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COP28: Progress needed after mixed first week in Dubai

[ad_1] The first week of the COP28 climate negotiations has seen mixed results. While significant progress has been made on some key issues, the outcome of the Global Stocktake is uncertain. Country negotiators have produced a long draft text on the Global Stocktake, with multiple options, including one on a fossil fuel phaseout. WWF, along […]

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Breaking Silos: Enhancing Synergies between NDCs and NBSAPs

[ad_1] How can governments integrate action on climate and nature? WWFsBreaking Silos: Enhancing Synergies between NDCs and NBSAPsidentifies a number of entry points to ensure that policy planning and implementation processes work together to deliver for climate, nature, and people. Key actions in the report include: ensuring that national climate and biodiversity policy planning processes

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COP28: Key takeaways from the UN climate summit

[ad_1] After two weeks of negotiations the UN climate summit, Cop28, came to a close in Dubai.Here are the main takeaways from 2023’s largest global conference on the climate crisis. A transition from fossil fuels but not a full phase-out After days of intense negotiations, a landmark agreement emerged from the UN climate summit in

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Basic environmental and social risks remain unaccounted for in central banking and financial supervision

[ad_1] WWF´s Greening Financial Regulation Initiative (GFRi) has today published findings from its annual SUSREG Tracker.The assessment shows that whilst significant progress has been made by several central banks and financial supervisors to implement sustainable regulatory and supervisory measures, key gaps remain, particularly in major economies where broader environmental and social risks are still being

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WWF statement on first science-based targets for shipping sector

[ad_1] Mark Lutes, Senior Advisor, Global Climate Policy, WWF Climate and Energy, said, “WWF is encouraged to see Maersk’s leadership in the shipping industry, as they become the first company to have ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming limit validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. “Maersk,

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Unlocking Climate Success: New WWF report sets the course for credible climate target setting for companies and financial institutions

[ad_1] The report “Corporate Climate Targets: ensuring the credibility of EU-regulated commitments” includes a detailed description of the legal obligations of companies and financial institutions, as well as methodological recommendations. It also shows that using the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) facilitates target setting and enables companies to comply with related requirements of European regulations.

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Open letter to Ministers meeting in Copenhagen to chart the path to a successful outcome for COP29

[ad_1] Excellencies, The Copenhagen Ministerial has proven to be a key milestone for successful negotiations at the Bonn sessions and COPs. In the spirit of contribution, here are a few reflections on what we see as priorities for advancing the climate agenda in 2024 and delivering on the outcomes of the Global Stocktake. Next NDC

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