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COP29 presidency reiterates commitment to Paris Agreement as Azerbaijan defends oil and gas expansion
As COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev outlines climate plans for the upcoming negotiations during the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev said at the same event that it won’t stop investing in oil and gas.
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Revealed: UK ‘double counting’ £500m of aid for war-torn countries as climate finance
The UK government has reclassified nearly £500m of aid for war-torn and impoverished countries as “climate finance”, in a bid to meet its international commitments under the Paris Agreement.
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Q&A: Climate finance at World Bank and IMF spring meetings 2024
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) held their spring meetings last week in Washington DC – a key event in a critical year for international climate finance.
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How microloans exacerbate deforestation in Cambodia
Cambodia’s reliance on microloans, long touted as a way to reduce poverty, belies concerns over debt-fuelled deforestation.
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