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Rainforest countries from across three continents agreed at the Three Basins Summit in Brazzaville to work together to finance and protect their ecosystems – but failed to firm up a unified alliance.
Carbon & Climate
Green economy is ‘the economy of the future,’ says UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said those who are staying the course on implementing the Paris Agreement will lead in the 21st century economy.
Policy & Finance
The top 5 policy & finance stories in 2016
Paris pledges were tested, green finance gained ground, climate reporting caught on, aviation went green (sort of), and Bill Gates launched a most excellent energy venture. Here are the policy and finance stories that made the headlines in 2016.
Policy & Finance
Marrakesh summit ends without funds deal
Despite progress made on several fronts at the Marrakesh climate summit in Morocco, there was a deadlock over finances to be made available by rich nations for climate action.
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21 November 2016
Policy & Finance
Climate-threatened nations aim for 100 per cent renewable energy
18 November 2016
Carbon & Climate
UN talks tangle over cash to ease climate pain for poor
17 November 2016
Food & Agriculture
Farm impasse at climate talks threatens goal to end hunger: FAO chief
16 November 2016
14 November 2016
Carbon & Climate
Thorny issue of who will pay for climate damage simmers at UN talks
11 November 2016
Policy & Finance
China increases climate change aid to developing countries
10 November 2016
9 November 2016
Policy & Finance
Trump win will not derail global climate effort, activists vow
Carbon & Climate
Spend climate cash smartly to make it stretch, experts urge
8 November 2016
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Half a million hectares of Indonesian forest under threat from nickel mining, study finds
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