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Net-zero finance must be equitable
Oped, Masatsugu Asakawa, Published on 13/08/2024
» The Asia and the Pacific region stand at a critical juncture, positioned both as a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and a potential leader in transformative climate action. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), alongside our member countries, is steering the region towards a sustainable future through support for a just transition. Our vision aims to reorient economic and social frameworks to foster low-carbon, climate-resilient growth that enhances prosperity and inclusion.
How to assess COP28's outcome
Oped, Gernot Wagner, Published on 20/12/2023
» #Actionism". That word greeted arriving passengers at Dubai International Airport, the port of entry for the vast majority of the 100,000 or so climate negotiators, activists, industry lobbyists, and others attending this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference and the events around it.
Can COP28 boost Global South?
Oped, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Published on 08/12/2023
» The 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP) is underway in Dubai. COPs result in a torrent of self-congratulatory words but often fail to unleash concrete actions that accelerate climate investments in the Global South, which is home to over 80% of the world's population, including those most vulnerable to climate change. What can we expect from Dubai's COP28?
Act now to end food insecurity
News, Kate Hampton & David Miliband, Published on 20/11/2023
» In London today, the United Kingdom hosts the Global Food Security Summit and launch a new strategy for international development. Despite pressing crises like the conflict in Gaza, we must stay focused on other parts of the global system, where ongoing crises of hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity demand an urgent response. Faced with immense suffering around the world, we need a UK government that is willing and able to offer solutions.
Covid lessons for climate action
Oped, Ifeanyi M Nsofor, Published on 15/09/2023
» It is official: July was the hottest month on record. Global warming is happening, and its costs continue to mount. The World Meteorological Organization recently noted that, "Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused 11,778 reported disasters between 1970 and 2021, with just over 2 million deaths and US$4.3 trillion [153.8 trillion baht] in economic losses."
Vulnerable states need funding
Oped, Ken Ofori-Atta & Axel van Trotsenburg, Published on 13/09/2023
» Amid an escalating climate emergency and a global debt crisis, calls for a new "fit for climate" global financial architecture are growing louder throughout the developing world.
Transform development finance
News, Mia Mottley & Werner Hoyer, Published on 27/06/2023
» In a world beset by rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns, and escalating natural disasters, the urgency of decisive action on climate change and the threat of future pandemics has never been more apparent. Both threats will affect us all. But the countries between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn -- including the Caribbean and Pacific states, and parts of Latin America, Africa, and Asia where another 40% of the global population lives -- are currently experiencing loss and damage four times greater than elsewhere.
Fostering agency where it counts
Oped, Rania Al-Mashat & Erik Berglöf, Published on 15/06/2023
» The gap between the resources needed to achieve net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 and the resources that are available currently amounts to trillions of dollars and is still growing.
Smarter climate finance needed
Oped, Sumant Sinha, Published on 15/02/2023
» Recent estimates suggest that the developing world will need US$1 trillion of external climate finance annually by 2025, and $2.4 trillion per year by 2030, to meet the goals enshrined in the Paris climate agreement. But these targets will not be met unless international financial institutions and governments create stronger incentives, paying special attention to three key areas.
Clean energy key to Thai climate goals
Oped, Siripa Julakarn & Wichsinee Wibulpolprasert, Published on 15/02/2023
» Thailand has vowed to reach net-zero emissions by 2065, but without taking action against its biggest polluter -- the energy sector -- its promise will fall flat.