New analysis from @Carbonbrief finds China’s CO2 emissions fell by 3% in March 2024, reinforcing the idea that China’s CO2 emissions may have peaked in 2023.
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DONE! World Health Organization (WHO) General Programme of Work 2025–2028 prioritizes climate change and health #WHA77
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A major international conference takes place this week in Antigua and Barbuda to agree on a new plan of action to build the resilience of small islands in tackling the world’s most pressing challenges and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Applications are now open for Stanley Center for Peace and Security & Earth Journalism Network's #CCMPCOP29 Reporting Fellowship.

20 journalists from low- & middle-income countries will report at #COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11-22, 2024.

Apply by June 6: buff.ly/44A1gzZ

The upheaval in the cocoa market has highlighted the need to adapt its production to a warming world while at the same time reducing the industry’s environmental impacts. Read more here ➡️ buff.ly/3UV0toF

I fully agree with António Guterres that the idea that an entire island state could become collateral damage for profiteering by the fossil fuel industry, or competition between major economies, is simply obscene. We must do better. #SIDS4 un.org/sg/en/content/… #ClimateAction

We can tackle the #climatecrisis - if we all work together.

We are making progress - but not fast enough.

📅 3-13 June, Bonn: We are bringing together countries delegates to progress on climate finance, transparent reporting, resilience & other key issues.

#JuneClimateMeetings

The #ClimateCrisis is impacting access to #MenstrualHygiene in Bangladesh 🇧🇩, especially during #disasters .

Women & girls deserve access to menstrual hygiene facilities.

On Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024, MenstrualHygieneDay, let's keep pushing for accessible menstrual hygiene for all!

Reuters investigation into #climatefinance for developing nations finds wealthy countries have loaned at least $18bn at market-rate interest and another $22bn in loans and grants required recipients to spend the money in ways that benefited donor states reuters.com/investigates/s…

International climate justice activists said stories like Malawi's show why funding for disaster victims should come from the governments that have predominantly caused the climate crisis rather than unaccountable benefactors buff.ly/4aAPhmO

US lawmakers warn UN #climate talks being 'co-opted by the same fossil fuel industry that is the greatest driver of our climate crisis' & highlight human rights concerns pre #COP29 ft.com/content/b6d28e…

The petroleum refinery industry supports 126,000 indirect and induced jobs in California. To decarbonize in a just and equitable manner, the state must develop a #JustTransition roadmap for workers and communities.

More from WRI Climate: bit.ly/49RkTVd

Support for #adaptation in developing countries falls far short of what's needed to address worsening climate impacts. #ACT2025 delivers a 4-pillar plan that lays out what must be achieved at #COP29 to meet the needs of climate-vulnerable countries: bit.ly/4bCn6VF

The Humbolt glacier, Venezuela's last, is gone. Named after the father of global sustainability, Alexander von Humbolt, who at Lake Valencia in Venezuela yr 1800, seeing the drought due to deforestation, launched the idea of human-induced climate change.
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#G7 Finance meeting ends in Stresa with the final Communiqué adopted g7italy.it/wp-content/upl…

While we wait for the G7 Summit on 13-15 June, what are we left with?

A 'fritto misto' (mixed bag) on #climate and #development : 🧵

The price per tonne for cocoa on the futures market has doubled since the start of the year, reaching over $10,000 for the first time. In the longer term, higher prices could boost farmers’ incomes, experts say – if the right policies are put in place.
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As #Health leaders head to Geneva for the World Health Assembly #WHA77 (May 27 > June 1), here is:
👉What you need to know about this top level meeting,
👉What we expected on the #ClimateAndHealth front,
For ➕ (Press releases & our comments..) check updated 🧵bellow

“The sector is blatantly failing at protecting those who generate its profits, and this is only the tip of the iceberg,” said Caroline Avan, Business & Human Rights’s head of natural resources and just transition buff.ly/3WDuqw2

“Such instances highlight why we need a #lossanddamage fund that empowers affected communities to lead recovery and reconstruction efforts, and not allow politicians or corporations to further their own interests” Harjeet Singh
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A project that ended up in unsafe housing for cyclone survivors in Malawi, funded by a suspected fraudster, shows why governments need to get the new UN #lossanddamage fund up and running with decent resources and quality control.
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