Global Briefing: COP30 President urges governments to move 'from vision to reality'

James Murray
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Credit: COP30 Presidency

COP30 Presidency sets out plans for changes to global climate governance, as Nigeria prepares major green bond issuance and Octopus Energy advances German expansion plans

COP30 President, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, this week published his second letter to governments and climate diplomats around the world, calling for this year's UN Climate Summit in Brazil to deliver...

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