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10 Jul

Genesis organizing event on Sustainable Finance

Buenos Aires, July 18 2018. Advancing Sustainable Finance Date: 18 July 2018 Location: BCBA, Sarmiento 299, Buenos Aires, Argentina OBJECTIVE To emphasize the importance of sustainable finance in achieving the objectives of the G20 as well as world-wide objectives such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Issues to be addressed: Declaration of […]

06 Jul

Achieving Paris Goals Key to Survival of Coral Reefs

UN Climate Change News, 6 July 2018 – Climate Change is set to make UNESCO World Heritage coral reefs disappear by 2100 unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate action, according to a UN study. The social, cultural and economic value of coral reefs is estimated at US$1 […]

24 May

Climate Change is Driving Debt for Developing Countries

Increased risk from vulnerability to climate change is increasing the cost of capital and is projected to cause an additional USD 168 billion of debt payments over the next ten years among the most climate change vulnerable countries, according to new research commissioned by the UN. A new report compiled by the Centre for Climate […]

16 May

UN Secretary-General Calls for Rapidly Scaled up Climate Finance

UN Climate Change News, 15 May 2018 – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for governments, industry, and finance to meet the challenge of climate change through innovation, urgent action, and substantial investment. “Investments in clean, green infrastructure need to be scaled up globally. For that, we need leadership from the finance and investment […]