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Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change as UN climate talks came to a contentious end early Sunday morning in Baku. Developing nations who had sought over $1 trillion in assistance called the...

UNCTAD’s Least Developed Countries Report 2024 highlighted on Monday that the group of 45 least developed countries (LDCs) could use carbon market projects to enhance climate action by offsetting the buyers’ emissions at improved rates which will allow more...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku for the COP29 Climate Action Summit must take immediate steps to cut emissions, safeguard people from climate chaos, and “tear down the walls to climate finance” in response to the...

Tackling climate change requires not just new technology or political will but money—more money than many poor countries have. This means new sources of finance must be found if we are to keep global temperature rises within limits like 1.5 or even 2 degrees Celsius....

The next UN climate conference, COP29, is set to take place in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November. From securing climate finance to addressing the critical issue of loss and damage, this pivotal climate conference will shape global climate policy...

The new finance goal will channel greater funds toward urgently needed climate action in developing countries. It will support implementation of low-carbon, climate resilient solutions in energy, transport, agriculture and other vital systems. By increasing financial...

Political leadership is clearly key. It must be built on a shared understanding of the problem and a commitment to implement collaborative, mission-oriented plans to get every child in school and ensure that in doing so, they acquire foundational skills, including the...

It is the time of year again for climate policy to take centre stage. From 11 to 22 November 2024, world leaders, decision makers and other stakeholders such as representatives of the private sector, youth and civil society, will gather in Baku, Azerbaijan for the...

With the global Biodiversity Conference, COP 16, getting underway, we recently spoke with Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, WWF Global Climate and Energy Lead, Chair of the IUCN Climate Crisis Commission and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Action Agenda Champion for...

The Future of Growth Report 2024 introduces a multidimensional framework to assess the quality of economic growth across 107 countries globally. It characterizes nations’ economic growth across four dimensions: Innovativeness; Inclusiveness; Sustainability; and...

The Pact consists of 56 Actions designed to "turbocharge" the SDGs, but in particular to speed progress on issues around peace and security, global governance, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations. Read more…..

  AI offers many ways to enhance a company’s overall internal capabilities and skills. AI can be used to infer skills from employee profiles and their activity. AI can be used to classify learning content and make it more applicable and accessible for the whole...