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Climate Change, Environment
In a time when people are asked to stay home and practice social distancing due to COVID-19, international collaboration is moving away from in-person events to online meetings. With a laptop and a camera, it is still possible to connect in real-time with colleagues across the world to ensure that
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The year 2020 will be pivotal for climate action if the world is to control ever worsening impacts and indicators of climate change before it is too late, according to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as he launched WMO’s Statement on the State of the Global Climate. “Greenhouse gas concentrations are
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Around two dozen new signatories, from a variety of sectors including energy, finance, education, architecture, events and technology, have recently joined the Climate Neutral Now initiative of UN Climate Change, eager to play their part in decarbonizing the economy and helping the world to reach zero net greenhouse emissions. Climate Neutral Now participants
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The tell-tale physical signs of climate change such as increasing land and ocean heat, accelerating sea level rise and melting ice are highlighted in a new report compiled by the World Meteorological Organization and an extensive network of partners. It documents impacts of weather and climate events on socio-economic development,
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New research by the Transition Pathway Initiative finds that 29% of the largest publicly-listed industrial companies are set to align their emissions with the Paris Pledges by 2030, up from 24% in mid-2018. These companies are aligned with the emission reduction pledges made by national governments in the Paris Agreement.
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The USD 1 billion sustainable agriculture and forestry initiative “AGRI3” has been strengthened by two new cornerstone investors. At the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 23, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it will become an anchor public investor in the AGRI3 Fund by contributing USD
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As result of the twenty-first Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), the Paris Agreement signed in 2016, and afterwards 198 countries have developed national climate policies by 2018. Under the Paris Agreement, the Parties aimed to limit global average temperature increase to
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Key messages from the report include: Big step-up in ambition needed to put buildings and construction on track to meet Paris Agreement GoalsBuildings and construction generate nearly 40% of CO2 emissions, yet action continues to lag far behind opportunity.With a window opening for enhanced Paris agreement plans, the sector will be key to
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A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment of plastic waste policies has determined that limited packaging-related policies and weak enforcement are aggravating the problem of plastic pollution in South-East Asian countries. The report goes on to recommend that harmonized, pan-ASEAN policies would be a boon to countries in tackling the plastic
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The leading trade body representing UK builders has today called on the construction sector and any future Government, to act now if they are to meet the 2050 zero carbon target. With construction directly influencing 47% of UK carbon emissions and 61% of UK waste1, the sector is a critical
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