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One Planet Summit press release: On September 26th 2018, the One Planet Summit gathered in New York for a second edition after launching last year in Paris. More than 40 leaders, from politics to economics and civil society, reported on 30 worldwide breakthrough initiatives to accelerate the implementation of the Paris
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France will shut down all coal-fired power stations by 2021, President Emmanuel Macron said in an energetic speech to participants at Davos. President Macron said he wanted to “make France a model in the fight against climate change,” as one of five pillars in his plans to reform the economy. “That is
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UN Climate Change News, 11 January 2018 - China and France have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen and broaden their cooperation on environmental protection and climate change. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron visited China this week and discussed a number of issues with the Chinese
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The investment case for low-carbon energy is strong: increased economic growth and jobs, reduced transition risks, and the most cost-effective pathway to realising the goals of the Paris Agreement. Why, then, are EU energy ministers so reluctant to provide the legislative framework required to shift the trillions? writes Stephanie Pfeifer. Stephanie
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UN Climate Change News, Paris, Dec 12 – Today at the One Planet Summit, on the 2nd anniversary of the Paris Agreement, world leaders gathered once again in the French capital to underscore how financial flows are shifting billions and trillions towards a low-carbon future that will benefit peoples and livelihoods. Patricia Espinosa,
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