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Tax fossil fuel extraction, aviation, shipping: UN chief says at COP29

UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres outlined a three-point plan to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030, including new ways to.

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Global heat to cripple economies, wreck billions of lives: UN official says

Exiting plans to combat climate change “fall miles short” of what’s needed to stop global heating from destroying every economy and wrecking billions.

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‘Transitioning away’ from fossil fuels is new COP28 climate change buzzword

HQ Team December 13, 2023: The UN climate conference has called for a “transitioning away” from fossil fuels to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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COP28 new draft fails to mention fossil fuel phase out in text 

HQ Team December 11, 2023: Even as the UN chief called for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and delivering climate justice, a draft COP28.

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UN’s COP28 raises $83.3 billion to finance climate change

HQ Team December 7, 2023: Global nations have raised $83.3 billion so far for financing climate change, according to COP28, the UN Climate.

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Funds allotted to indigenous people, local communities ‘evaporate’: GATC

HQ Team December 7, 2023: Climate funds sanctioned by nations globally for Indigenous Peoples and local communities tend to “evaporate” when channelled through.

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COP28: $1.7 billion plan to protect climate, diversity goals unveiled

HQ Team December 4, 2023: The COP28 has unveiled a $1.7 billion funding plan to meet climate and diversity goals. The key objectives.

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COP28: Funding pathway to cut emissions, protect people from risks

HQ Team November 2, 2023: A clutch of 41 multilateral development banks, funders, countries and philanthropies announced a global funding plan to cut.

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‘Loss and damage’ climate mitigation fund gets going at COP28

HQ Team November 30, 2023: The COP28 has reached an agreement to operationalise a fund, known as ‘loss and damage’ to aid developing.

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UN, FAO initiative to enhance food security

The UN and Food Agriculture Organisation announced an initiative to enhance food security.

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