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Policy Gaps Curbing Private Climate Finance Flows

Chris Hall

The gap between current climate investment and the funds needed until 2030 to achieve the net zero targets of the Paris Agreement currently stands at US$6 trillion annually, according to research from the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and law firm A&O Shearman, equating to approximately 6% of global annual GDP.

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Janet Yellen on financing a sustainable future

GreenBiz

And the Paris Agreement has given us a roadmap to get there through ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions. Efforts to increase MDB climate finance targets, align their lending with the Paris Agreement and discourage new investments in fossil fuel-based power generation are important steps.

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These 30 under 30 are leading a green youthquake

Corporate Knights

INNOVATORS THE CLEANTECH INCUBATOR Morgan Lehtinen & Sebastian Alamillo 29, Newmarket, ON; 24, Kingston, ON Co-founders, RXN Hub When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig ruptured in 2010, a 15-year-old Morgan Lehtinen watched the disaster unfold and knew her future would be shaped by it. I will never stop pushing to make it a reality.”

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. 17, there were 53 signatories representing 18 industries. .