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Will UN Climate Talks in Azerbaijan Deliver on Finance and Emission Reductions? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

At COP29, world leaders must deliver outcomes that respond to the acute state of the climate crisis, including: An agreement on a robust climate finance goal (aka the new collective quantified goal, or NCQG , on climate finance). Climate vulnerable countries need funding to start flowing quickly. to 2.8 °C

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Do We Really Need New Technology to Fight Climate Change?

Union of Concerned Scientists

And yet, technological innovation is not what’s standing in the way of significant and necessary near-term climate progress. These pieces are critical to unleashing necessary change—regardless of the technologies at hand—yet are too often overlooked. Now we need to rapidly accelerate the clean energy momentum already underway.

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What is Our Ocean’s Role in the Transition to Clean Energy?

Ocean Conservancy

Clean ocean energy solutions are critical to reducing emissions and averting the climate crisis. Climate change is the single greatest threat our ocean faces. It puts the wildlife and communities that depend on the ocean at risk through impacts like ocean acidification, sea level rise and temperature changes.

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Canada delivers on climate promise, takes significant step towards ending public fossil finance 

Enviromental Defense

Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [Ottawa, ON] – Today the Government of Canada released a plan to end new public finance for fossil fuels abroad and instead prioritize clean energy projects. Vanessa Corkal, Senior Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development.

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MAS Launches Singapore-Asia Taxonomy

Clean Energy Law

Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak On 3 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy) at the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai. TRACTION will address challenges and develop solutions to scale up CFPP retirement using carbon credits.

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Why nuclear energy must be part of ‘net zero’ climate targets

Physics World

As physicists we are well equipped to drive the conversation on climate change from the problem to solutions – one that nuclear needs to be a part of. We want to ensure a clean, sustainable and abundant future for us and the next generation. Young support.

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China’s Stock Exchanges to Plan Sustainability Disclosure Rules for Big Companies

Clean Energy Law

In response to climate change, the Guidelines mandate the disclosure of Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while the reporting of Scope 3 GHG emissions remains voluntary.