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1 November 2018
European parliamentarians last week said that current commitments outlined in nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the UN’s Paris climate accord are insufficient to meet the landmark climate treaty’s temperature targets, and endorsed a non-binding resolution for the 28-nation bloc to...
17 October 2018
За последние 20 лет в мире наблюдается резкий рост на 151% прямых потерь от стихийных бедствий, связанных с изменением климата. При этом в период 1998–2017 гг. страны, пострадавшие от стихийных бедствий, потеряли общую сумму в размере 2,908 млрд долл. США, из которых от стихийных бедствий,...
11 October 2018
This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a long-awaited report on the expected impacts and trade-offs the international community will confront once global temperature increases reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, as compared to two degrees. The...
27 September 2018
Boosting the political momentum for climate action has taken centre stage in multiple high-level meetings across North America this month, including at this week’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. How to provide the financial resources needed for supporting the Paris Agreement on climate...
20 September 2018
An international climate summit convened by California’s Governor Jerry Brown from 12-14 September saw a wave of ambitious new climate announcements from sub-national actors from around the world, including officials from US states, regions, cities, businesses, investors, and civil society. Over...
18 September 2018
A central weakness of the Paris Agreement on climate change is the absence of sanctions against recalcitrant countries. Border carbon adjustments could be the world’s best hope to strong-arm the US into action. Leading trade experts are increasingly of the view that tariffs to account for traded...
9 September 2018
Страны усиливают борьбу с глобальным потеплением климата, но предпринимаемых усилий недостаточно, заявил Генеральный секретарь ООН Антониу Гутерриш. Предупредив, что изменение климата может выйти из-под контроля и привести к тяжелейшим последствиям для мировой экономики, мира и безопасности, глава...
12 July 2018
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) board concluded its meetings last week in Songdo, South Korea, without being able to reach decisions on Fund replenishment, approve new projects, or add new Accredited Entities through which projects are implemented, prompting questions on how to ensure climate finance...
5 July 2018
Australian lawmakers are in the process of negotiating the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) policy , which was proposed in 2017 in response to energy cost concerns in the Oceanic nation. Proponents say that the NEG could answer concerns over energy affordability, reliability, and emissions...
18 June 2018
World Trade Organization rules can be used affirmatively to combat climate change by imposing new and more specific trade disciplines on fossil fuel subsidies. Decisions must be made on how to define fossil fuel subsidies, how to separate the inefficient from the efficient, and how best to measure...