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Filipino campaigners slam G7’s failure to deliver promised US$100 billion annual funding in climate financePolicy & Finance
Filipino campaigners slam G7’s failure to deliver promised US$100 billion annual funding in climate finance
Civil society groups called out the G7 Leaders summit’s inability to mobilise its climate finance pledge to developing countries, as they continue to spend billions of dollars on fossil fuels. -
A game-changer? G7 climate pledge could shift Asia's coal policyAsia consumes about three-quarters of the world's coal, but will an end to new funding for the dirty fuel from G7 nations be enough to catalyse a shift to clean power in the region?
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What are 'meme stocks', and what do they mean for women investors?Easily accessible trading apps like Robinhood and Freetrade have drawn growing numbers of first-time women users during the pandemic. But could warnings about 'meme stocks' make some of them think twice? -
Principles for Responsible Investment CEO Fiona Reynolds steps downReynolds is relocating from London to Australia next year. The ongoing pandemic hastened her decision to move home after 9 years.
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If 'totemic' climate finance pledge is missed, developing nations should skip COP26Policy & Finance
If 'totemic' climate finance pledge is missed, developing nations should skip COP26
– The UK official running the UN summit says rich nations must fulfill an unmet promise to provide US$100 billion a year if they are to retain their credibility in negotiations. -
The foreign money in China’s booming coal industry– Analysis of data from a list of coal companies worldwide has exposed the extent of international finance for Chinese coal companies. -
It's time to shift to locally-led climate change adaptation– Communities on the frontlines of global warming impacts rarely have a say in decisions made to protect them. This must change.
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Want to save the planet? Move to Wales– What can you do to help quell the devastating impacts of climate change? Start life on a greener path in the countryside.
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As climate risks surge, flood barriers rise in Britain– The risks of tidal flooding are worsening across much of Britain—and that is leading to more protective barriers being put in place.
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From boxing Barbie to 'suffragette' flashmob—world to mark International Women's Day
Policy & Finance
From boxing Barbie to 'suffragette' flashmob—world to mark International Women's Day
– A study released on Wednesday shows women in every country still do far more unpaid work, like childcare and chores, than men. -
Highlights: Day one at the 1.5C conference on climate change in Oxford– More than 200 climate science and policy researchers, economists and social scientists have descended this week on Keble College in Oxford for a two-day conference entitled “1.5 degrees: Meeting the challenges of the Paris Agreement.”
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