The first part of the 2021-2022 EIB Climate Survey explores people’s views on climate change in a rapidly changing world. The results from this release focus on citizens’ perceptions of climate change and the actions they expect their country to take to combat it. 79% of Danish people think that climate change and its consequences […]
Public-private cooperation is the first step towards securing financial investments and adopting new technologies for our green future. Introduction The world is seeing a spate of extreme weather events that are causing ecological and humanitarian disasters, underscoring the magnitude of challenges facing humanity brought about by climate change. The international community is hard-pressed at finding […]
GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined with the Government of the United Kingdom to launch the Urban Resilience Trust Fund (URTF), a partnership which aims to reduce risks from climate change through climate resilience planning and innovative urban projects. The partnership was announced today at COP26 in Glasgow. The United […]
GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) this week launched a new carbon fund, the Climate Action Catalyst Fund (CACF), at COP26. The CACF will help ADB’s member countries meet their nationally determined contribution (NDC) targets and raise ambition over time. It will mobilize carbon finance through the purchase of internationally transferred mitigation […]
When it comes to saving the planet, the ambition of India’s reach is praiseworthy. The challenge lies in the weakness of its grasp. After emphasizing for years that a pathway to going green was more important than a deadline, India surprised delegates at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow by announcing a net zero goal […]
Glasgow : As delegates gathered in Glasgow for the second day of COP26 on Tuesday, real economy leaders join heads on stage to launch new partnerships that will catalyze finance and climate solutions in Africa and Small Island Developing States, and help half a billion farmers to implement regenerative farming practices this decade. The cluster […]
South Korea’s aggressive new climate target will require the country to significantly ramp up its renewable energy generation, particularly in the wind sector. President Moon Jae-in pledged to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2018 levels by 2030 in his speech at the annual U.N. climate conference in Scotland. “It isn’t an […]
Glasgow : To reach a net zero carbon emissions target, the world must develop new technology and industries, said Microsoft President Brad Smith, even as world leaders deliberate how to limit global climate change at the COP26 conference. While cutting-edge innovations, particularly in renewables like wind and solar power are needed, “future advances in these […]
Glasgow: As pressure mounts for urgent climate action, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres issued a global roadmap to achieve a radical transformation of energy access and transition by 2030, while also contributing to net zero emissions by 2050…READ MORE… Source : ians