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Global Energy Transition Investment Grows 9% in 2020, Hits Record $501 Billion Despite Pandemic
Global investment in the energy transition hit a record US$501.3 billion last year, posting a brisk 9% increase in spite of the severe restrictions ... -
AsiaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastUnited States
‘Smart Cities’ Hype Enters the Global South, after North American Projects Fall Short
While oft-criticized in North America for promising much and delivering little, the “smart city” concept is gaining a foothold in the Global South—a troubling ... -
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Bangladesh Moves 3,400 Rohingya to Flood-Prone Island Amid Warnings of Forced Relocation
Bangladesh closed out 2020 by transporting at least 1,800 Rohingya refugees to the remote and flood-prone Bhasan Char island in the Bay of Bengal, ... -
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COVID Recovery Funds, Green Jobs Could Help Developing Countries Drive Down Emissions
COVID-19 recovery funds and green job investment could be a cornerstone for efforts by more than 20 developing nations to come up with new, ... -
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Momentum from 2020 Drives Hopes for a Year of Climate Action
After a horrid year of pandemic lockdowns and searing inequalities that nevertheless produced surprising progress for climate action and carbon reduction commitments, several news ... -
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Wind, Solar Industries Must Address Environmental Costs as Renewables Expand
Determined that there can be no “green halo” for renewables, solar and wind stakeholders in the United States are tackling the reality that their ... -
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Doig: For 1.2 Billion People, Decarbonization is a Matter of Survival
I have sat in many long Zoom calls this year discussing climate ambition. Never once have I thought these were life or death discussions ... -
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Biden-Harris Win Could Bring 1.5°C ‘Within Striking Distance’, Climate Think Tank Declares
With their promise to bring the United States back into the Paris Agreement on Day One of their new administration, and a US$2-trillion climate ... -
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Canada Places Dead Last on Energy Use, Fourth-Last Overall in Global Climate Change Performance Index
Canada posts the fourth-worst climate performance in the world, ahead only of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, and no country is consistent ... -
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Pakistan Halts 27,000 MW of New Coal Development
Amid the 75 action commitments that different countries put forward at the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit last weekend, the Institute for Energy Economics ... -
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Analyst Cites Fossil Exports as the ‘Biggest Climate Scandal You’ve Never Heard Of’
The focus on domestic greenhouse gas reductions in the run-up to next year’s United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, COP 26, will leave out ... -
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BREAKING: Canada Places Dead Last on Energy Use, Fourth-Last Overall in Global Climate Change Performance Index
Canada posts the fourth-worst climate performance in the world, ahead only of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, and no country is consistent ... -
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Global Death Toll from Heat Emergencies, Air Pollution Shows Need for Climate Action, Health Professionals Say
Extreme heat killed 296,000 older adults world-wide in 2018, and heat-related deaths among seniors rose 58% in Canada and 50% internationally over a 20-year ... -
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Popular UK Football Team Urged to End Sponsorship from Major Coal Funder
A popular football team in the United Kingdom is under pressure to part company with the AIA insurance company as its jersey sponsor, after ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCoalFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
China’s Carbon Neutral Plan Could Push Belt and Road Initiative Toward ‘Cleaner Growth’
China’s landmark commitment to domestic carbon neutrality could help jump-start a “cleaner growth pathway” for countries participating in the country’s massive Belt and Road ...