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iShares MSCI Asia ex-Japan Climate Action ETF crosses US$1.22 billion in AUM
IN over a year since its launch, the iShares MSCI Asia ex-Japan Climate Action ETF has surpassed US$1.22 billion in assets under…
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JPMorgan quits climate finance group, following Citi, Bank of America
JPMORGAN Chase just became the last of Wall Street’s biggest banks to abandon the industry’s largest climate-finance alliance. The No 1 US…
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Kenya's celebrated coffee under threat as farmers hit by climate change
In the lush, volcanic highlands of Komothai in Kenya's Rift Valley, farmers like Simon Macharia produce coffee on small plantations…
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In Lesotho, UN chief Guterres urges rich nations to meet new commitments on climate finance
MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged rich nations to honor their commitments to help…
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Alaska is a climate victim and a perpetrator. The next four years will only make matters worse
“I’m just waiting to start hearing methane explosions like they do in Russia,” says Bethel, Alaska, City Council Member Mark Springer.…
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Microsoft unveils zero-water data centres to reduce AI climate impact
MICROSOFT, trying to mitigate the climate impact of its data centre building boom, is starting to roll out a new design that uses zero…
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Indonesia must shut coal plants every year to hit climate goal
INDONESIA needs to shut multiple coal plants a year while also tripling renewables to meet its new president’s ambition of a full…
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Landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, when it opened two weeks of…
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Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here's how it fuels climate change
Mexico City — Each day, an army of trucks delivers tens of thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to Mexico City’s Central de…
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170 arrested as climate activists in Australia block one of the world’s largest coal ports
Australian police arrested 170 climate change activists in the state of New South Wales during a protest from Friday through Sunday.…
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UN Climate Deal Promises $300B Yearly Aid for Developing Nations
After marathon negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning, world leaders at the UN climate talks (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan,…
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Editorial: Let's not let political chaos distract us from the unfolding climate catastrophe
With so much chaos in the world, from the United States’ slide toward authoritarianism to the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, you could…
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US$34 billion asset manager plans to hire in Singapore for climate finance
Mirova currently has 13 employees in Singapore, mostly focused on investment and research Mirova, which manages assets worth about US$34…
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Senator warns Donald Trump's Cabinet picks in for "rude awakening"
Senator Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said President-elect Donald Trump's "anti-environment" nominees will face a "rude…
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Shell wins appeal against landmark Dutch climate ruling
It is unclear whether demands on the company to reduce emissions caused by use of Shell products will help the fight against climate…
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Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azerbaijan hosting the…
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White truffles, Italy's gold, menaced by climate change
Deep in a thick forest in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle, with excited dogs zigzagging…
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ADB increases climate finance after US, Japan give world’s first sovereign guarantees
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) will increase its climate-related lending by up to US$7.2 billion after the United States and Japan…
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'Drill, baby, drill!' and climate change denial: California braces for a Trump environment
As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly professed his love of clean air and water, but he also dismissed climate change as…
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Secret Video Shows Top Climate Change Conference Official Promising to Facilitate Fossil Fuel Deals
Oiled Up The United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP), a yearly climate change conference where world leaders convene to discuss…
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Opinion: Desperate for good news about climate change? Consider the pace of clean energy growth
Climate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change…