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Notably, cities are taking action to ensure that the funding incorporates the goals of creating a new green economy, which delivers well-paid green jobs in construction and includes historically marginalised communities in a more sustainable and equitable future. They are leading in retrofitting homes and buildings, installing rooftop solar, electrifying transit and personal vehicles, and adopting smart land-use policies

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View In: IPCCNow, thanks to an account published by Earth Negotiations Bulletin, we have a glimpse of what actually goes on inside the discussion and approval sessions before any IPCC document is released. Via @breadandcircuses@climatejustice.social

View In: UAEExclusive: at least 12 officials at body hosting Cop28 appear to have come straight from fossil fuel...

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View In: Politics and Climate Change An analysis published Friday by the nonpartisan watchdog Accountable.US revealed that numerous former fossil fuel lobbyists are being hired to work for the Republican-controlled 118th Congress, including in high-level positions on the House Natural Resources Committee. “As the Republicans majorit...

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U.S. lawmakers ask Kerry to urge UAE to replace oil boss as COP28 president

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‘Ridiculous’: Greta Thunberg slams decision to allow UAE oil chief to chair climate talks | Davos 2023

She said at an event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting Davos that lobbyists have been influencing these conferences “since, essentially, forever”.

“It puts a very clear face on her,” she added. “This is completely absurd.”

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