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WRI addresses recent Trump Administration actions
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WRI addresses recent Trump Administration actionsNews

WRI addresses recent Trump Administration actions

In recent days, the Trump Administration has taken significant actions to slow U.S. climate action. They have frozen most U.S. foreign assistance, including international climate…
SourceSourceFebruary 7, 2025 Full article
COP30 president urges most ‘ambitious’ emissions targets possible
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COP30 president urges most ‘ambitious’ emissions targets possibleNews

COP30 president urges most ‘ambitious’ emissions targets possible

Brasília, Brazil | AFP Countries must aim as high as possible when setting new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Andre Correa do Lago, the…
SourceSourceFebruary 7, 2025 Full article
Global task force proposes 16 new levies to fund climate and development
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Global task force proposes 16 new levies to fund climate and developmentNews

Global task force proposes 16 new levies to fund climate and development

Summary: Reimagining global finance: consultation on 16 new levies to fund climate and development action Summary: A new global initiative is exploring ways to generate…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 30, 2025 Full article
‘World on fire’: UN seeks $47 bn for aid in 2025
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‘World on fire’: UN seeks $47 bn for aid in 2025

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP 'Ruthless''Unconscionable' The UN appealed Wednesday for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year, warning surging conflicts and the…
SourceSourceDecember 4, 2024 Full article
Developing nations slam ‘paltry’ $300 bn climate deal
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Developing nations slam ‘paltry’ $300 bn climate deal

By Nick Perry, Laurent Thomet and Shaun Tandon | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations…
SourceSourceNovember 24, 2024 Full article
“At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster”: PIK assessment on COP29 closing
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“At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster”: PIK assessment on COP29 closing

In the past two weeks, around 40,000 people from all over the world took part in the UN climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Key…
SourceSourceNovember 24, 2024 Full article
Poor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 president
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Poor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 presidentNews

Poor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 president

Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Negotiators from small islands and least-developed nations on Saturday walked out of overtime consultations on a climate deal with COP29…
SourceSourceNovember 23, 2024 Full article
EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiators
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EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiatorsNews

EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiators

Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The European Union is ready to raise to $300 billion an offer by wealthy nations for annual climate funding to…
SourceSourceNovember 23, 2024 Full article
COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offer
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COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offerNews

COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offer

Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP Heated negotiations on a global climate deal were set to spill into Saturday after developing nations rejected an initial $250 billion…
SourceSourceNovember 22, 2024 Full article
World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29
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World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - A fresh draft deal published Thursday at the deadlocked COP29 climate talks shows rich and poor countries still divided as…
SourceSourceNovember 21, 2024 Full article
EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissioner
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EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissionerNews

EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissioner

Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The EU's climate commissioner on Monday said the bloc would take the lead in paying climate finance to poorer countries,…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2024 Full article
COP29: Guterres urges Global Action on loss and damage funding for vulnerable nations
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COP29: Guterres urges Global Action on loss and damage funding for vulnerable nations

At the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on nations to urgently bolster financial support for a mechanism assisting climate-stricken…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 13, 2024 Full article
Learned optimism can be a game-changer in climate negotiations
Learned optimism can be a game-changer in climate negotiationsNews

Learned optimism can be a game-changer in climate negotiations

By Anandajit Goswami | Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies A change in approach can help developing countries challenge the historically negative outcomes…
SourceSourceNovember 11, 2024 Full article
Civil Society Organizations Unveil “Principles for a Fair JETP” Framework Ahead of G7 Summit
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Civil Society Organizations Unveil “Principles for a Fair JETP” Framework Ahead of G7 Summit

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Senegal has launched the 'Principles for a Fair Just Energy Transition Partnership…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreJune 10, 2024 Full article
How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.
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How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.

By Jake Bittle | GristLast year’s United Nations climate conference in the United Arab Emirates ended on a surprising high note as the world’s countries…
SourceSourceApril 13, 2024 Full article