Banks confront escalating climate risks aiming for 1.5°C limit, facing financial instability with each temperature rise, risking economic upheaval.💰🌎
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#ClimateRisk #BankingStability #FinancialConsequences #ClimateAwareness
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Read the full story: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/financial-sector/banks-wake-up-as-physical-risks-of-climate-change-rapidly-grow/

By 2049, climate change may lead to $38 trillion in economic losses due to extreme weather, impacting agriculture, productivity, and infrastructure (PIK). 🌎
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#ClimateChangeImpacts #EconomicLosses #GlobalWarmingEffects
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Read the full story: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/environment/climate-change-to-cause-38-trillion-losses-a-year-by-2049/

According to a recent analysis by Ember, German coal mines emit significantly more methane than officially reported to the United Nations.🔥💨
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#GermanCoal #MethaneEmissions #EnergyAnalysis #ClimateChange #FossilFuelDependency
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Read the full story: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/report/study-germanys-coal-mines-emit-more-methane-than-reported/

Preparations for UN climate talks in Baku face early disputes over focus on climate finance, per Azerbaijani officials. 🇺🇳🌎
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#COP29 #ClimateFinance #UNClimateTalks #BakuSummit #GlobalWarming #ClimateAction
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Read the full story: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/transition-finance/azerbaijan-to-address-climate-finance-at-cop29/

IIED report: Debt-for-nature swaps could raise $100 billion to fight climate change, says UK-based nonprofit. 💰🌱
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#DebtForNature #ClimateAction #EcoEconomics #GlobalDebtCrisis #NatureConservation
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Read the full story: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/financial-sector/debt-swaps-100-billion-for-climate-fight/

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions hit historic low (-2.5%) in FY ending March '23, driven by industrial and service sector cuts. 💨
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#JapanEmissions #GreenhouseGasReduction #RenewableEnergyProgress #ClimateActionJapan
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Read the full story: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/clean-energy/japans-greenhouse-gas-emissions-drop-to-record-low/

EPA implements rule to reduce cancer-causing emissions from chemical plants, requiring regular air quality monitoring for community safety.🔥🇺🇸
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#EPARegulation #CancerPrevention #EnvironmentalProtection #AirQualityMonitoring
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Read the full story: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/policy-regulation/us-epa-introduces-rule-on-cutting-chemical-plant-pollution/

Fed blocked Basel Committee proposal to elevate climate risk in banking regulations; disclosure on climate impact postponed till 2026.🇺🇸🏛
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#FederalReserve #BaselCommittee #ClimateRisk #FinancialRegulations
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Read the full story: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/featured/us-federal-reserve-blocks-climate-risk-in-finance-rules/

Major carbon offset certifiers approved by Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Market, advancing high-quality project standards.💨⬇️🌱
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#CarbonOffset #VoluntaryCarbonMarket #IntegrityCouncil #GlobalSouthInvestment
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Read the full story: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/carbon-markets/icvcm-approves-3-certifiers-verra-under-scrutiny/

mid political criticism, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed implementing new climate-related disclosure requirements, citing pending judicial review.🇺🇸🏛
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#SEC #ClimateDisclosure #regulation
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Read more: https://sustainabilityeconomicsnews.com/policy-regulation/sec-halts-climate-disclosure-for-review/