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WASHINGTON: The World Bank is working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on ways to factor climate change into the negotiations about reducing the debt burdens of some poor countries, World Bank President David Malpass told Reuters in a Friday interview.
Three countries — Ethiopia, Chad and Zambia — have already initiated negotiations with creditors under a new Common Framework supported by the Group of 20 major economies, a process that may lead to debt reductions in some cases.
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- 21.02.15 (Mon.)
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- Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
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- 「トリプルA」に花王と不二製油、CDP2020で日本企業が大きく躍進 | 日経ESG
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- 21.02.16 (Tue.)
- Climate activist Disha Ravi arrested in India over farmers’ protest ‘toolkit’ – CNN
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- New videogame builds climate awareness among players – Climate-KIC
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- Panama Canal Launches CO2 Emissions Dashboard – The Waterways Journal
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- 貿易や気候変動対策巡り対米関係強化を、独与党幹部が呼び掛け | Reuters
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- “2050年までに二酸化炭素排出実質ゼロ” 日本鉄鋼連盟が方針 | 環境 | NHKニュース
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- 21.02.17 (Wen.)
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- Japan steel industry aims to go CO2-free by 2050 | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
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- Kobe Steel’s new technology brings 20% cut in blast furnace emissions of CO2 | Nasdaq
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- EU carbon auction clears at record high price | S&P Global Platts
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- Climate leaders welcome reforming WTO chief, as carbon trade wars loom
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- 国境炭素調整で欧米連携か：日本経済新聞
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- MIT Tech Review: バイデン政権が気候分野のイノベーションに本腰、「ARPA-C」創設へ
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- 21.02.18 (Thu.)
- Texas storm blackouts shows power grid vulnerable to climate change
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- Climate change: Why Norway, the UK and Canada are climate hypocrites – CNN
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- Maersk says it will launch a carbon neutral vessel by 2023
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- ‘Put a big fat price on carbon’: OECD chief bows out with climate rally cry | Business | The Guardian
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- Oil firms should disclose carbon output, says BlackRock | Business | The Guardian
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- Canada owes $200M across 3 provinces after underestimating carbon tax revenue | Globalnews.ca
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- The UN wants us to play video games to save the environment | Living
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- 企業向け気候変動リスク分析サービスの提供開始 ウェザーニューズ｜ニュース｜農政｜JAcom 農業協同組合新聞
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- 世界の金融当局、気候リスク監視 銀行への影響分析：日本経済新聞
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- 1グラムで石油8トン分。“太陽“を人工的に作る技術、核融合発電は脱炭素の切り札となるか？ | Business Insider Japan
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- 英ＢＰが初の株式報酬制度、低炭素化戦略に弾みつける狙い | Reuters
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- 21.02.19 (Fri.)
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- EU takes Germany to court for breaching environment laws
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- India’s largest industrial carbon capture and utilization project – pv magazine International
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- New fuel from plastic waste could reduce CO2 emissions by 75% – Environment Journal
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- Climate change bigger threat than pandemic: EU official
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- Facebook will debunk myths about climate change
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- 脱炭素の電力普及へ 1000億円規模のファンド設立 三菱UFJ銀行 | 環境 | NHKニュース
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- 建設・暖房分野の省エネ・脱炭素化に政府補助金60億ユーロ拠出へ(ドイツ) | ビジネス短信 – ジェトロ
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- ＦＲＢ、気候変動対応でも最大雇用注力は不変＝ブレイナード理事 | Article [AMP] | Reuters
- https://jp.reuters.com/article/usa-fed-brainard-climate-idJPKBN2AI2D3
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- 21.02.20 (Sat.)
- The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage in India’s ‘Hard To Abate’ Industries – The Wire Science
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- Major milestones reached in the first commercial CO2-to-Methanol plant – Chemical Engineering | Page 1
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- Carbon as an ‘untapped resource’: A new crop of Alberta companies take on the CO2 challenge | Financial Post
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- US officially rejoins Paris climate pact: State Dept.
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- 日本製鉄が高炉休止へ、脱炭素が迫る設備集約：日本経済新聞
- https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQODZ18C430Y1A210C2000000/
- ブレイナードＦＲＢ理事、金融機関は今から気候変動リスクに備えよ – Bloomberg
- https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2021-02-19/QOQOOPT0AFB701
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- 21.02.21 (Sun)
- Department of the Environment Releases a Climate Action Plan — 14 Months After Deadline – Maryland Matters
- https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/20/14-months-late-maryland-department-of-the-environment-releases-a-climate-action-plan/
- Agribusiness announces $2 billion project to store captured carbon from ethanol in North Dakota | INFORUM
- https://www.inforum.com/business/agriculture/6895942-Agribusiness-announces-2-billion-project-to-store-captured-carbon-from-ethanol-in-North-Dakota
- The Carbon Black Market is Expected to Reach $23 billion by 2026 with CAGR of 3.5%
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/carbon-black-market-expected-reach-190000492.html
- CCS facility at Boundary Dam captured more than 49,000 tonnes of CO2 in January | Pipeline News
- https://www.estevanmercury.ca/news/business-energy/ccs-facility-at-boundary-dam-captured-more-than-49-000-tonnes-of-co2-in-january-1.24284680
- Climate graphic of the week: Polar vortex sends Texas into deep freeze | Financial Times
- https://www.ft.com/content/dc74a4fc-9b24-4e77-a8dd-c055f5e0c884
- World Bank, IMF to consider climate change in debt reduction talks | Arab News
- https://www.arabnews.com/node/1812546/business-economy
- アサドフ・アゼルバイジャン首相、トルコの気候変動対策を称賛
- https://www.trt.net.tr/japanese/toruko/2021/02/20/asadohuazerubaiziyanshou-xiang-torukonoqi-hou-bian-dong-dui-ce-wocheng-zan-1587102