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Updated 30-year Reference Period Reflects Changing Climate
The U.S. Nationaceanic and Atmospheric Administration has updated the U.S. Climate Normals to the 1991-2020 baseline period to provide a most recent baseline for climate information and services to climate-sensitive sectors and a standard reference to compare variations in temperature,…
Time to Decarbonize Transport for a Green, Resilient and Inclusive Recovery
At a time when we face enormous challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is heartening to see the world mobilizing as never before to tackle the looming crisis of global warming. From renewable energy to carbon markets to sustainable…
Collaborative Partnership on Forests Calls for Halt to Deforestation
A group of 15 international organizations working on forestry today issued a joint statement highlighting the need to halt the destruction of the world’s forests. The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) comprises UN agencies including the UN Environment Programme, the…
Biden Administration Releases US National Climate Plan
You’ve probably heard of the Paris Climate Agreement, the world’s hallmark climate action framework. At the core of the agreement are national climate plans, also known as Nationally Determined Contributions. But what exactly is that? Each country develops its plan to reduce…
Digitalization of Cities and Buildings Will Contribute to Resolving of the Climate Change Problem
We cannot solve the climate change problem without the transformation of cities and buildings. Up to 70 per cent of the global emissions of greenhouse gases come from cities, while the share of buildings within that number is around 40…
AFD Approves EUR 50 mln to Support Serbia’s Reform Agenda on Climate Change
The French Development Agency (AFD) Foreign States Committee has approved on Wednesday the first phase of a Public Policy Loan program to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change. Under this program comprising in its initial 2-year phase a 50 million…
New Fund Leverages Nature to Adapt to Climate Change
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is launching in June this year. The goal is ambitious – to trigger a global movement for restoring the world’s ecosystems. This is not merely for nature’s sake, say experts. Mounting evidence shows that…