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According to the IPCC, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere is directly linked to the average global temperature on Earth, and the concentration has been rising steadily. The most abundant greenhouse gas, accounting for about two-thirds of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, is largely the product of burning fossil fuels.
There is alarming evidence that important tipping points, leading to irreversible changes in major ecosystems and the planetary climate system, may already have been reached or passed. One of the most urgent challenges facing countries across the world today is how to achieve economic prosperity and development while also combating climate change.
The Paris climate change agreement commits nations to limit global temperature rise to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with countries pledging to cut or curb their greenhouse gas emissions – through a combination of mitigation and adaptation measures – by 2030.
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Clean energy is a growing economic engine for rural communities across the United States. In many regions, clean energy jobs are diversifying the rural economy and helping to transform areas that may otherwise struggle to attract jobs and investments or have been facing years of economic stagnation. This post visualises the relevant data into graphics to show the status of clean energy jobs in the rural parts of the US.
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How can we make use of digital ecosystems to support nature conservation? IUCN explores the usage of digital ecosystem to avoid data fragmentation. It further emphasises how digital ecosystem can be used to effectively use the data to advance conservation and system-level transformation, and establish safeguards and business models.
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The government of Uzbekistan is launching one of the first private-sector renewable energy projects in the country. How will this project support the United Nations' 2030 SDG goals for affordable and clean energy?
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Congratulations to Lao PDR for submitting its updated NDC! It features a commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 and an ambitious set of unconditional and conditional mitigation targets in various sectors, including e-mobility, energy efficiency and waste.
Over the coming decades, climate change and natural disasters have the potential to undo much of the progress made in lifting households out of poverty over prior decades. By one estimate, climate change could push 100 million people across the globe into poverty within the next 10 years.
Created a Post in Climate Change, Green Recovery from COVID-19
The possibility of achieving economic growth and reducing carbon emissions simultaneously has been a big debate for a long time. This moderated discussion introduces two economists' view on the topic.
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Created a Post in Climate Change, Water and Sanitation
Great opportunities with SIWI (Stockholm International Water Institute) for individual consultants to support the promotion of #water governance at country level
Created a Post in Sustainable Finance, Climate Change, Industry and Entrepreneurship
New podcast from CIF on just transitions in climate investments, highlights that just transitions aren't just for the energy sector, but many others also. Learn more on the Just Transitions Initiative website - https://justtransitioninitiative.org/
Created a Post in Sustainable Finance, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Climate Change
To what degree have different types of green financial policy and regulatory measures been a key driver of green finance in different markets?
The Green Finance Platform, the International Network for Sustainable Financial Policy Insights, Research, and Exchange (INSPIRE), and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment launched the Sustainable Finance Policy Effectiveness Working Group to provide financial policymakers with evidence on which regulatory actions may be most effective to support the alignment of financial markets with sustainable development