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According to the IPCC, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere is directly linked to the average global temperature on Earth, and the concentration has been rising steadily. The most abundant greenhouse gas, accounting for about two-thirds of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, is largely the product of burning fossil fuels. 

There is alarming evidence that important tipping points, leading to irreversible changes in major ecosystems and the planetary climate system, may already have been reached or passed. One of the most urgent challenges facing countries across the world today is how to achieve economic prosperity and development while also combating climate change.

The Paris climate change agreement commits nations to limit global temperature rise to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with countries pledging to cut or curb their greenhouse gas emissions – through a combination of mitigation and adaptation measures – by 2030. 

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While governments take urgent action to ease the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic with substantial fiscal and liquidity support packages, far less effort has been expended to make economies resilient to climate change and to decarbonise the energy, transport, and agricultural sectors.

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What is the impact of the climate crisis? An MCC-led study highlights the effect of the gaps between rich and poor within countries. This could be important at the world climate summits.

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For a long time, there has been a confusion around the effect of net-zero carbon emissions. Recently, scientific finding showed that warming is likely to more or less stop when net-zero emissions is achieved.

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ICYMI - A new ultra-white paint reflects 98.1 percent of sunlight and can keep surfaces up to 19 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their ambient surroundings

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The NDC Partnership's Economic Advisory Initiative is continuing to embed economic advisors in the planning and finance ministries of 34 developing countries, with support from 13 of its members, in order to put climate action at the heart of COVID-19 recovery. To date, 35 advisors have been deployed in 24 countries, with recruitment underway in another 10 countries.

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U.S. annual tracked climate investment is less than a third of what is needed. To achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, the United States will need to invest at least $250 billion in climate mitigation solutions each year during the next decade.

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The UK is to toughen its targets on greenhouse gas emissions for the next 15 years, the first major developed economy to do so.

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As we gear up for COP26 in November this year UN Habitat is inviting cities and communities to share green recovery, low-carbon & nature-based solutions to build climate resilience. Welcome to the Climate Action 4 Cities Campaign to inspire and take climate action. Read More

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Combustion Characteristics, Kinetics, SO2 and NO Release of Low-Grade Biomass Materials and Briquettes

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