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Did COP29 fail women and girls?
News, María Fernanda Espinosa, Published on 13/12/2024
» The most recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) focused on finance, but it fell short in more ways than one. The contentious negotiations -- representatives from several developing countries walked out in protest -- defied the odds to produce a commitment -- the "Baku Climate Unity Pact" -- from developed economies to deliver $300 billion in climate funding annually to their poorer counterparts by 2035.
Climate push needs female voice
News, Laura Chinchilla & María Fernanda Espinosa, Published on 28/03/2022
» The world is well aware that the climate crisis is one of the main stumbling blocks to sustainable development. And yet, despite the dramatic evidence of the lethal consequences of climate change, and despite possessing the knowledge, technologies and resources to fix it, we continue on the same high-carbon path that threatens our survival.
Taiwan ready to help climate fight
News, Chang Tzi-chin, Published on 04/12/2019
» Climate change has resulted in extreme weather conditions in Thailand, including prolonged rainy or dry seasons and frequent and more intense tropical storms and floods.
New turning point in climate fight
News, Patricia Espinosa & Anne Hidalgo, Published on 30/08/2018
» Next month, the Global Climate Action Summit -- one of the largest international gatherings on climate change the world has seen -- will be held in San Francisco.