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Building wind power, canceling coal — it’s all drowning under borrowing costs Energy & Environment

Central banks’ efforts to tame inflation have made it harder for both wealthy and poor nations to shift away from fossil fuels. ​Central banks’ efforts to tame inflation have made it harder for both wealthy and poor nations to shift away from fossil fuels. Central banks’ efforts to tame inflation have made it harder for both […]

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COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature – some 30 times the amount spent on nature-based solutions annually, according to a shocking UN report launched on Saturday at COP28 in Dubai.Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature

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Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28 UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by while climate change threatens their futures. They said their voices and ideas can help rescue the planet and demanded that government policymakers put the needs of the world’s nearly 2 billion children first.Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai

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Another win for oil states? Azerbaijan gets boost in bid to host next climate talks. Energy & Environment

The petroleum-rich country received a surprise endorsement from its arch-rival Armenia. ​The petroleum-rich country received a surprise endorsement from its arch-rival Armenia. The petroleum-rich country received a surprise endorsement from its arch-rival Armenia. Read More Energy & Environment

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COP28 in Dubai enters final week, negotiations ramp up on emissions cuts, fossil fuels UN News – Global perspective Human stories

After a break, COP28 continues its work on Friday, also the day talks on an outcome text kick into high gear. Negotiators are aiming to agree on how to bolster emissions-cutting targets set by the Paris Agreement and what to do about the future of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal.After a break, COP28

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Wind and solar pose climate threat too, oil giant Saudi Arabia argues Energy & Environment

The kingdom is elevating the use of fans and filters to pull carbon dioxide out of the sky. But its motives are under scrutiny at global climate talks. ​The kingdom is elevating the use of fans and filters to pull carbon dioxide out of the sky. But its motives are under scrutiny at global climate

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Catastrophic climate ‘tipping points’ may be imminent Energy & Environment

In a sweeping new report, hundreds of scientists warn that the world must rapidly phase out planet-warming emissions to avoid crossing dangerous thresholds. ​In a sweeping new report, hundreds of scientists warn that the world must rapidly phase out planet-warming emissions to avoid crossing dangerous thresholds. In a sweeping new report, hundreds of scientists warn that

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Republican House energy chair to skip COP28 Energy & Environment

Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers had been set to attend the climate summit with a bipartisan delegation but will miss it because of a scheduling conflict. ​Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers had been set to attend the climate summit with a bipartisan delegation but will miss it because of a scheduling conflict. Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris

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COP28 is about action, not politics and point scoring, says UN climate chief UN News – Global perspective Human stories

UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday that COP28 delegates are not in Dubai to “score points” and play at “lowest-denominator politics”; they must take ambitious action on curbing global warming and ending the climate crisis.UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday that COP28 delegates are not in Dubai to “score points” and

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Renewable energy boosts safety of UN peacekeepers UN News – Global perspective Human stories

The transition to renewable energy at UN peacekeeping missions helps to ensure the safety and security of uniformed personnel serving in the field, a senior official said on Tuesday. The transition to renewable energy at UN peacekeeping missions helps to ensure the safety and security of uniformed personnel serving in the field, a senior official said

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