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Q&A: Should climate be a national security issue?
Ashok Swain of Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research argues that climate issues are so important and urgent that they must be treated as national security issues.
Thirteen countries submitted their Nationally Determined Contributions to the UN – including Singapore, the only Asian nation to do so – while the majority of Paris Agreement signatories missed a 10 February deadline. Countries could be holding back in light of uncertainties in a post-Trump world, say observers.
Carbon & Climate
Renewables shift is ‘unstoppable’ despite US exit from Paris Agreement, says UN climate chief
With clean energy financing doubling that of fossil fuels in 2024, Simon Stiell calls it a "money-making opportunity" that is "too big to ignore". Meanwhile, only 12 nations have submitted new climate plans ahead of the 10 Feb deadline.
A record surge of clean energy kept China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions below the previous year’s levels in the last 10 months of 2024.
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The Chinese business case for cutting emissions
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Met Office: Atmospheric CO2 rise now exceeding IPCC 1.5°C pathways
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Policy & Finance
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