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FILE PHOTO: G20 leaders meet during an event launching the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty at the G20 Summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 18, 2024. Eric Lee/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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G20 financial stability watchdog urges broader adoption of climate transition plans

G20's FSB urges standardization of climate transition plans to assess banking risks, as global discrepancies persist.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy, Saturday, June 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada set to preside over G7 in 2025 — what that means and what’s at stake

Canada will advance "common priorities" including fighting climate changes and managing new technologies.

Indonesia has pledged to phase out coal power in 15 years and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century (AFP)
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Indonesia’s new coal phase-out goal sets ‘daunting task’

Meeting Indonesia's pledge to phase out coal power is a daunting task that will require immediate and ambitious action, experts warn.

FILE PHOTO: A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo/File Photo
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World Bank wins pledges for $100 billion replenishment of fund for poorest countries

The World Bank made the announcement on Friday at a pledging conference for the International Development Association.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he briefs the media on South Africa's G20 presidency for 2025 at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
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South Africa sets climate finance and debt relief as G20 presidency focus

South Africa, the first African nation to lead the G20, will focus on mobilizing finance for climate disaster-stricken countries.

Canada's environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he's disappointed that international negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution finished this week without an agreement. Guilbeault arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s Guilbeault disappointed plastic treaty talks end with no agreement

'We can't give up. We have to keep trying,' Canada's Environment Minster Steven Guilbeault said on Sunday.

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IRENA: Limiting global warming still possible, but G20 must step up 

To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, IRENA emphasizes the importance of aligning NDCs with national climate and energy transition goals.

People look at the flooding of the Choluteca river in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on November 17, 2024 (AFP)
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Analysis: Climate finance’s ‘new era’ shows new political realities

Next year, Germany, Canada and Australia all hold elections in which conservatives less supportive of green policies stand chances of victory.

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