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ADVISORY: WRI Press Call on Expectations for COP29

October 15 2024 Journalists: Register Here.  WRI experts will outline some of most significant and contentious issues that negotiators will contend with at the...

A Sumatran orangutan, one of the species at risk from deforestation according to the new report (AFP)
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Indonesia biomass drive threatens key forests: report

Indonesia's plan to add wood-burning to its energy mix is fueling deforestation and threatening habitats of endangered species, a new report says.

A dam built by a woman farmer in a Tunisian village has turned her into a local hero after it helped increase local growers' yields (AFP)
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With EU funding, Tunisian farmer revives parched village

In Tunisia, a locally-built dam with EU funding helps farmers combat drought, boosting crop production despite water scarcity.

Poorer countries on the frontlines of climate change will need trillions of dollars in financial aid to install clean energy and adapt to global warming (AFP)
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COP29 fight looms over climate funds for developing world

For developing countries, who pays is non-negotiable: the 2015 Paris climate agreement reaffirmed that developed countries pick up the tab.

Protesters cross the Brooklyn Bridge during a Youth Climate Strike march to demand an end to the era of fossil fuels, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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For a week, New York will be center of money-focused fight for climate

Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly means climate negotiators and world leaders in Manhattan could set new agenda for the energy...

The COP16 isn't expected to break new ground but is more a stocktake of progress since the last summit (AFP)
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Environment takes centre stage as global summits loom

The United Nations is about to host four major events to address environmental challenges.

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What 2024’s Historic Elections Could Mean for the Climate

Global leaders will play a critical role in addressing climate change, the energy transition and ensuring a livable future for everyone.

Campaigners from one of Cambodia's few environmental activism groups were sentenced to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their activism (AFP)
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Cambodia sentences green campaigners for ‘plotting’ over activism

A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced 10 environmentalists to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their...

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