Tag: emissions reductions
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Reflecting Sunlight Away from Earth: A Climate Safer or Riskier Path
Introduction: A controversial tool in the climate toolkit As global temperatures rise and climate impacts intensify, scientists and policymakers are revisiting a set of ideas that have long lived on the fringes of climate strategy: solar geoengineering. The core concept is to reflect a portion of sunlight away from Earth to cool the planet. While…
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Solar Geoengineering: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth
What does reflecting sunlight entail? The idea of solar geoengineering centers on reducing the amount of heat that reaches Earth’s surface. By reflecting a portion of incoming sunlight back into space, it may be possible to temporarily lower global temperatures and counter some effects of climate warming. Researchers often describe two main avenues: altering the…
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COP30: Five Key Takeaways From a Deeply Divisive Climate Summit
Overview: A Summit Marked by Deep Divisions The COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil, is shaping up to be remembered not for sweeping breakthroughs but for the sharp divisions that surfaced among nations. After three decades of climate negotiations, many observers believed a new level of compromise was possible. Instead, negotiators left with a document that…
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End of Fossil Fuel Era Inches Closer as COP30 Deal
Introduction: A frail step toward a fossil-free future After weeks of hard bargaining and high-stakes speeches, a fragile consensus emerged at COP30 in Brazil. The result is a voluntary agreement that signals a collective intent to reduce fossil fuel dependence, but it falls short of the sweeping, legally binding commitments many scientists say are necessary…
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Dr Glenn Gyimah outlines blueprint for private sector action in carbon markets at COP30
Introduction: A Ghanaian blueprint for carbon market action At COP30, Dr Glenn Kwabena Gyimah, General Manager of the Jospong Green Transition Office, presented a practical blueprint for how private enterprises in Ghana can move from carbon market readiness to tangible climate action. The discussion highlighted the role of the private sector in accelerating emission reductions,…
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Nepal Receives $9.4 Million for Forest Carbon Credits Under the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Nepal’s Latest Climate Finance Milestone Nepal has secured a significant climate finance victory, receiving 9.4 million USD from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The payment acknowledges Nepal’s ongoing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through its REDD+ Emission Reductions Program. In practical terms, the country successfully avoided or sequestered roughly 1.88 million…
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COP30 Opens with a New Reality: Wealthier Nations Move from Rhetoric to Delivery
COP30 Opens amid a Moment of Realignment The climate summit in its early hours already signals a shift in how negotiations might unfold. After months of pointed rhetoric and gradual drift, richer nations appear to be deploying a more purposeful strategy, aiming to align pledges with tangible actions. As delegates from 150 countries gather, the…
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COP30: Rich Nations’ Foot-Dragging Gains Momentum as Summit Opens
Cop30 Opens Under Pressure: A New Pace in Global Climate Negotiations The COP30 climate summit began with a sense of urgency hanging in the air, even as some observers noted a cautious, almost deliberate pace from wealthier nations. The opening sessions signaled a shift from grandiose pledges to concrete, trackable actions, a pattern that could…
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At UN climate summit, vulnerable nations plead for action
Global spotlight on frontline communities As world leaders converged on the edge of the Amazon rainforest for the annual United Nations climate summit, officials from the globe’s most climate-vulnerable countries delivered blunt, personal accounts of the toll that rising temperatures and extreme weather are taking on their people. The dispatches from capital cities like Port-au-Prince,…
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Liberal MPs Debate Net Zero Terms as Climate Strategy Evolves
Background: A party in transition In recent weeks, Liberal MPs gathered for a lengthy three-hour meeting focused on climate policy and messaging. The central question: should the party continue to foreground the term “net zero by 2050,” or should it adjust its rhetoric while maintaining a robust plan to cut emissions? The discussion reflects broader…