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WEBCOP29 aims to boost battery storage and grids for renewables, as pledges proliferate 19 September 2024. Governments are being asked to sign up to a goal to boost energy storage six-fold and renew or add 80 million km of electric grids, among other initiatives
COP Troika dithers on 1.5C-aligned NDCs, but experts set the bar …
WEB5 hours ago — The three countries hosting the annual COP climate summits from 2023-2025 – known as “the Troika” – have again called on governments to submit stronger climate action plans that can keep the warming goals of the Paris Agreement “within reach”.
Strong laws should follow the new global climate commitments
WEB1 day ago — Pierre Cannet is global head of public affairs and policy at ClientEarth. The UN Summit of the Future that took place in New York over the weekend pitched strengthened diplomatic cooperation as the key to protecting the rights of present and future generations from environmental breakdown, amongst other issues.
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WEBUK calls for “ambition” on COP29 climate finance goal but won’t talk numbers. The UK’s new foreign minister, David Lammy, says Global North rhetoric on climate action must be matched by funding but stays silent on the size of a new global finance goal
UN climate chief warns of "two-speed" global energy transition
WEB3 days ago — Some economies are starting to see dividends from the hundreds of billions of dollars flowing each year into clean energy around the world – but progress is uneven, with richer countries reaping most of the benefits and poorer ones held back, the United Nations’ climate chief said on Tuesday.
Five takeaways from the IPCC's 2021 climate science report
WEBSep 8, 2021 — The report sounds the alarm about the possibility of irreversible changes to the climate, often called tipping points. For example, forests could start to die as temperatures rise, becoming less able to absorb carbon dioxide, leading to further warming.
Nine must-read climate change stories of 2021 from around the …
WEBDec 28, 2021 — After a 2020 in which the Covid-19 pandemic squeezed out other news, climate coverage was back with a bang in 2021 with a northern summer of disaster leading up to Cop26, the most hyped climate summit since Copenhagen and the most important since Paris.. At Climate Home News, we covered all the big news – the summits, the targets, the elections, the weather extremes.
Thirteen critical questions for international climate action in 2023
WEBJun 1, 2023 — This web page lists 13 questions that will define the world's climate response in 2023, such as finance, loss and damage, shipping, and trade treaties. It does not mention any international day of climate action or related events in 2023.
COP29 aims to boost battery storage and grids for renewables
WEBSep 19, 2024 — Hughes said “the real challenge” will be ensuring that storage is installed on a global basis to support the adoption of renewables. The IEA expects that the vast majority of battery storage is likely to be in China and in advanced economies.. The IEA has said that rolling out battery storage “will require action from policy makers and industry, taking advantage of the fact that battery ...