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COP29 Must Increase Climate Finance and Stand Up to the Fossil Fuel Industry 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Advocates calling on the Nigerian government to prioritize renewable energy investments in the Niger Delta and ensure no community is left behind in its energy transition framework. Litigators pursuing climate justice and corporate accountability, backed by climate science and social science.

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

Reforming the international multilateral lending architecture to be fairer and more aligned with climate and sustainable development objectives is also critical. Despite important gains in renewable energy, there is still more progress needed and fossil fuels continue to expand at odds with this agreement.

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Renewable Energy for Agri-food Systems: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement

Environmental News Bits

This report jointly developed by the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations analyses the role of renewable energy in agri-food systems and the opportunity they offer to advance energy and food security objectives as well as contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development… (..)

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TECfusions Unveils Massive 1,400-Acre Data Center Project With 3 Gigawatts Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Generation In Westmoreland County

PA Environment Daily

Jason Rigone, Executive Director at Westmoreland County Industrial Development, commented , "TECfusions' innovative approach to adaptive reuse sets a new standard for sustainable development in our region. 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Online Feb.

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Everything you need to know about COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference

Enviromental Defense

For example, at COP28, for the first time , all of the countries agreed to a transition off of fossil fuels, a tripling of renewable energy and a double in energy efficiency. Though we’re still not on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, progress has been made that otherwise wouldn’t have been.

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Better Energy Becomes ‘Future-Fit Pioneer’, Releases ESG Report

Environmental Leader

Better Energy, a renewable energy company, has joined the rapidly growing number of enterprises becoming a Future-Fit Pioneer, and declaring their purpose and ambitions in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more ».

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Do We Really Need New Technology to Fight Climate Change?

Union of Concerned Scientists

We already have so many of the foundational technological building blocks of the clean energy transition at hand: renewables, energy efficiency, energy storage, and pathways to electrifying a vast array of energy end uses. We must turn our attention there first. Thinking beyond carbon.