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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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Business calls on governments to ratify the Paris Agreement

LONDON: The second Business & Climate Summit - convened by a network of partners that represent over 6 million businesses worldwide – today called for swifter government action on climate and the ratification of the Paris Agreement without further delay. UK Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, Amber Rudd

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Brexit is not a vote against climate change says UN’s climate chief

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union was not a vote against climate change, nor was it a vote against the innovation key to fighting climate change, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres told an audience of business and policymakers at the annual Business & Climate summit in London today. In her

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New UNFCCC chief nominated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

10th May 2016 NEW YORK: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has just chosen Patricia Espinosa, a leading Mexican diplomat, as the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The appointment is expected to be shortly confirmed by the Bureau of the UNFCCC. Patricia Espinosa, who

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Cleantech Innovation Set to Take Off Under China's New Five Year Plan

Ahead of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and annual National People’s Congress this week where China’s 13th Five Year Plan will be finalized, Changhua Wu, Greater China Director, The Climate Group, explains the importance of China’s focus on clean tech innovation – and why it is the central theme

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Cleantech Innovation Set to Take Off Under China’s New Five Year Plan

Ahead of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and annual National People’s Congress this week where China’s 13th Five Year Plan will be finalized, Changhua Wu, Greater China Director, The Climate Group, explains the importance of China’s focus on clean tech innovation – and why it is the central theme

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