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After Violent Clashes of 2019, Investors Reassess Chile’s Prospects for Renewable Energy

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Chile was forced to give up hosting the COP 25 United Nations Climate Change Conference in December after cost-of-living protests that started in the capital, Santiago, in October spread to other cities. COP 25 was ultimately held in Spain. Violent clashes with police left 29 dead. Although economic activity shrank 5.4

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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

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In my eyes, that certainly doesn't merit a big COP announcement. While the palm oil commitment requires zero deforestation in all sourcing regions, soy and cattle mainly focus on South America's Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco regions. The roadmap's definitions also bring up a geography question.

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We want to deliver a green recovery in partnership with business and finance

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And now, as we look forward to COP26 next November 2021, our aim is to ramp up ambition towards a climate-resilient, zero-carbon economy. adaptation and resilience. And ahead of COP, we want to see investors take crucial actions, such as setting a target for net zero and publishing a clear transition plan on how to achieve this.

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'Grave and mounting threat': IPCC again raises alarm that climate impacts are proving worse than feared

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Healthy ecosystems are more resilient to climate change and provide life-critical services such as food and clean water," said IPCC Working Group II co-chair Hans-Otto Pörtner. "By Climate resilience will become impossible in some regions if temperature rise exceeds 2C, the report warns.

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Reports: Johnson to push for 'Green Marshall Plan' at G7 Summit

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As such, the UK government is said to be working on plans for a new multibillion-pound green development bank that could both directly fund low carbon infrastructure projects across Asia, Africa, and South America, and underwrite private investment. The voice of vulnerable countries is really important at COPs," he explained.

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