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Political leadership
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UK minister says enabling more locally led adaptation is a key aim for COP26
The UK's COP26 Adaptation and Resilience Champion Anne-Marie Trevelyan says enabling more locally led adaptation informed by inclusive plans is a critical part of what the UK wants to achieve at this year's UN climate talks
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Trees need locally-grown politics
Presidents and celebrities planting trees are in the news again, and with green post-COVID-19 recovery plans afoot and the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, James Mayers considers what it will take to get the right trees planted and looked after in the right places, by people who actually want them.
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Why we need more leaders like Desmond Tutu to champion action for climate justice
Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a frontrunner in demanding climate justice for countries bearing the brunt of climate impacts. We need more world leaders to carry forward his legacy
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CBA14 closing: UK minister urges countries to allocate more finance to nature-based solutions to help tackle climate change
UK international environment minister Zac Goldsmith says there is no pathway to net zero emissions without a major effort to protect and restore nature
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Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
The UK's new Secretary of State for International Development has impressed with a strong public statement on the need to focus aid funding on climate and environmental challenges. IIED welcomes his commitment, and suggests an agenda for action
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The G20 – on climate change, better than we feared but short of what we need
Efforts in Hamburg to rally 19 countries to the Paris Agreement were successful, but deeper ambition feels further away
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Sustainable development in the UK – an issue for party manifestos?
A cross-party report finds the UK government is falling behind on its commitment to sustainability but the election provides an opportunity for all parties to show the way forward.
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