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LSE report calls for global investment of an additional $3T each year to drive economic recovery and transformation

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The report indicates that “ the G7 will need to assist emerging market and developing countries in tackling their greater debt and finance constraints that have resulted from the pandemic, and embark on programmes of green recovery and transformation ”. The report says that $1.5-1.7 It suggests that $1.4

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Study finds global oil demand likely to grow despite pandemic, climate policies

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The greater competitiveness of alternative fuels and the weaker economy in that scenario contribute to lower oil use overall. Despite relatively aggressive government policies aimed at reducing oil demand, such as within green stimulus packages enacted in several countries during the pandemic, global oil demand may not peak before 2030.

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Report: total investment of $8.1T in nature required over next 3 decades; tripling current investments needed by 2030

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trillion finance gap between now and 2050, by “building back more sustainably”, by repurposing agricultural and fossil fuel subsidies and by creating economic and regulatory incentives. of projected economic stimulus spending. —“State of Finance for Nature”. Nature currently only accounts for 2.5%

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Mayor DiVirgilio: “Why Hermosa Beach is Going Carbon Neutral”

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Now is the time to use the stimulus, grant and foundation money available to those who lead before the map is even drawn. Now is also the time to act because we are standing at another threshold, the threshold of climate-change tipping points that may diminish the future prospects and possibilities for young and old alike.&#.

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IRENA, IEA study concludes meeting 2?C scenario possible with net positive economics

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The Paris Agreement reflected an unprecedented international determination to act on climate. Today around the world, new renewable power plants are being built that will generate electricity for less cost than fossil-fuel power plants. Critically, the economic case for the energy transition has never been stronger. Around US$3.5

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The Summit On Clean Tech Law & The New Energy Policy

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All the details after the jump- In the civilized world, unprecedented efforts are being made globally to deal with climate change – almost all of which is directly traceable to the use of “dirty&# technologies. Stimulus Package allocated for renewables? Are cities leading the way?

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EIA Estimates 2.1% Growth in Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in US in 2010; Still Below 1999-2008 Levels

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Projected US CO 2 growth from fossil fuels. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates in the April 2010 release of its Short-Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook that CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels, which declined by 6.6% in 2011 as economic growth fuels higher energy consumption. Source: EIA.

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