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World Bank Pursues African Climate Strategy to Defeat Poverty
December 22, 2015
Blaming past greenhouse gas emissions for limiting anti-poverty efforts in Africa, the World Bank Group has issued a strategy for providing billions of dollars in funding for "climate-resilient" and "low-carbon" development to reduce poverty on the continent.
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NGO Explores Global Governance Options for Carbon Market
December 22, 2015
In a recent article, Andrei Marcu of the Centre for European Policy Studies considers a number of different options for a unified "carbon market" governed by a central, international body under the terms of the Paris climate agreement.
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Indian Official Criticizes Perceived Double Standard on Carbon
December 22, 2015
The Indian Government's Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian has labeled what he views as the West's practice of continuing carbon-producing activity while seeking to phase out fossil fuels in developing countries, where such energy is needed the most, as "carbon imperialism."
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Commonwealth Countries Establish Climate "Hub"
December 22, 2015
Leaders from the bloc of 53 Commonwealth countries have agreed to set up a "climate change hub" to redistribute funds from developed to developing countries to curb the effects of global warming.
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World Bank Continues Pressure for Carbon Tax
December 22, 2015
During the recent UN climate talks in Paris, the World Bank Group pressured governments to tax the emission of carbon in order to limit global warming, launching a Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition among leaders of various governments and sectors and announcing a $500 million initiative to cut greenhouse gases and set up carbon taxes in developing countries.
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