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South Africa aims to reach net zero emissions in 2050 – while still burning...
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‘China is willing to contribute more’: Beijing signals carbon neutrality intent
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EU faces internal battle as it prepares to increase 2030 climate target
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Energy companies keep right to sue states in private courts, as treaty reforms blocked
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Vietnam brings cement sector into new climate submission to the UN
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Why we no longer use the phrase ‘brown finance’
We realised "brown finance" to describe investment in harmful fossil fuels is offensive to people with brown skin, so we switched to "dirty finance"
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Encouraged by Bolsonaro, land grabbers advance on Amazon indigenous territory
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