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Richer nations must pay more to prepare for climate change – African leaders Climate Change

Richer nations must pay more to prepare for climate change – African leaders

African leaders called on Monday for their counterparts from richer, polluting nations to increase funding for projects to help them adapt to climate change. Countries on the continent are seeking to raise $25 billion of investments in the next three years for adaptation projects, including improving agricultural resilience and updating…
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September 5, 2022
Will the summer of 2022 hasten France’s efforts to fight climate change? Climate Change

Will the summer of 2022 hasten France’s efforts to fight climate change?

The summer of 2022 was a record-breaking season marked by several heatwaves, forest fires and severe drought. These extreme weather events seem to have increased awareness of climate change among the French. But will it be followed by concrete action? Heatwaves, fires, drought, violent storms: The summer of 2022 broke numerous records. With…
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September 4, 2022
News24.com | Gone in 30 years? The Welsh village in crosshairs of climate change Climate Change

News24.com | Gone in 30 years? The Welsh village in crosshairs of climate change

The Welsh village Fairborne risks being swamped by rising sea levels.Council agreed years ago to reocate the village by the mid-2050s, but no plans are apparent.Meteorologists have warned that seas around the UK are rising at a faster rate than a century ago.Get the biggest business stories emailed to you every weekday…
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September 4, 2022
US Vice President commends Osinbajo’s leadership on Climate Change Climate Change

US Vice President commends Osinbajo’s leadership on Climate Change

A renewed commitment by both Nigeria and the United States to work together on many global issues, especially on Climate Change and the global energy transition towards net-zero emissions emerged yesterday at the White House after a meeting between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his American counterpart, Vice President Kamala…
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September 3, 2022
‘Greenwashing is fraud’: JSE companies mull climate change pandering Climate Change

‘Greenwashing is fraud’: JSE companies mull climate change pandering

Greenwashing, when companies give a false impression of their efforts to address climate change, is “nothing more and nothing less than fraud”. This is according to Eelco van der Enden, chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative, an independent organisation that provides the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability…
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September 1, 2022