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Norway's wealth fund falls short on climate ambitions, NGO says 29/10/2024
Norway's wealth fund falls short on climate ambitions, NGO says The world's largest sovereign wealth fund is falling short on its own climate expectations by failing to vote in support of key shareholder resolutions during this year's AGM season, a non-governmental organisation said on Monday. ...more
Climate change: UN report says planet to warm by 3.1 C without greater action 28/10/2024
Climate change: UN report says planet to warm by 3.1 C without greater action Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report on Thursday, more than twice the rise agreed to nearly a decade ago. ...more
Future of UN climate dialogue threatened by budget shortfall 28/10/2024
Future of UN climate dialogue threatened by budget shortfall The leading U.N. body on climate change is experiencing a severe budget shortfall, according to a Reuters analysis of documents from the world body - a funding gap that diplomats said could impair international climate dialogue. ...more
UK needs big emissions cut, climate watchdog says 28/10/2024
UK needs big emissions cut, climate watchdog says The UK needs to make huge cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions this decade to help the world avoid the worst impacts of rising temperatures, the government's climate watchdog has said. ...more
Morgan Stanley lowers climate target, warns on sluggish transition 28/10/2024
Morgan Stanley lowers climate target, warns on sluggish transition Morgan Stanley has lowered its expectations for cutting emissions from its corporate lending portfolio as the world is moving too slowly to a greener economy, the bank's chief sustainability officer told Reuters. ...more
Brazil fines meat packers $64 million for buying cattle from deforested Amazon land 28/10/2024
Brazil fines meat packers $64 million for buying cattle from deforested Amazon land Brazil's environmental protection agency IBAMA has imposed 365 million reais ($64 million) in fines on cattle ranches and meat packers, including the world's largest JBS SA (JBSS3.SA), for raising or buying cattle on illegally deforested land in the Amazon. ...more
28th IRENA Council Convenes in Abu Dhabi Ahead of COP29 25/10/2024
28th IRENA Council Convenes in Abu Dhabi Ahead of COP29 The two-day meeting brings together over 350 government representatives from 119 countries to discuss IRENA's work, assess global progress following COP28, and explore strategies to mobilise energy transition finance ...more
Biodiversity declining even faster in ‘protected’ areas, scientists warn Cop16 25/10/2024
Biodiversity declining even faster in ‘protected’ areas, scientists warn Cop16 Biodiversity is declining more quickly within key protected areas than outside them, according to research that scientists say is a “wake-up call” to global leaders discussing how to stop nature loss at the UN’s Cop16 talks in Colombia. ...more
Netherlands to miss 2030 climate goal without further action, adviser says 25/10/2024
Netherlands to miss 2030 climate goal without further action, adviser says The Netherlands will miss its main 2030 climate goal unless it takes more action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, government climate policy adviser PBL said on Thursday. ...more
Pollution-free environment a 'fundamental right', India's top court says 25/10/2024
Pollution-free environment a 'fundamental right', India's top court says Living in a pollution-free environment is a fundamental right, India's Supreme Court said on Wednesday as it urged authorities to address deteriorating air quality in the north of the country. ...more
 
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