Climate

Freshwater fish highlight escalating climate impacts on species – IUCN Red List

Press release – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 December 2023 (IUCN) – Climate change threatens a growing number of species, from Atlantic salmon to green turtles, today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals. The update, released at the COP28 UN climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, also includes the first global freshwater fish assessment, and highlights the impact of illegal logging … Continue reading Freshwater fish highlight escalating climate impacts on species – IUCN Red List

COP28

Work Programme on Just Transition Pathways: Workshop Discusses Way Forward at COP28

1 December 2023 UN Climate Change News, 1 December 2023 – Earlier this week, more than 130 Parties and observers took part in a workshop to discuss the way forward on the work programme on just transition pathways at COP28. The work programme on just transition pathways, which was established at COP27 last year, is meant to assess, design and scale up pathways to achieve the goals of … Continue reading Work Programme on Just Transition Pathways: Workshop Discusses Way Forward at COP28

TRANE TECHNOLOGIES

Trane Technologies Calls for Accelerated Climate Action, Increased Transparency at COP28

November 30, 2023 09:04 AM Eastern Standard Time SWORDS, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, will underscore the critical need for adoption of new and existing solutions at scale, accelerated climate policy and transparent emissions reporting during COP28 in Dubai, November 30 – December 12. As the window for limiting global warming to 1.5°C continues to narrow, Trane Technologies steadfastly encourages bolder accountability … Continue reading Trane Technologies Calls for Accelerated Climate Action, Increased Transparency at COP28

COP28

COP28 Opens in Dubai with Calls for Accelerated Action, Higher Ambition Against the Escalating Climate Crisis

29 November 2023 UN Climate Change News, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 November 2023 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 will open tomorrow with a resounding call to accelerate collective climate action. The conference takes place in what is already known to be the hottest year ever recorded in human history and as the impacts of the climate crisis wreak unprecedented havoc on human … Continue reading COP28 Opens in Dubai with Calls for Accelerated Action, Higher Ambition Against the Escalating Climate Crisis

The Green Climate Fund

The Green Climate Fund Board holds last meeting of 2023

The 37th meeting of the The Green Climate Fund Board will take place in-person in Tbilisi, Georgia on 23-25 October. At the three-day meeting, the Board will consider for approval 15 new funding proposals, of which 12 target the most vulnerable – Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and African States. If all approved, USD 736.4 million in GCF funding would be … Continue reading The Green Climate Fund Board holds last meeting of 2023

Green Climate Fund

The Government of Jamaica is working with international financial institutions and donors to strengthen cooperation, crowd-in private investment and build climate resilience following the Resilience and Sustainability Facility arrangement with the International Monetary Fund

The Government of Jamaica together with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Green Climate Fund (GCF), the United Kingdom, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) as part of Team Europe¹ today announced a collaborative approach to support a package aimed at enhancing the nation’s ability to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. This support takes place in the context of the US$764 million Resilience and … Continue reading The Government of Jamaica is working with international financial institutions and donors to strengthen cooperation, crowd-in private investment and build climate resilience following the Resilience and Sustainability Facility arrangement with the International Monetary Fund