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Renewable Energy Growing in Emerging Economies

December 22, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

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Vox (12/19) said developing countries invested more in renewable energy and added more renewable capacity in 2015 than the 15 advanced OECD countries...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate policy, emissions, mitigation, resilience, sustainable landscapes

Geography:

Asia, Global, Middle East, Africa

$1B Clean Energy Fund Launched by Bill Gates & World’s Wealthiest Individuals

December 16, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

Bloomberg (12/11) said Bill Gates and more than a dozen of the world’s wealthiest individuals launched Breakthrough Energy Ventures – a 20 year, $1...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, clean energy, food security, private-sector engagement

Geography:

Africa, Global

Google to Reach 100% Clean Energy in 2017; Deforestation Rises in Brazilian Amazon

December 8, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

Bloomberg (12/6) said Google expects to run its company, including offices and 13 data centers, entirely with wind and solar power by 2017. The...

Keywords:

adaptation, clean energy, climate policy, forest/forestry, mitigation

Geography:

Africa, Asia, Europe & Eurasia, Global

Community members in Malawi discuss climate change impacts.

Millions in Africa at Risk of Famine; Climate Change Impacts Thai Fishing Industry

December 1, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

The Guardian (11/26) said severe drought has left communities in Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and elsewhere on the brink...

Keywords:

adaptation, biodiversity, clean energy, coastal, development donors, disaster, food security, forest/forestry, land use, mitigation, water

Geography:

Africa, Asia, Europe & Eurasia

Opening of COP22 High-Level Segment; WMO Warns 2016 Will Be Hottest Year on Record

November 17, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

The U.N. News Centre (11/15) said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon outlined six key lessons for successful climate action at the opening of the...

Keywords:

adaptation, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, climate science, emissions, mitigation, partnership

Geography:

Africa, Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East

Paris Agreement Enters into Force; COP22 Climate Talks Kick Off in Marrakech

November 10, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

Christian Science Monitor (11/6) reported that the Paris Agreement officially entered into force last week and outlined what negotiators hope to...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, climate policy, coastal, emissions, forest/forestry, mitigation

Geography:

Africa, Global

Climate Change Will Bring Deserts to Mediterranean; Solar Energy Push in Kenya, Southeast Asia

November 4, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

The Atlantic (11/1) reported on a new study that found, if average global temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius, all of southern Spain could become a...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate policy, forest/forestry, grid integration, mitigation, water

Geography:

Africa, Asia, Europe & Eurasia, Middle East

Gigawatt Global’s solar energy project in Rwanda.

U.S. to Announce Decarbonization Plan at COP22; IEA Issues Favorable Forecast for Renewable Energy

October 28, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

Bloomberg BNA (10/25) quoted U.S. climate envoy Jonathan Pershing saying the United States will unveil plans to decarbonize its economy by 2050 at...

Keywords:

adaptation, carbon, clean energy, climate policy, disaster, forest/forestry, migration, mitigation, sustainable landscapes, urban, water

Geography:

Africa, Asia, Global

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...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate policy, emissions, transportation, urban

Geography:

Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Africa

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...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, climate science, development donors, mitigation

Geography:

Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean

Small farmers in Agusan del Sur, Philippines promote climate-resilient traditional rice varieties, April 2015

New IPCC Climate Report to Focus on 1.5C & Adaptation; Apple Expands Clean Energy

September 1, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

Climate Home (8/24) said the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will release a new report in September 2018 exploring ways to keep global...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, clean energy

Geography:

Africa, Asia, Global

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...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, climate change integration, climate policy, climate science, disaster, food security, forest/forestry, poverty, resilience

Geography:

Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Africa

Christiana Figueres at Bonn Climate Change Conference, May 2016

Christiana Figueres Nominated to Head U.N.; NASA-USAID Launch West Africa Satellite Data Hub

July 14, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

The New York Times (7/7) said Christiana Figueres was nominated by Costa Rica to be a candidate for the next U.N. secretary-general, after Ban Ki-...

Keywords:

adaptation, clean energy, climate policy, climate science, forest/forestry, indigenous, land use, mitigation, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+), sustainable landscapes, weather & climate services

Geography:

Africa, Asia, 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,...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, climate science, food security, weather & climate services

Geography:

Africa, Global, Latin America & Caribbean

Ethiopia and Kenya Suffer Worst Drought in Decades

February 4, 2016

Katherine Cunningham

News Summary

USAID announced (1/31) $97 million in emergency assistance to Ethiopia, to address a humanitarian crisis resulting from extreme floods and drought,...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, climate change integration, development donors, food security, migration

Geography:

Africa

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Renewable Energy Growing in Emerging Economies

$1B Clean Energy Fund Launched by Bill Gates & World’s Wealthiest Individuals

Google to Reach 100% Clean Energy in 2017; Deforestation Rises in Brazilian Amazon

Millions in Africa at Risk of Famine; Climate Change Impacts Thai Fishing Industry

Opening of COP22 High-Level Segment; WMO Warns 2016 Will Be Hottest Year on Record

Paris Agreement Enters into Force; COP22 Climate Talks Kick Off in Marrakech

Climate Change Will Bring Deserts to Mediterranean; Solar Energy Push in Kenya, Southeast Asia

U.S. to Announce Decarbonization Plan at COP22; IEA Issues Favorable Forecast for Renewable Energy

International Aviation Emissions Deal Ratified by U.N.

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

New IPCC Climate Report to Focus on 1.5C & Adaptation; Apple Expands Clean Energy

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

Christiana Figueres Nominated to Head U.N.; NASA-USAID Launch West Africa Satellite Data Hub

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

Ethiopia and Kenya Suffer Worst Drought in Decades

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