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Time to Show ‘True Grit’ on Climate Adaptation

Chris Hall

Climate change mitigation remains important, but the need to finance adaptation measures is becoming urgent, says Lindsey Stewart, Director of Investment Stewardship Research, Morningstar. “I I don’t believe in fairytales or sermons or stories about money, baby sister, but thank you for the cigarette.”

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Rising sea temperatures and coral loss: “Most detailed scientific picture to date”

Envirotec Magazine

The “Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020” report , released on 5 October, documents the loss of approximately 14 per cent of the world’s coral since 2009. UNEP has created a dynamic data visualization that distils the report findings for non-scientists in all UN languages, plus Portuguese, Bahasa Indonesia and Swahili.

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EM Adaptation Gap High on COP28 Agenda

Chris Hall

Rising recognition of the vulnerabilities of EMDEs to climate change is increasing focus on scaling blended finance opportunities. According to Mohieldin, it is paramount COP28 now moves from “talking about general frameworks to getting into the specifics”, he added.

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Greater Climate Action Needed in 2025

Chris Hall

Former UNEP FI head of risk David Carlin calls for a refocus on reducing carbon emissions at COP30 and doubles down on the concept of carbon markets. Despite international efforts to combat climate change, the EUs Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has confirmed 2024 as the hottest year on record.