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Could the financial sector solve climate change as diplomacy stumbles?

The ECB is warning climate change costs could be 5x the cost of transition. As climate risk goes mainstream, could investor concern drive climate action as international diplomacy struggles to reach agreement?

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China just entered a major international climate agreement. Now comes the hard part

Under the Kigali Amendment, Chinese chemical companies must stop emitting a super-pollutant called HFC-23. The challenges are enormous.

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insideclimatenews.org

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China, US announce separate, major steps to combat climate change

Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country will no longer fund coal-fired power plants abroad, surprising the world on climate for the second straight year at the U.N. General Assembly.

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www.france24.com

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Xi Jinping anuncia en la ONU que China dejará de financiar centrales de carbón en el extranjero

El mandatario apuesta por la cooperación, denuncia el militarismo y asegura que las intervenciones para imponer la democracia no funcionan.

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Toxics

China is key to saving the planet from climate change. But it can't quit coal

As the world's largest carbon emitter, home to 1.4 billion people and a still-expanding economy, China's strategy for cutting emissions could be the most important factor in whether countries are able to prevent irreversible and catastrophic damage to the Earth.

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www.washingtonpost.com

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Climate

UN to world leaders: To curtail warming, you must do more

Pressure keeps building on increasingly anxious world leaders to ratchet up efforts to fight climate change. There's more of it coming this week in one of the highest-profile forums of all — the United Nations.

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apnews.com

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Toxics

China ramps up efforts to tackle plastic pollution with five-year action plan

China will ramp up its efforts to phase out single-use plastics, boost recycling and promote alternatives to plastic in the next five years in a bid to curb pollution and meet the country's carbon neutrality targets.

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www.scmp.com

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Climate

What ancient Chinese roofs can tell us about climate change

A new study by researchers at Nanjing University in China suggests that there may be clues to changes in past weather conditions in buildings.

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canadianinquirer.net

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What is China’s role in Africa’s environmental degradation?

An unintended consequence of more stringent regulations on pollution globally is how firms relocate production to places with looser environmental regulations – a phenomenon known as the pollution haven hypothesis.

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qz.com

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Climate

Climate change: British envoy looks forward to China’s ‘enhanced’ 2030 emissions goal

Alok Sharma, Britain's president-designate for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, arrived in China on Sunday for a three-day visit to talk about Beijing enhancing its emissions goals ahead of the summit in Glasgow in November.

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www.scmp.com

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China warns Kerry climate cooperation depends on overall ties

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry heard the warning several times during a two-day trip to China; he described talks there as productive.

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www.wsj.com

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China and US agree to cooperate and strengthen dialogue on climate change

China and the US have expressed willingness to cooperate and strengthen dialogue when it comes to tackling climate change. US climate envoy John Kerry is on a visit to China for talks on how to deal with global warming.

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US envoy John Kerry talks climate in Japan before visiting China

As the US pushes for higher climate goals ahead of the COP26 conference, Japan says it is "extremely important" to press China to further reduce its carbon emissions.

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Climate

Solar coalition: Chinese firms 'gravely' imperil U.S. clean energy

A newly formed coalition of solar companies is warning that "exploitative" Chinese trade practices could endanger U.S. clean energy goals, raising alarm bells among industry advocates even as the Biden administration has pledged to boost solar power.

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Researchers, doctors call for regulators to reassess safety of taking acetaminophen during pregnancy

The painkiller, taken by half of pregnant women worldwide, could be contributing to rising rates of reproductive system problems and neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism.

LISTEN: Azmal Hossan on the sociology of climate crises in South Asia

"If we look at the rate of carbon emissions, most is emitted by the developed and industrialized countries, but the problem is poor countries like Bangladesh are the main sufferers."

Op-ed: We don’t have time for another fossil fuel bridge

Those holding up carbon capture and hydrogen as new climate solutions are leading us down the wrong path.

Climate storytelling: Creativity and imagination in the face of bleak realities

Working with youth writers on a climate-fiction screenplay has opened my eyes to the power of the arts in confronting environmental crises.

Peter Dykstra: Protected by an alphabet soup of acronyms

Could the financial sector solve climate change as diplomacy stumbles?

China just entered a major international climate agreement. Now comes the hard part

China, US announce separate, major steps to combat climate change

Xi Jinping anuncia en la ONU que China dejará de financiar centrales de carbón en el extranjero

China is key to saving the planet from climate change. But it can't quit coal

UN to world leaders: To curtail warming, you must do more

China ramps up efforts to tackle plastic pollution with five-year action plan

What ancient Chinese roofs can tell us about climate change

What is China’s role in Africa’s environmental degradation?

Climate change: British envoy looks forward to China’s ‘enhanced’ 2030 emissions goal

China warns Kerry climate cooperation depends on overall ties

China and US agree to cooperate and strengthen dialogue on climate change

Shocking report says air pollution is cutting years off the lives of billions of people

US envoy John Kerry talks climate in Japan before visiting China

Solar coalition: Chinese firms 'gravely' imperil U.S. clean energy

Researchers, doctors call for regulators to reassess safety of taking acetaminophen during pregnancy

The painkiller, taken by half of pregnant women worldwide, could be contributing to rising rates of reproductive system problems and neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism.

LISTEN: Azmal Hossan on the sociology of climate crises in South Asia

"If we look at the rate of carbon emissions, most is emitted by the developed and industrialized countries, but the problem is poor countries like Bangladesh are the main sufferers."

Op-ed: We don’t have time for another fossil fuel bridge

Those holding up carbon capture and hydrogen as new climate solutions are leading us down the wrong path.

Climate storytelling: Creativity and imagination in the face of bleak realities

Working with youth writers on a climate-fiction screenplay has opened my eyes to the power of the arts in confronting environmental crises.

Ocean plastic pollution

Too much plastic is ending up in the ocean — and making its way back onto our dinner plates.

Peter Dykstra: Protected by an alphabet soup of acronyms

CITES, CCAMLR, LDC, MBTA, CBD, Ramsar, LWCF ... they may make your eyes glaze over, but they protect our health and planet.

The painkiller, taken by half of pregnant women worldwide, could be contributing to rising rates of reproductive system problems and neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism.

"If we look at the rate of carbon emissions, most is emitted by the developed and industrialized countries, but the problem is poor countries like Bangladesh are the main sufferers."

Those holding up carbon capture and hydrogen as new climate solutions are leading us down the wrong path.

Working with youth writers on a climate-fiction screenplay has opened my eyes to the power of the arts in confronting environmental crises.

Too much plastic is ending up in the ocean — and making its way back onto our dinner plates.

CITES, CCAMLR, LDC, MBTA, CBD, Ramsar, LWCF ... they may make your eyes glaze over, but they protect our health and planet.

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