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Canada: Govt announces $2.65B help developing countries fight climate change

2015-11-27 22:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CBC: Canada today promised $2.65 billion over the next five years to help developing countries fight climate change. The funding was announced on Friday in Malta, where Commonwealth leaders are meeting. "I'm here today not just to say Canada's back, but to show it," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the leaders before making the announcement. Under the previous climate deal signed in 2009 in Copenhagen, nations had agreed to commit $100 billion annually in fast-track financing by 2020. The...

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Canada to give aid developing nations to fight climate change

2015-11-27 18:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Canada will provide aid to developing countries to combat climate change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday ahead of talks on global warming, which he has promised will show the country is serious about tackling the issue. Canada will give C$2.65 billion ($1.98 billion) over the next five years, the newly elected Trudeau announced during a trip to Malta, where he was meeting the heads of Commonwealth countries. The funding will help support the transition to low-carbon economies...

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Japan plans $10.6 billion in climate finance for developing nations for 2020

2015-11-26 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Gearing up for global warming talks in Paris next week, Japan said Nov. 26 it plans to provide 1.3 trillion yen ($10.6 billion) in climate financing a year for developing countries from 2020, including public and private funds. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the announcement as he prepared to join more than 100 world leaders who will assemble in Paris to try to negotiate an agreement to limit climate change. Abe said the financing was meant to help developing countries fully join in the effort...

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