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UN climate chief says 3C hotter world 'just not possible'Climate change is an "existential issue", and stepping up efforts to keep warming to agreed limits is urgent, the UN climate chief says. -
Philippines will lose climate funding if absent from COP talks, activists warnStill reeling from President Rodrigo Duterte's condemnation of climate talks as a ‘waste of time’, activists say the Philippines will be the biggest loser if it pulls out of these forums.
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Are waste-to-energy plants bad investments in the Philippines?A proposal for a US$423 million facility is expected to be approved in one of the biggest cities in the country's capital, despite a law banning incineration. Critics say city governments are at the losing end of this technology. -
Most protected areas lack proper policingOn paper, nations are protecting their wilderness areas. In practice, most protected areas lack effective policing. Nature is not safe, even in reserves.
Financing Opinion
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Can the broken capitalism system be fixed?– For decades, most of the major economies have relied on a form of capitalism that delivered considerable benefits. But systems do not work in isolation. Eventually, reality asserts itself: global trade tensions reemerge, populist nationalists win power, and natural disasters grow in frequency and intensity. -
Why China should green its overseas finance– The country’s development banks can support its new manufacturing industries and respond to climate change, writes Dr Helena Wright. -
It’s clean, powerful and available: Are you ready for hydrogen energy?– Asian Development Bank's Yongping Zhai discusses how renewable energy, such as hydropower, could be key to helping developing countries unlock the potential of hydrogen.
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Ideas to tackle the existential threat of global warming– Suggestions by delegates at the World Bank's recent Innovate4Climate event in Singapore included: Supporting developing countries in their efforts to conserve the forests, and launching more incubators for climate-friendly solutions.
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An electrifying solution to improve livelihoods– In line with the Sustainable Development Goals' aim to eradicate poverty, a Japanese multinational electronics firm is providing power supply stations, solar storage and products to countries with little or no access to electricity.
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How is China’s overseas energy investment impacting the Global South?– China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
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Sustainable business is smart business: RBF 2016– Bringing together key figures in the private and public sectors, this year’s Responsible Business Forum will offer lessons on how business can be a force for good and harnessed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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