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A days journey through South African coal country
Most of my work entails policy wonkery. Though important, especially in Washington, D.C., it often feels distant and far removed from the lives of ordinary people around the world and the lands they c…
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Genetically modified mosquitoes’ survival rate concealed
Company conceals evidence that genetically modified mosquitoes may have high survival rate in wild News release from Friends of the Earth U.S., GeneWatch UK and Third World Network A confidential i…
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Celebrating the New Year with a victory against corn ethanol
With the beginning of the New Year came the expiration of the biggest subsidy for corn ethanol, the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. Friends of the Earth campaigned against the tax subsidy, ni…
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Controversial release of genetically engineered mosquitoes delayed
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has reportedly delayed its planned release of genetically engineered mosquitoes — which would have been the first-ever such release in the U.S. — until l…
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Leveraging Private Finance: Lessons for Climate and Development Effectiveness
Private finance is motivated by profit first and foremost. It is thus difficult to drive private investment towards poorer countries, where there is generally higher risk
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Stop corporate tax abuse – fund climate solutions and other public needs: The Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Act, S. 2075
Cracking down on corporate tax dodgers is key to coming up with the funds to pay for essential domestic and international public needs, including assistance for developing countries to address climate…
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NGO Letter to Governments Financing Climate Investment Funds
117 groups call for World Bank CIFs to sunset, independent evaluation of CIFs, support for UN Green Climate Fund
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Green Scissors 2012
Green Scissors 2012 identifies wasteful and environmentally harmful programs that could cost taxpayers almost $700 billion over the next decade.
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The Green Climate Fund’s No-Objection Procedure and Private Finance: Lessons Learned from Existing Institutions
The purpose of the no-objection procedure is two-fold: (i) to facilitate genuine country ownership and (ii) to ensure that the people living within a country, particularly individuals and communities…
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The silver lining to a terribly dark cloud — the Green Climate Fund and Durban
There have been lots of “d” words used to describe the Durban climate talks that recently ended in South Africa —