All posts tagged "COP26"

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  Officials warn UK may miss climate funding pledge; Janice Charette calls for ‘wellness’ focus: policy & delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. UK will damage global standing if it fails to meet £11.6bn climate pledge, officials warn

  • Posted July 6, 2023
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  COP27: how finance ministries are working to net zero – but ‘missed a trick’ on COVID-19 response

  Much talk at the COP27 has already touched on the centrality of finance to helping the world reach net zero and tackle the effects of climate change, with many developing

  • Posted November 8, 2022
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  Scottish civil servants ‘could be offered four-day week’; Singapore officials set for pay rise; hunt for UN climate chief: management & workforce news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Scottish civil servants could be offered four-day week – in exchange for pay

  • Posted June 9, 2022
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  Civil service cuts ‘could cost UK its global leadership on climate change’

  The UK government has been warned that plans to cut civil service staff numbers could undermine the country’s leadership role on tackling climate change. Prime minister Boris Johnson announced last

  • Posted May 15, 2022
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  Governments are failing to act fast enough on climate adaptation, warns international panel of scientists

  Climate change is having widespread impacts on human health, economies and natural ecosystems, but adaptation to changes is not being prioritised, according to the latest warning from international climate scientists.

  • Posted March 1, 2022
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  Investing energy: what’s needed to fund the transition to a green economy?

  At a Global Government Forum webinar, Mia Hunt heard panellists explore the issues around shaping public investments for a net zero world, touching on the need to consider social as

  • Posted February 14, 2022
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  COP26 chief urges transparency from governments to make good on climate pledges

  The president of COP26 Alok Sharma has urged leaders to be open and transparent on the delivery of climate commitments made at last year’s summit in Glasgow. Speaking before a select

  • Posted January 16, 2022
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  Averting climate catastrophe: how can civil servants help deliver COP26 commitments?

  Now the hubbub of COP26 delegations have left Glasgow, pledges made, and deals struck, attention has turned to what happens next. At a Global Government Forum webinar, climate experts discussed

  • Posted December 13, 2021
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  Vote of confidence: how climate-conscious electorates are forcing governments to get serious about going green

  World leaders announced target after target at COP26 but there has been little clarity on the delivery mechanisms behind them. Yet there is evidence that citizens increasingly want action on

  • Posted November 14, 2021
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  COP26 roundup: multilateral move to end oil and gas, as talks enter crucial phase

  Ten national and subnational governments have announced an end to the exploration and extraction of oil and gas at the COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow, UK. The Beyond Oil

  • Posted November 11, 2021
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