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Clarity AI Joins Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), Strengthening Its Role in Shaping Sustainable Investment Through Data and Expertise

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clarity AI, the leading global sustainability tech company, announced today during COP29 that it has become an associate member of the Institutional...

Members of Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade work to extinguish a fire rising in Amazon rainforest in Apui, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 8, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
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Brazil’s Tocantins state to offer $430 million in carbon credits

The value and number of carbon credits is contingent on the state successfully reducing deforestation.

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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For 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth’s projected warming

Earth remains on a path to be 2.7 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times, according to Climate Action Tracker.

Wealthy countries must ramp up climate finance to meet the Paris Agreement, experts said. (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Rich nations must double climate finance from taxpayers’ money by 2030 – experts

Currently, around $43 billion per year is flowing from developed to developing countries, according to a new analysis.

Tech ambitions include producing sustainable jet fuel out of the carbon dioxide in the air (AFP)
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Tech’s green wave hits choppy waters

Tech’s pursuit of sustainable energy solutions is captivating, but experts warn these ambitions may mislead without real change.

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government speaks to members of the media at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning up the planet at UN climate talks

Interim Bangladeshi leader Muhammad Yunus urges wealthy nations to provide funds for climate crisis instead of negotiating.

The International Monetary Fund headquarters is seen in Washington, U.S.
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IMF urged to cash in on gold price to help poor countries hit by climate change

IMF should sell 4% of its gold for debt relief to low-income countries hit by climate disasters, says study.

A silhouette of people sat in a large room looking at a blue-lit screen with 'COP29' on display.
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Finance and business deals announced at COP29 climate talks

The latest global climate talks in Baku drew 60,000 delegates, including many from business and finance — here are a few key deals made.

An aeroplane leaves vapour trails as it flies through the skies over central London.
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Damaging jet vapour trails could be eliminated with cheap solution – experts

Tweaking flight paths could cut contrail warming by half by 2040, with costs of just a few pounds per flight, experts say.

Rising temperatures due to global warming has led to mass bleaching events striking coral across the world (AFP)
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Nearly half of tropical coral species face extinction: report

Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction — and climate change is the chief culprit, a new report...

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