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All development is now taking place in a world shaped by climate. Climate change is happening now and impacting countries and people, with the poor the hardest hit. The World Bank Group is concerned that without bold action now, the warming planet threatens to put prosperity out of reach of millions and roll back decades of development. Read Overview »
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Heads of State, City, Regional and Business Leaders Unite to Call for Price on Carbon
October 19, 2015 — For the first time, an unprecedented alliance of Heads of State, city and state leaders, with the support of heads of leading companies, have joined forces to urge countries and companies around the globe to put a price on carbon. Read More »
The Carbon Pricing Panel | State and Trends 2015 Report
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Funding Boost for Climate Action
October 10, 2015 — World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim yesterday announced a major increase in the Bank Group’s financing to help countries combat climate change by building low carbon and resilient development. Read More »
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Mobilizing Greater Private Sector Engagement Critical to Solving the Climate Puzzle
October 10, 2015 — With the climate negotiations in Paris only a few months away, it is obvious that the private sector’s ingenuity and innovation will be critical to helping the world move on a low-carbon and resilient path. Read More »
International Finance Corporation | Climate Investment Funds
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V20 Calls for More Action and Investment in Climate Resiliency and Low-Emissions Development
October 8, 2015 — Finance Ministers of the ‘Vulnerable Twenty’ (V20) representing close to 700 million people around the globe most at risk from climate change, call for a significant increase in public and private financing for climate action ahead of COP21. Read More »
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Marching Forward: China is Creating the World’s Largest Market-Based Carbon Pricing System
September 29, 2015 — Vikram Widge, Head of Climate Finance and Policy at IFC, explains China's exciting steps toward the creation of the largest market based carbon pricing system Read More »
State and Trends 2015 Report | FASTER Principles
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