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World leaders told they must act over climate change ‘cliff-edge’

Political leaders have been urged to act on the landmark special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which has warned that strong efforts would be required to prevent disastrous consequences from dangerous levels of climate change. Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief who led the historic Paris agreement of 2015,

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New Green Bond Pledge Aimed at Cities, Governments & Corporates

UN Climate Newsroom, 20 March 2018 - The Green Bond Pledge is a new initiative that seeks to have cities, public authorities and world’s largest corporates commit to increased use of green bond finance to ensure new infrastructure meets the challenges of climate change and contributes to the accelerated transformation of the economy

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Shaping an under 2°c world – new report

LONDON: A report released today by the Under2 Coalition – for which The Climate Group acts as secretariat – showcases how member jurisdictions around the world are developing world-leading policies to accelerate global climate action. Under2 Coalition highlights – 2017 summarizes the last 12 months of activity from the pioneering Coalition, which now encompasses 205 governments representing more

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