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The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

ThinkGeoEnergy

One of the biggest stories and most widely supported initiatives coming out of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (CO28) in Dubai, UAE is the pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

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COP27: Sunak declares climate action 'right thing to do', but absence of fresh pledges mars start of Summit

Business Green

Those who contributed least to the climate crisis are reaping the whirlwind sewn by others, and many are blindsided by impacts for which they have no warning or means of preparation. Progress on LEAF. And we can bequeath our children a greener planet, and a more prosperous future. That's a legacy we could be proud of.

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How forestry conservation is sustaining both the climate and livelihoods in the Congo

Business Green

At the UN's recent COP 26, over 140 world leaders promised to end deforestation by 2030, pledging over $19bn to do so. Put in place by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2005, it works by giving financial value to emission reductions from avoided deforestation. To limit the global temperature rise to 1.5