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City Hall in San Antonio, Texas.
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Most greenhouse gas emissions come from cities. Why not involve them in NDCs?

Collaboration between national and subnational governments — cities, states, and regions — can strengthen NDCs under the Paris Agreement.

Ed Miliband and Sir Keir Starmer committed to cutting UK greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 (Rebecca Speare-Cole/PA)
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Miliband warns of ‘extreme’ climate change impacts in UK while defending COP29

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband warns climate change impacts in Britain will worsen without action, defending government emission targets.

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev is seated, delivering a speech, with two attendants visible behind him.
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COP29 president blames rich countries for ‘imperfect’ deal

The contentious deal on Sunday saw wealthy polluters pledge $300B annually to support developing countries.

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Evaluating Canada’s pledge to triple nuclear capacity

Canada, a nuclear energy leader since the 1950s, must modernize policy to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 and expand its global status.

FILE PHOTO: An activist holds a balloon in the form of the globe during a protest action at the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 21, 2024.
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Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges

Among the biggest factors clouding the negotiations at COP29 was the return of climate skeptic Donald Trump as president of the U.S.

FILE PHOTO: COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev speaks during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 24, 2024.
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Business seeks details in face of mixed COP29 climate messages

If nations deliver clear climate policies next year, COP29 finance and carbon market deals could unlock billions in the business world.

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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