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Carbon & Climate

The COP26 climate talks saw progress on nature

Awareness of nature’s role in climate change mitigation and adaptation has grown. But to what extent is delivery matching rhetoric?
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Transport

Nepal choking on diesel fumes

Study moots phasing out Nepal’s ageing diesel fleet and tightening emission norms.
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Carbon & Climate

The ocean is essential to tackling climate change. So why has it been neglected in global climate talks?

Climate change is commonly discussed as though it’s a uniquely atmospheric phenomena. But the crisis is deeply entwined with the ocean, and this has largely been neglected in international climate talks.
Alok Sharma at COP26 Article 6

Carbon & Climate

Wins and losses of COP26

Negotiators in Glasgow found some common ground and managed to strike a climate deal after two weeks of intense talks, but the world remains far from limiting warming. Here is a snapshot of the wins and losses at COP26.

Policy & Finance

Inside the mind of a climate negotiator: how the Philippines is brokering for climate finance at COP26

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Policy & Finance

Philippines pushes for greater climate finance transparency at COP26 as rich nations fail to meet cash targets

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Carbon & Climate

Tembusu Partners and Eco-Business launches the Sustainable Future Fund

By Eco-Business

Carbon & Climate

The blame game and missing money: your guide to COP26

By Gillian Parker
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Policy & Finance

What the Philippines can do in 2022 to carry out COP26 promises

As the dust settles following Glasgow’s climate summit, the Philippines needs to take some immediate steps this year so it can hit ambitious decarbonisation goals. By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
CCS facility in Vatenfall

Carbon & Climate

Green business after COP26

A post-COP26 survey of leaders from top German companies shows that nine out of 10 chief executives consider … By Johan Rockström and Tobias Raffel
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Policy & 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. By Saleemul Huq
Sual 1 coal plant Pangasinan, Philippines

Policy & Finance

What the Philippines needs to do in 2021 to deliver its climate pledges

Ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November, Eco-Business highlights some of the major issues the Southeast Asian country must address to attain its vision of a low-carbon future. By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Carbon & Climate

2021: The decarbonisation race is on

By Georg Kell

Carbon & Climate

What does COP26 delay mean for climate action?

By Simon Pollock

Policy & Finance

Why the rise of populist nationalist leaders rewrites global climate talks

By Arjuna Dibley

Policy & Finance

Here's why there will be few protests outside the UN climate talks

By Chiara Liguori
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ecosperity 2019

Carbon & Climate

Highlights from Ecosperity Week 2019

Eminent speakers and thousands of attendees discussed strategies for a resource-efficient future at Ecosperity Week 2019. As they heard about the science of global warming, delegates were called upon to be part of the solution.
Screen Grab Patricia Espinosa Interview Feb 2017 Carbon Brief

Carbon & Climate

Patricia Espinosa on Trump, Brexit, ‘loss and damage’ and 1.5C goal

Patricia Espinosa is tasked to steer the international climate negotiations through the finer details of the Paris Agreement. What happens if the US renegades on its current commitment? Is Brexit a threat? Her answers on this video.
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Carbon & Climate

‘There is no time to waste’ Ban says, as Paris climate accord crosses first threshold for entry into force

With 31 more countries submitting their instruments of ratification for the Paris climate pact last week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is confident the Paris Agreement will have entered into force before his term concludes.
Screen Grab: Patricia Espinosa August 3 interview on Climate Change

Carbon & Climate

'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people'

UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa, talks about the need to mobilise the world in the fight against climate change, which is affecting lives every day.
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Eco-Business

Eco-Business

What are the pathways to achieving net zero cities in Asia?

Gold Standard

Gold Standard

New standard launched to accelerate and measure progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and climate targets

WCS partnership with Iberdrola

ICAP calls for a Paris agreement supporting market mechanisms

World Climate Ltd and Carbon Tracker Initiative partner for WCS

World Climate Ltd and Vestas announce partnership for upcoming World Climate Summit

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#UNFCCC Research

EBJ: Corporate Sustainability and Sustainability Consulting

Giving REDD+ Life

Living Forests Report - WWF

Corporate sustainability: a progress report

LEAD's Climate Brief: Regional views

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