COP27 Reaches Breakthrough Agreement on New “Loss and Damage” Fund for Vulnerable Countries

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UN Climate Change News, 20 November 2022 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters.

Statement by the Secretary-General at the conclusion of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh

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"The world still needs a giant leap on climate ambition. The red line we must not cross is the line that takes our planet over the 1.5 degree temperature limit. To have any hope of keeping to 1.5, we need to massively invest in renewables and end our addiction to fossil fuels.

Anti-death penalty activist sues the police for overreach

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Transformative Justice Collective published this statement to support the Rocky Howe and independent journalist Kirsten Han, two anti death penalty activists that have been unjustly targeted by the state.

The Nature for Cool Cities Challenge

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Cities are warming twice as fast as the global average, and it is imperative we scale up solutions to tackle dangerous urban heat. The Nature for Cool Cities Challenge seeks to catalyze this goal by supporting a cohort of global south cities committed to developing and implementing nature-based solutions to deliver on heat resilience and cooling benefits.

Climate and Clean Air Ministerial at COP 27

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The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) saw ministers and leaders step up implementation efforts during the Climate and Clean Air Ministerial Roundtable, which took place on the sidelines of COP 27 and serves as the CCAC’s highest level political body to advance the Coalition’s work.

With New Commitment, Gates Foundation Joins Call to Help End Polio

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BERLIN (October 16, 2022) – Today at the World Health Summit, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally. The announcement was made ahead of a key pledging moment that will be co-hosted by Germany and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

Think Change episode 14: climate loss and damage – who should pay? (ODI PODCAST)

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With COP27 now under way in Sharm El Sheikh, this episode explores why loss and damage is a key focus for this year’s negotiations through the perspective of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

HRW: Egypt: Detentions, Repression Follow Protest Calls

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Surveillance, Fears of Retaliation against Egyptian Activists Following COP27. (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities have reportedly detained hundreds of people in a nationwide crackdown following calls for anti-government protests, Human Rights Watch said today.

The EU and International Partners launch ground-breaking Just Energy Transition Partnership with Indonesia

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Today, President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on behalf of the EU, and leaders of the International Partners Group (IPG), co-led by the United States and Japan, and including Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom, launched a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with Indonesia....

UNESCO Director-General deplores death of journalist Sadaf Naeem in Pakistan

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UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has deplored the death of television journalist Sadaf Naeem in Kamoke, Pakistan, on 30 October.

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