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The COP30 climate summit has brought these minerals, and China’s central role, to the fore of just transition debates.
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COP30: What to expect from the global summit on climate change
With the US pulling out and China seen as cautious, the conference in Brazil will be a test for the world’s ability to meet the Paris Agreement and finance goals.
Carbon & Climate
Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’
Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”.
Carbon & Climate
Rich countries could free up US$6.6 trillion a year for climate action, study finds
By taxing the rich, phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, and reforming global financial rules, the Global North could finance clean energy, disaster relief – and help poor nations adapt to a problem they are the least responsible for.
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