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10 yrs after Lehman crisis, we still can't trust private finance with Earth
Ten years later, private finance and large investors will play a central role at the COP24 in Katowice, Poland, and in the full implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement
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COP24 Katowice: What academic experts say about fighting climate change
The world's poorest and most vulnerable people are most at risk from the effects of climate change, with many having to migrate from sea level rise, crop failure and pollution
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COP24: Reaching zero emission before 2050 is must to contain global warming
The scientific consensus is that we need to reach "net zero" CO₂ emissions by 2050
COP24: As world leaders meet in Katowice, here's what to expect
Representatives of almost all the countries on the planet are gathering in Katowice, Poland, for the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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'India will achieve climate change targets a decade ahead of deadline'
The negotiations at Katowice are going to focus more on the rules and procedures required to implement the Paris Agreement than on reopening and restarting negotiations
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To tackle climate change, World Bank will raise $200 bn in 2021-25
World Bank warned if we don't reduce emissions and build adaptation now, we'll have 100 million more people living in poverty by 2030
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Rich countries eroding confidence in the Paris Agreement: India and China
Along with other members of the LMDC group, they demand detailed rules on climate finance flows
World 'way off course' in climate change fight: UN chief Antonio Guterres
200 nations that signed up to the 2015 Paris climate deal must this month finalise a rulebook to limit global temperature rises to well below two Degrees Celsius, and to the safer cap of 1.
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At-risk nations to urge others to pay fair share in climate change fight
The presidents of at-risk states such as Honduras, Nigeria and Bangladesh are expected at COP24 talks
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COP24: Nations must decide how to live up to their Paris commitments
As they meet in Poland for the next steps, nations are struggling to agree on how the ambitions of the Paris Agreement can be realised
COP24: Opportunity for activists to influence, define climate action agenda
Climate protesters must get radical and challenge economic growth
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Looking at climate change, migration through a Bangladeshi woman's eyes
Sahia has agreed to talk about the ways climate change and environmental stress are influencing people's lives
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Green Climate Fund to help achieve Paris agreement target, benefit nations
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) report to COP24 suggests a broad set of countries are benefiting as a result
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Climate change: Rise in sea-level is making soil saltier, affecting crops
As sea levels rise, low-lying coastal areas are increasingly being inundated with saltwater, gradually contaminating the soil
Heatwave death threat to world's vulnerable, hurting India's workforce
More than 150 million vulnerable people worldwide were exposed to potentially life-threatening heatwaves last year, scientists say.
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2018 set to be fourth warmest in 138-yrs of climate record keeping: Report
If the current trend continues we may see temperature increases 3-5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, says report
Why are the glaciers on Mt Everest more sensitive to climate change?
Researchers are still collecting temperature data to analyse and understand how the highest glaciers in the world will be affected by climate change
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How to meet climate change targets? Reduce meat consumption, says study
For the first time, Harwatt proposes a three-step strategy to gradually replace animal proteins with plant-sourced proteins
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'I don't believe it', says Trump on his government's climate change warning
Trump has long said he distrusts the consensus by nearly all the world's respected climate scientists on the link between human activity and rising temperatures
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Depravity of climate change denial: Risking lives for profit, ideology, ego
: While Donald Trump is a prime example of the depravity of climate denial, this is an issue on which his whole party went over to the dark side years ago
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