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Study: $1 trillion needed annually to achieve Paris climate goals

Urgent investments in energy transition, climate change adaptation and nature conservation will rise to $2.4 trillion by 2030. Around half of it is supposed to come from industrialized nations. At present, they are not even managing to raise $100 billion every year as promised.

By Bernhard Pötter

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Cautious optimism at COP opening

The difficult negotiations at COP27 get off to a positive start. The Global South puts "loss and damage" on the agenda. The EU fails with a debate on redirecting financial flows.

By Bernhard Pötter