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		<title>IDB Funds Biomass Project for Low Income Families in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/idb-funds-biomass-project-for-low-income-families-in-brazil/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will finance a project in northern Brazil to produce energy from the biomass derived from the kernels of palm tree fruits used for beverage production. The project will reduce wastes, produce energy, reduce methane emissions and provide additional income for low income families.]]></description>
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		<title>EBRD Increases Investment in Sustainable Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced that, in 2011, it invested €2.6 billion in sustainable energy projects, including large-scale industrial energy efficiency, sustainable energy financing facilities through financial intermediaries, power sector energy efficiency, renewable energy, municipal infrastructure energy efficiency and carbon market support.]]></description>
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		<title>CDM Methodologies Panel Launches Call for Public Inputs</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cdm-methodologies-panel-launches-call-for-public-inputs-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Methodologies Panel is inviting stakeholders to provide their inputs on the draft revised methodology “PFC emission reductions from anode effect mitigation at primary aluminium smelting facilities.” The call is open until 16 February 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All Prepares Framework for Action</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/high-level-group-on-sustainable-energy-for-all-prepares-framework-for-action/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) has developed a “Framework for Action,” which provides guidance on the objectives of the High-level Panel on Sustainable Energy for All in the lead up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) in June 2012 and beyond, as well as on what all actors can do to contribute to the work of the Panel to move toward sustainable energy for all.]]></description>
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		<title>AfDB Holds Climate Change and Agriculture Training</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/afdb-holds-climate-change-and-agriculture-training/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The African Development Bank (AfDB) organized a workshop on climate change, agriculture and natural resources, which aimed to examine the impacts of climate change and raise the awareness of high level Bank officials on the vulnerability of the African continent.]]></description>
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		<title>Summary Versions of UN Green Guide Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Greening the Blue Campaign has announced the launch of a series of two-page summaries and checklists that address, inter alia: climate-friendly buildings and offices; green meetings; sustainable travel in the UN; and sustainable procurement in the UN.]]></description>
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		<title>UNEP FI Newsletter Highlights Rio+20 Natural Capital Declaration</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The February 2012 issue of UNEP FI's newsletter underlines that Rio+20 affords financial institutions an opportunity to show commitment to natural capital. The Natural Capital Declaration calls on governments to develop the regulatory frameworks to stimulate businesses through disclosure, reporting and fiscal measures to integrate, value and account for natural capital in a company's operations.]]></description>
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		<title>UNCTAD Report Makes the Case for Development-led Globalization   </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unctad-report-makes-the-case-for-development-led-globalization/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNCTAD report, titled "Development-led Globalization: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Development Paths," outlines an agenda for development-led globalization to remove global economic imbalances and suggests elements of a Global New Deal towards sustainable and inclusive development.]]></description>
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		<title>EEA Reports Recommend Environmental Tax Reform </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/eea-reports-recommend-environmental-tax-reform/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Environment Agency (EEA) reports, titled “Environmental Tax Reform in Europe: Opportunities for Eco-innovation” and “Environmental Tax Reform in Europe: Implications for Income Distribution,” highlight that implementing the European Tax Reform (ETR) could spur eco-innovation, create jobs, and result in environmental benefits, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Carbon Expo 2012</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/carbon-expo-2012/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The international trade fair and conference for emissions trading, carbon abatement solutions and clean technologies is sponsored by the World Bank. A three-day program will feature over 250 speakers in plenaries and workshops. The conference will provide insights into national situation reports, latest knowledge and trends, and discuss links between trading and other international policies and developments.]]></description>
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