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'Utterly shameful': Richer nations delay meeting $100bn climate finance target until 2023

Business Green

The new funding package for the 2020 to 2025 period does mark an increase on previous levels of climate finance, but the failure to meet the 2020 deadline was still widely interpreted as a major blow to the long-running international climate negotiations that are set to resume at next week's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow.

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COP26: Mayors and unions pledge to deliver 'decade of action', as calls grow for bolder climate goals

Business Green

City leaders from around the world commit to 'just transition', as protesters criticise pace of UK climate action. Taking action towards our goal to make London zero-carbon by 2030 goes hand in hand with a prosperous and fair recovery," he said.

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COP27: 10 things businesses have learnt from the Sharm El Sheikh Summit

Business Green

From Loss and Damage and just transitions to rows over fossil fuel phase outs and carbon markets, we take a look at some of the key lessons for businesses from COP27. A major new fund really could be up and running in a little over a year. A Loss and Damage fund is finally on the way. However, uncertainties remain.

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Global Briefing: Climate Pledge Arena officially opens

Business Green

From Coldplay concerts and green steel deals to Pentagon security warnings and New Zealand green finance rules, BusinessGreen rounds up all the top stories from around the world this week. Amazon said in a blog post that it is aiming for the arena to "set a new sustainability bar for the sports and events industry".

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COP26 a washout? Don’t lose hope – here’s why

Renewable Energy World

It’s fair to say that there has been a lot of pressure on Glasgow’s COP26 to deliver. Climate-related events are accelerating and intensifying, alarming organizations such as the IPCC (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) into calling ‘Code Red’ on the future prospects of life on this planet. A betrayal?

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January Cleantech Roundup: Corporations Claim Their Carbon | How Public Chargers Influence…

Clean Energy Trust

January Cleantech Roundup: Corporations Claim Their Carbon | How Public Chargers Influence Electric Vehicle Adoption | Investor Climate Initiatives Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. Louis, Indianapolis, and South Bend.

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Tory leadership race: Truss and Sunak step up their net zero and nature rhetoric - but will the next PM deliver?

Business Green

With just over a fortnight to go until Britain's next Prime Minister is announced, the two candidates vying to take over the reins in Downing Street have sought to burnish their green credentials and assert their ambitions for driving a strong nature and climate agenda under their leadership.

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