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‘Cheaper to save the world than destroy it’: why capitalism is going green

Akshat Rathi argues that around the world economies are switching to clean technology as prices dropThe root of the climate crisis is “not capitalism but the corruption of capitalism”, according to the author of a new book on how people, policy and tec…

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Are debt-for-nature swaps the way forward for conservation?

Agreements to reduce developing countries’ debt burden in exchange for spending on nature will be on the agenda at a finance summit in Paris this weekAfter decades in the wilderness, and familiar to only those in the know, “debt-for-nature swaps” are b…

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China’s five-year plan for economy is crucial to meeting net zero by 2060

Imminent economic blueprint has implications for planet – and whether Paris agreement likely to be metChina is to publish a new blueprint for its economy on Friday, with vast implications for the future of the planet – including whether the goals of th…

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World needs to kick its coal habit to start green recovery, says IEA head

Energy watchdog’s Fatih Birol says shift away from coal in key regions needs to be made a global priorityDependency on coal in key parts of the world is preventing a global green recovery from taking off, and the shift away from coal needs to be made a…

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