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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. Tue, 10/20/2020 - 00:15. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Cecilia Keating.

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Climate policy advocacy is incredibly powerful, but businesses must do more

We Mean Business Coalition

It is safe to say that climate ambition has become mainstream. That’s over one third of the global economy. But to build a business case for deep and long-term investments, drive scale and turn targets into concrete action, companies rely on governments to provide an enabling policy environment and level playing field. .

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State and regional governments lead on renewable electricity generation – new report

Envirotec Magazine

The Global States and Regions Annual Disclosure 2019 , said to be the most comprehensive account of state and regional climate action released to date, summarises data from 124 states and regions from 35 countries, representing US $17 trillion – 20% of the global economy, with a combined population of 669 million people.