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Europe offshore wind build-out must triple to bring Paris goals within reach
To support the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting temperature increase to 1.5°C, Europe will need a CO2-neutral electricity supply by 2045. A target we cannot meet unless we ramp up Europe’s offshore wind capacity, says Michiel Müller from consultancy Ecofys,
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Dutch parliament votes to close down country’s coal industry
The Dutch parliament has voted for a 55% cut in CO2 emissions by 2030, which would require the closure of all the country’s coal-fired power plants. The unexpected vote on Thursday night by 77 to 72 would bring the Netherlands
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Breakthrough as US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal
The United States and China, the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, have announced they will formally ratify the Paris climate change agreement in a move campaigners immediately hailed as a significant advance in the battle against global warming. Speaking
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The Paris Agreement for climate change
The 21th Conference of Parties (COP 21) of the UN gathered 195 countries to negotiate and finalize the first global agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Understand the importance of this agreement and how everyone can participate.
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Trump, Clinton, Sanders lay out energy policy visions as renewables hit global high
The Obama administration is set to announce the 2nd of June a new batch of companies – primarily in the information technology sector – that will pledge to be more energy efficient and procure more renewable energy. The announcement, tied
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Leaders set landmark global goals for pricing carbon pollution
Six heads of state and government, two city and state leaders, and the heads of the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund and the Oecd April 21th agreed on an ambitious global target for putting a price on carbon
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List of Parties that have indicated their intentions to sign the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement will be open for signature by the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention today, 22 April, and will remain open for signature for one year. This list only contains information about States that will participate in
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It’s a record: 155 nations plan to sign Paris climate agreement today
What a way to celebrate Earth Day. A total of 155 nations, including the U.S. and China, are planning to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change today, April 22, which is the first day it will be open for
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World Bank Group sets new course to help countries meet urgent climate challenges
Climate change poses an enormous challenge to development. By 2050, the world will have to feed 9 billion people, extend housing and services to 2 billion new urban residents, and provide universal access to affordable energy, and do so while
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U.S.-China joint presidential statement on climate change
Over the past three years, climate change has become a pillar of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship. Both countries have taken strong measures at home to build green, low-carbon and climate-resilient economies, helping galvanize global action to combat climate change and
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