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Time for financial institutions to mainstream climate
Today, a group of 26 financial institutions from across the globe, including the World Bank Group, launched five voluntary Principles for Mainstreaming Climate Action within Financial Institution. The...
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The trillion dollar challenge
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), full implementation of countries’ submitted pledges for low-carbon development will require USD 13.5 trillion in investments in energy efficiency...
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A tribute to the founding giant of the global environment movement
Maurice Strong at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 Today at the COP21 climate talks in Paris, people will gather and pay tribute to the life, vision and accomplishments of Maurice Strong who passed away...
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China: in pursuit of a new development pathway
City landscape, Tianjin, China. Photo: Yang Aijun / World Bank More than 180 countries have submitted their intended national climate plans to get on a low-carbon development pathway ahead of COP21...
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Carbon markets in the Paris Agreement - an early holiday gift
COP21 conference center at Le Bourget, near Paris. Photo: Max Edkins / World Bank Last Saturday, UN climate negotiators from 195 countries agreed on a historic climate change accord in Paris after two...
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Food systems are finally on the climate change map. What’s next?
So, food systems are finally on the climate change map and embedded in the language of the Paris Climate Agreement.This is a long way from the previous involvement of agriculture as a contentious area...
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The Digital Divide: a challenge to overcome in tackling climate change
Students from Tonga's Tailulu College making the most of new high-speed broadband services at 2013 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrations in the the Tongan capital,...
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Bringing better biodigesters and clean energy to Africa
In developing countries, biodigesters are becoming an incredibly effective solution to convert manure into biogas. Photo: SimGas Sub-Saharan Africa continues to suffer from a major energy deficit,...
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Drum roll…Presenting the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant!
Also available in: العربية Noor concentrated solar power plant is expected to supply 1.1 million of Moroccans with 500 MW of power by 2018. Photo: World Bank Concentrated Solar Power is the greatest...
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We have an agreement in Paris: So, what’s next for the private sector?
Wind turbine farm in Tunisia. Photo: Dana Smillie / World Bank It has been just over a month now since the historic climate change conference, COP21, wrapped up in Paris, concluding with 195 countries...
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