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A decarbonising China needs to talk about justice
There is an urgent need to ensure the energy transition benefits all, write two professors of communication.
The global market for e-bikes is surging. These bicycles, usually equipped with pedals and an electric motor assist, are popular with consumers and commuters and are becoming part of local business delivery systems. The trend could significantly reduce particulate pollution and smog, as well as cut carbon emissions in the transportation sector.
Alexandra Soezer has been appointed the director of Qatar-based Climate Action Centre of Excellence, which was launched at last year's COP28 summit where parties failed to reach a consensus on the key rules for global carbon credit trade.
It has been more than one year since the gavel came down at the last UN biodiversity summit, where almost every country in the world agreed on a plan to protect nature.
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The secret to a successful energy transition? Put people first
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Conflict-hit countries left to face climate change alone
19 October 2023
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Can pre-disaster cash and aid help fix climate 'loss and damage'?
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Improving palm oil awareness in China
31 May 2023
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How will India achieve the new global goals for nature?
13 December 2022
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UN backs biodiversity credits
11 November 2022
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Economic crisis hits development progress in poor nations, UN says
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Verra validated by carbon market watchdog after ‘significant’ procedural changes
The standards organisation accused of approving “worthless” credits last year got an endorsement for meeting the ICVCM's quality …
