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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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Inflows to clean energy projects in India and Brazil slipped $2.4 Overall, declining costs for solar and wind played a considerable factor in the fall in absolute dollar investment in emerging economies. Excluding China, India and Brazil, clean energy investment jumped to $34 billion in 2018 from $30 billion in 2017.

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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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in addition to Opus 12, they are: WILDCOAST (Imperial Beach, California) is working to secure a resilient coastline to help protect communities, economies and ecosystems from climate change impacts in the Gulf of California. is using pay-as-you-save financing to help transportation companies switch to electric buses.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Oceans, already expanding from warmth and melting glaciers, would rise, increasing coastal flooding; a chain reaction of climate changes is projected to lead to harsher, more widespread droughts and more powerful storms. Major developing countries, e.g., China and India, continue to resist mandatory ceilings on their emissions.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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The low annual rate of global reduction of carbon emissions per unit of GDP needed to limit global warming to 2 °C—based on the probability assessments of the UN IPCC—is insufficient to achieve that goal, according to the latest Low Carbon Economy Index published by business consultancy PwC. —PwC.

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

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Developed countries would reach agreement with emerging economies such as Brazil, China, and India as to whether or not emerging economies should set emissions reduction targets. Financing of adaptive measures would be prioritized for the most vulnerable countries, such as small island states and sub-Saharan African nations.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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In India too, demand for EVs is accelerating. Seventy-two percent – 29,59,218 units – of the 3.95 million EV s sold in India in the past 11 years have come in just two fiscals (FY2024 and FY2023), indicating just how massive demand has been in the past 24 months. The shift to eco-friendly electric mobility is underway globally.