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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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United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), New Scientist

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City of London Green City Briefings – Nature-based solutions for water management in cities

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https://gwec.net/global-wind-report-2021/
European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition(ERCST), The Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, EcoAct

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Largest approval by GCF to a single-country equity fund for a private sector climate mitigation program — The Board of the GCF has approved Dutch development bank FMO’s proposal to accelerate private and public sector investment in India’s green infrastructure projects. Through the Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF), managed by EverSource Capital, the Dutch development bank will invest USD 137mln in the energy value chain, water, waste and transport sectors that promote low carbon and climate-resilient initiatives in line with India’s climate objectives and SDGs.

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How does a country deal with climate disasters when it’s drowning in debt? The combination of debt, climate change and environmental degradation represents a systemic risk to the global economy.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/climate/debt-climate-change.html
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The marginal abatement cost curve and optimized abatement trajectory of CO2 emissions from China’s petroleum industry

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