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Climatescope 2016 report

Renewable Energy Growing in Emerging Economies

December 22, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
Vox (12/19) said developing countries invested more in renewable energy and added more renewable capacity in 2015 than the 15 advanced OECD countries...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate policy, emissions, mitigation, resilience, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Middle East, Africa

Innovation for a More Resilient World: Climate Change Innovations in 3 Key Development Areas

November 22, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
Blog Post
On November 16, 2016, with COP22 on-going and as part of the Earth To Marrakech campaign, Climatelinks hosted a Twitter chat on innovations and tools that are being used to address climate change impacts in three key development areas: clean energy; agriculture; and natural resources.
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate science, emissions, forest/forestry, grid integration, insurance, land use, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, resilience, sustainable landscapes, Training, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks About the Montreal Protocol in Kigali

170 Countries Agree to Phasedown HFCs; USAID pledges $2.3M for Climate-Resilient Cities

October 20, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The New York Times (10/15) said negotiators from 170 countries agreed to phasedown the production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), an earth-warming...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate policy, development donors, disaster, emissions, food security, infrastructure, mitigation, partnership, resilience, urban
Geography: 
Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Plane

International Aviation Emissions Deal Ratified by U.N.

October 14, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
AP (10/6) reported that the U.N. International Civil Aviation Organization ratified an agreement to control greenhouse gas emissions from...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate policy, emissions, transportation, urban
Geography: 
Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Africa
Solar power in India

Countries to Support Montreal Protocol Amendment; India to Ratify Paris Agreement

September 29, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The Hill (9/22) said more than 100 countries signed a declaration saying they will support an amendment to the Montreal Protocol aiming to cut...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, climate science, development donors, mitigation
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Farmer in Okavango River Delta, USAID Southern Africa

New Climate Change Guidance for U.S. Agencies; Severe Drought Impacts Southern Africa, Honduras

August 4, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The Washington Post (8/2) said the White House Council on Environmental Quality released new guidance that will require all federal agencies to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate change integration, climate policy, climate science, disaster, food security, forest/forestry, poverty, resilience
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Africa
Climate Action 2016 Summit

Solomon Islands' Erosion Linked to Sea Level Rise; Climate Action 2016 Summit

May 12, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
Christian Science Monitor (5/9) reported that rising seas linked to climate change may have caused the severe shoreline erosion of six islands and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, climate science, emissions, food security, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Dore Mossouah harvests bananas in Guey forest, Guinea

Climate Change to Threaten Staple Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2025

March 16, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
Reuters (3/7) reported on new research that finds climate change will threaten staple crops in sub-Saharan Africa as early as 2025, with maize,...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate science, food security, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa, Global, Latin America & Caribbean