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Almost seven years since the ParisAgreement was signed at COP21, any number of initiatives have been launched with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is supporting countries in the region to achieve these ambitious goals, along with some foreign governments like Germany. The implementation of the Agenda 2030 and the ParisAgreement calls for major transformations.
Now they must wait to see how signatories to the ParisAgreement act on the commitments outlined in the official response to the Global Stocktake, as well as multiple other pledges announced across the two weeks before that final text was signed, sealed and gavelled. C has not lessened; if anything, it has increased,” he says.
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In this, ClientEarth alleges Shell “has failed in its duties to act in the best interests of the of the company and to act with due scare, skill and diligence by failing to develop and implement a climate strategy that aligns with the ParisAgreement goals, increasing its risk of strandedassets and having to make write-downs (due to both physical (..)
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Read live updates from on the ground in Glasgow, including the latest business announcements, policy breakthroughs and other key developments. . C and implement the ParisAgreement and will be welcomed by the business community. . C temperature goal of the ParisAgreement alive, and to ensure a just transition. .
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