7’s offer of $22m of aid to help fight fires in the Amazon – at least until French President Emmanuel Macron withdraws his “insults” to Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro.
23 Aug 19Activists have blamed Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
2 Aug 19The European Investment Bank looks likely to make a “game-changing” move and stop funding fossil fuels by the end of 2020.
31 Jul 19More than 350 million trees have been planted in Ethiopia in a single day, according to officials.
25 Jul 19Between 2010 and 2017 60% - £4.6bn - of the UK’s support for energy in developing countries went towards fossil fuel sources, according to analysis by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development....
12 Jul 19The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is undermining its own climate ambitions by prioritising fossil fuel projects over renewable energy schemes, campaigners claim.
