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New targets for Sports for Climate Action announced
UNFCCC’s Sports for Climate Action Framework (S4CA) announced a number of emissions reductions targets.
These include reaching Net Zero by 2040 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions...
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COP26: Leaders to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation
At the COP26, over 100 leaders, accounting for more than 86 percent of the world’s forests, have committed to work together to halt and...
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State of Climate in 2021: Extreme Events and Major Impacts
Record atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and associated accumulated heat have propelled the planet into uncharted territory, with far-reaching repercussions for current and future generations,...
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COP26: Innovation hub launched for transformative climate solutions
A digital Global Innovation Hub has been initiated by UN Climate Change to significantly boost the effectiveness and scale of climate change and sustainability...
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COP26: UN Climate Change Conference Opens
The United Nations Climate Change Conference opened today with the key aims of raising ambition on all fronts and finalizing the agreement’s implementation guidelines.
“We...
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COP26: Updated NDC Synthesis Report: Worrying Trends Confirmed
UN Climate Change recently published an update to the synthesis of climate action plans as communicated in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The update of...
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COP26 Summit: Most vulnerable countries leading climate response
A report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ahead of the upcoming COP26 climate negotiations reveals that while 93 percent of Least developed...
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Updated Climate commitments ahead of COP26 summit
New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on track...