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    UN conference on biodiversity 2022: COP15 in Canada in a nutshell
    On 7 December 2022, the UN World Biodiversity Summit will start in Montreal, Canada. We answer the most frequently asked questions about COP15.
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  • Global CO2 emissions: the warmest seven years on record
    Growing emissions of greenhouse gases are harming the climate. Where exactly do we stand in terms of CO2 emissions?
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  • Supercrops
    Food and nutrition: diversity on a plate
    To combat hunger in the face of climate change, researchers are focusing on new and newly discovered resilient crops. We take a look at five of these ‘supercrops’.
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  • ‘We need to reform our food system’
    In this akzente interview, agricultural scientist Matin Qaim talks about the global food situation and explains why the current crisis is a continuation of an unwelcome development.
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  • COP27
    COP27: the UN Climate Change Conference 2022
    The 27th UN Climate Change Conference will be taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November. To mark COP27, akzente is focusing on the various facets of climate policy.
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  • A look back at the most important climate conferences since 1992
    A look back at the most important climate summits since 1992 and their resolutions: from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement.
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    1.5 degree target: small difference, big impact
    Why half a degree more global warming would change our lives dramatically.
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  • Climate is part of our DNA
    Climate is part of our DNA
    Global climate protection and why it’s essential for GIZ too. By Jörg Linke, Head of GIZ’s Competence Centre for Climate Change
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  • Making digitalisation human-centric and fair
    Making digitalisation human-centric and fair
    Why GIZ is championing free online systems. By Björn Richter, Digital Transformation Cluster Coordinator
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