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Climate litigation spikes, giving courts an ‘essential role’ in addressing climate crisisUnsplash/Markus Spiske: A climate change demonstration in Erlangen, Germany. A rise in climate litigation cases has made courtrooms increasingly important as a venue for addressing climate change around the world, according to a report released on...
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António Guterres: 50% of all Climate Finance Needed for AdaptationUN Climate Change News, 25 January 2021 –Speaking today at the virtual high-level Global Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) hosted by the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for 50% of the total share of climate finance to be spent on...
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Building Resilience in a Warming World - Global Adaptation Summit 25 – 26 January Mangrove forest: Credit: Getty images UN Climate Change News, 22 January 2021 – Leaders are set to galvanize action to build resilience to the inevitable impacts of climate change a...
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The World Needs a Swift Transition to Sustainable EnergyWind turbines Credit: Welcomia UN Climate Change News, 19 January 2021 – Whilst setting out key deliverables for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, at the end of this year, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa today underlined the ...
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2020, one of three warmest years on record: World Meteorological Organization Unsplash/John Towner: 2020 was the warmest decade on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The COVID-19 pandemic was not the only long-term crisis the world will remember from 2020. In terms of climate change, the year was also one o...
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Step up climate change adaptation or face serious human and economic damage – UN reportPixabay / 14 Jan 2021Almost three-quarters of nations have some adaptation plans in place, but financing and implementation fall far short of what is neededAnnual adaptation costs in developing countries are...
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UN chief calls for ‘urgent transition’ from fossil fuels to renewable energy Unsplash/Karsten Würth: A wind farm in Biedesheim, Germany Building a global coalition for carbon neutrality by mid-century will be the UN’s “central objective”, the world body’s top official told a conference on climate action on Mo...