In a move that has all the hallmarks of an Obama-Biden meme, President Barack Obama has transferred $500 million into the Green Climate Fund just a few days before leaving office.
The Green Climate Fund has approved $745 million in funding approvals for 10 projects and programs at its fourteenth meeting, which together will have a total value of $2.6 billion and help 27 countries. Announced earlier this month, the Green Climate Fund — a fund created under the framework of … [continued]
Editorial meta note: I am fully aware that political topics — and especially this year’s elections — are very emotional, controversial, divisive topics. Simply stating, in a calm tone, your opinions or preferences on these matters can quickly trigger blood to boil and fire to shoot out of many people’s mouths and eyes. CleanTechnica has a large … [continued]
A record number of countries are set to descend upon New York today to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, today’s signing “signals the next step towards the Agreement coming into force and a critical juncture in a global … [continued]
The UN is expecting more than 130 nations to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement later this month in New York. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, over 130 countries have confirmed their attendance for the upcoming signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, which will … [continued]
A statement signed by 154 religious and faith leaders from around the world has called for “a fair, ambitious, and binding global deal” on climate at the upcoming UN climate summit in Paris. The statement was handed over to Christiana Figueres, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on … [continued]
A recent survey of over 10,000 citizens in 76 countries across five continents concluded that the global public want their leaders to act to prevent further climate change. In a one-of-a-kind survey, the World Wide Views on Climate and Energy (WWViews on Climate and Energy) engaged over 10,000 citizens in … [continued]
Six of the world’s major oil and gas companies have called for national or regional carbon pricing. They also propose that governments and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change work on creating “clear, stable, ambitious policy frameworks that could eventually connect national systems.” These actions would reduce global … [continued]
The European Union reprised its trendsetting role in world climate negotiations on Thursday by committing the first Intended Nationally Determined Contributions to the planned Paris climate agreement at the end of this year. Also on Thursday, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change issued the official “Paris Accord” negotiating text from … [continued]
We’ve been giving you a blow-by-blow here of the UN COP20 climate change meetings in Lima. If you haven’t been watching yet, access the stories at that link above. The conference has already had some success and also a few red-face moments. High-level talks among environment officials and heads of … [continued]
