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US climate envoy launches "Giving to Amplify Earth Action" initiative at DAVOS 2023
Date: 2023-01-17 21:54:13 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:94 - ID:9973405
DAVOS, Jan 17 (MENA) - US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry launched Tuesday a new global climate initiative dubbed "Giving to Amplify Earth Action" (GAEA) at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. The ....
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Europe looks to challenge US, China with green industrial revolution
Date: 2023-01-17 21:51:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:9973467
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) - The EU plans to fight for its place in the clean energy race, The Hill reported. Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission, announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday that the ....
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Kerry: 2% of money committed by global philanthropies goes toward climate action
Date: 2023-01-17 21:08:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:92 - ID:9973243
DAVOS, Jan 17 (MENA) - US climate envoy John Kerry says that despite nearly a $1 trillion committed by global philanthropies for various causes over the last few years, only 2% of this amount goes toward climate action. He said Tuesday during a ....
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There is no end in sight for the global cost of living crisis : experts say at Davos 2023
Date: 2023-01-17 20:10:03 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:83 - ID:9973284
DAVOS, Jan 17 (MENA) - Inflation is likely to have reached its peak in 2022 but there is no end in sight for the cost of living crisis, experts said during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 here on Tuesday. "We do believe that, in ....
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World must abandon Cold War mentality, China's vice premier tells Davos
Date: 2023-01-17 18:49:42 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:74 - ID:9973274
DAVOS, Jan 17 (MENA) - China's Vice Premier Liu He said Tuesday that the world needs to abandon its Cold War mentality and seek to strengthen international cooperation, CNBC reported. In a special address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, ....
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Energy security 'the biggest driver' of renewables growth, IEA chief says
Date: 2023-01-17 18:48:04 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:73 - ID:9973247
DAVOS, Jan 17 (MENA) - The main driver of the growth of renewables is energy security as Russia, a major oil and gas exporter, continues its war in Ukraine, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive ....
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Thanks to donors' support, Somali famine slowed, 'but not avoided': WFP
Date: 2023-01-17 18:09:26 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:67 - ID:9973201
DAVOS, Jan 17 (MENA) - The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program said support from donors like the US and Germany had allowed it to postpone — though not entirely avert — famine in Somalia but stressed that “we’re not out of this ....
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Russia imposes entry ban on EU officials in response to 9th package of sanctions
Date: 2023-01-17 18:07:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:9973242
MOSCOW, Jan 17 (MENA) - In response to the European Union’s ninth package of sanctions, Moscow has expanded its blacklist of EU officials who are barred from entering Russia, TASS quoted the Russian foreign ministry as saying on ....
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World Economic Forum launches initiative to unlock $3 trillion a year for climate and nature
Date: 2023-01-17 14:47:24 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:55 - ID:9972562
DAVOS, Jan 17 (MENA) - The World Economic Forum on Tuesday launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) to help unlock the $3 trillion of financing needed each year to reach net-zero, reverse nature loss and restore biodiversity by ....
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China welcomes Blinken visit next month
Date: 2023-01-17 14:10:07 GMT - China - World - SN:50 - ID:9972691
BEIJING, Jan 17 (MENA) - China welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China and is in communication with the U.S. side on specific arrangements for the visit, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Tuesday. Wang made ....
