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Finance is the top priority for this COP and is the linchpin to help lower income nations transition from fossilfuels to cleanenergy, close the energy poverty gap, adapt to climate impacts, and address mounting loss and damage. trillion annually. trillion by 2035.
While these nominations are dangerous, whats even more disturbing is the opening they create for fossilfuel corporations that have masterminded climate deception campaigns to regain social license. Major fossilfuel corporations lit the fuse decades ago Climate change denial is no accident.
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That is equivalent to what half a million fossil-fueled cars emit annually. Yet, Teviston needed drought relief because of the 2012-2016 drought and their wells failed again in 2021. Yet, Teviston needed drought relief due to the 2012-2016 drought. million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. miles away from a canal.
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