Hong Kong launches taxonomy to classify green activities and investments
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong’s central banking institution, announced the publication of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for
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Climate change
Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding
Three of the biggest global health funders have joined forces for the first time in a $300 million partnership aimed
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Companies remain largely unprepared for heightened climate risk
Physical climate risks are on the rise. However, progress on adaptation still varies, leaving some financial and non-financial corporates vulnerable. Paul
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Carbon credit standards approval extended to 98% of market
Five of the world’s largest carbon credit programmes have now been given initial approval by a body tasked with raising
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African leaders seek record World Bank financing to combat climate change
African leaders on Monday called for rich countries to commit record contributions to a low-interest World Bank facility for developing
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COP29 host Azerbaijan still ‘working on’ its own climate plan
The host of the UN COP29 climate summit said finding the funds to help countries respond to global warming was
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El Niño’s aftermath: Southern Africa seeks sustainable solutions
The devastating impact of climate change are felt in most parts of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with state
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Climate change-linked health hazards hits 2.4 billion workers
More than 2.4 billion workers — or 70% of the global workforce — are exposed to climate change-related health hazards,
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Climate change predicted to spike cardiovascular deaths in China
A new study published in the journal eBioMedicine aims to predict the extent to which climate change may impact the risk
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Climate crisis: average world incomes to drop by nearly a fifth by 2050
Average incomes will fall by almost a fifth within the next 26 years as a result of the climate crisis,
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