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17.11.2020 - Climate change winds lift Canadian renewable stocks, buffets oil sector
Canadian renewable utility stocks have soared this year as investors bet on a global expansion of cleaner power, abandoning oil and gas stocks that have plummeted due to pandemic travel restrictions.
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17.11.2020 - EU seeks to convince Poland on climate change target
The European Commission convened with Polish officials on Tuesday to attempt to win support for a tougher European Union climate change target, after the country requested more analysis of the goal.
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17.11.2020 - About 150 nations due to deliver stronger climate plans in 2020, tracker shows
More than three-quarters of countries have indicated they will make stronger commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change by the end of 2020, despite the economic strain of the coronavirus pandemic, a new tracker showed on Tuesday.
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17.11.2020 - Brazilians, more than others, say climate change is 'catastrophic risk'
Brazilians are more concerned about climate change as a catastrophic risk compared with residents in several other big economies, a survey showed on Wednesday, reflecting the impact vividly underway in the South American nation.
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12.11.2020 - U.N. chief 'encouraged' by development bank climate pledge, urges more
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he was "encouraged" by a joint declaration on sustainable finance by the world's development banks, but that more was needed.
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12.11.2020 - With his decree 666, president Putin is committing the government to reduce #ghgemissions to 70% of the 1990 baseline.
This is about 33% above what Russia emitted in 2018 according to its GHG inventory i.e. Russia's emissions will grow between now and 2030.

09.11.2020 - As virus delays climate summit, youth 'Mock COP' takes (virtual) floor
Earlier in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic forced a year's delay to planned U.N. climate talks in Glasgow - originally set to start on Monday - young climate activists chafed that no innovative way could be found to hold the COP26 summit online.
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07.11.2020 - Green Recovery from COVID-19: What It Means for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
The ‘EU4Energy governance’ project is running a campaign to raise awareness of the project’s work, and the benefits of energy reforms in the six Eastern partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine).
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07.11.2020 - '180-degree turn': How Joe Biden could revamp U.S. climate policy
oe Biden, who captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday, has promised one of his first acts will be to lead the United States back into the Paris Agreement on climate change, which it departed on Wednesday under incumbent President Donald Trump.
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06.11.2020 - Wealthy countries edge towards global climate finance goal
Wealthy countries have ramped up financing to help developing countries cut carbon emissions and cope with the impact of climate change, although it is unclear if they will meet their goal of $100 billion this year.
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