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

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

October 28, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
Gigawatt Global’s solar energy project in Rwanda.
Gigawatt Global’s solar energy project in Rwanda.
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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 the COP22 U.N. climate summit in Marrakech this November. 
 
In a new report, the International Energy Agency (10/25) said renewable energy represented more than half the new global power capacity installed in 2015. The IEA said renewables will be the fastest-growing source of electricity generation over the next 5 years. 
 
Daily Nation (10/20) said climate change is threatening East Africa’s water sources and causing an increase in forest fires, according to a report from the U.N. Environment Programme. 
 
IPS News (10/25) said Kenya is investing in an afforestation effort with a focus on drought-tolerant tree species to reduce the threat of desertification. 
 
Thomson Reuters Foundation (10/25) wrote about the linkages between climate change, urban migration and child marriages in Bangladesh.  
 
A New York Times (10/25) series on climate change and global migration focused on China’s “ecological migrants” – people who have been relocated from lands distressed by climate change, industrialization and human activity. 
 
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Katherine serves as the social media manager, content entry and work flow coordinator for Climatelinks. She assists with research and writing, such as the weekly news summaries. Katherine has a Bachelor's degree in International Relations with a focus on environmental resources. She previously worked at Americans for Peace Now, a non-profit dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Katherine is committed to helping solve the climate crisis and is excited to apply her skills on the Climatelinks team.
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Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global
Keywords: 
adaptation, carbon, clean energy, climate policy, disaster, forest/forestry, migration, mitigation, sustainable landscapes, urban, water

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