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Srabastee Biswas

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The author is a Trainee correspondent with BW Businessworld.

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COP28: Global Stocktake Calls For Just Phase-out Of Fossil Fuels

A new version of the Global Stocktake was released during the ongoing UN Climate Summit (COP28) provides options for key issues of negotiations, such as mitigation, fossil fuels, equity and historical responsibility

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Faith Takes Centre Stage At COP28 With Inauguration Of First-ever Faith Pavilion

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Pope Francis addressed the audience virtually and highlighted the urgency for urgent action against climate change

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COP28: 40 Nations To Finance Solutions To Advance Sustainable Urban Development

To help the world get on a path that ensures the global temperature rise is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius as per Paris temperature goal, at least 40 nations presented a new strategy to coordinate its climate foreign policy efforts across several sectors

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COP28 Finance Day Unlocks Innovative Financial Mechanisms To Support Vulnerable Countries Fight Climate Change

COP28 Finance Day unlocked significant progress on international financial architecture reform to support low-income and vulnerable countries fight climate change

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COP28 Mobilises Over $57 Bn In Four Days To Tackle Climate Action

On climate finance, the UAE has introduced a USD 30 billion catalytic fund. The country has also put forward USD 200 million for SDRs and USD 150 million for water security

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Key Measures Could Slash Predicted 2050 Emissions From Cooling Sector: Report

The cooling sector's greenhouse gas emissions are to be more than double by 2050. Key measures could slow power growth, cut emissions by 60-96 per cent

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COP28: India, China Abstain From Renewable Power Pledge, 118 Nations Sign Up

India's absence from the list of countries that signed the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge has come as a surprise considering New Delhi, as the G20 president, plays a significant role in ensuring the agreement on renewable energy capacity and energy efficiency

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COP28 Introduces Partnership To Support Women’s Economic Empowerment

According to reports, climate change could thrust an additional 158 million women and girls into poverty globally by mid-century

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COP28 Presidency Introduces landmark Initiatives Accelerating Energy Transition

At the World Climate Action Summit, COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber on Saturday unveiled the Global Decarbonisation Accelerator (GDA) a series of landmark initiatives designed to speed up the energy transition and drastically reduce global emissions

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Key Initiatives On Nature, Carbon Markets, Renewables And More Discussed On Day 2 of Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum at COP28

The second day of the inaugural COP28 Business and Philanthropy Forum included key announcements on preserving nature, energy transition alongside a methane abatement accelerator and an initiative to decarbonise health supply chains

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