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Nov 30, 2024 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Michelle Lyons |Rachel Russell
The family of a former York City FC player who died during a game have returned to the site of the club’s old stadium to unveil a new street sign in his memory. David Longhurst had recently joined the club in 1990 when he collapsed on the pitch during a home game against Lincoln City, when he was just 25. Attempts to resuscitate him failed and it was later revealed that he had an undetected rare heart condition.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
lowyinstitute.org | Michelle Lyons
Former senior White House official Brian Deese recently called for a “Clean Energy Marshall Plan. Deese, who served as the National Economic Council Director from 2021–23, wants the United States to make a “significant” investment to subsidise developing country demand for clean energy technology. His aim is to “put American innovation and industry at the front of the line”.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Michelle Lyons |Julia Bryson
Michelle Lyons - BBC News and Julia Bryson - BBC NewsSeptember 4, 2024 at 9:58 PM·3 min readPeople living in high-rise flats covered in flammable cladding said they were still waiting for their homes to be made safe - more than four years after they were told they were hazardous. Rachael Loftus moved into her apartment in Leeds city centre in 2007, unaware of the fire risk the cladding posed.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Michelle Lyons |Steve Jones
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Olivia Richwald |Beth Parsons |Michelle Lyons |Julia Bryson
The communities asking for more help to tackle crimeBy Olivia Richwald, Beth Parsons, Michelle Lyons and Julia Bryson, BBC NewsBBCScarborough is famed for its sands and fun - but some residents say crime is a perpetual problemNorth Yorkshire is statistically one of the safest places to live in England, but some residents say their experiences with drugs and anti-social behaviour have left them feeling scared and helpless.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
lowyinstitute.org | Michelle Lyons
Governments around the world are facing complex intersecting challenges: how to achieve supply chain diversification and resilience while simultaneously pursuing more ambitious climate action and reinvigorating progress on international development. China’s dominance of critical mineral and clean energy supply chains poses economic security risks, in addition to human rights concerns.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
lowyinstitute.org | Michelle Lyons
Australia is looking to lift its engagement with Southeast Asia. Australia’s Special Envoy to ASEAN, Nicholas Moore, last year set out a new economic strategy to deliver on that ambition. One critical recommendation, which so far has received little public attention, is to establish an Australian infrastructure financing facility supporting Southeast Asia’s green economy transition.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
nynganobserver.com.au | Ryan Neelam |Michelle Lyons
For the first time in more than 30 years, world leaders have agreed to call out and "transition away" from the main driver of climate change - fossil fuels. Login or signup to continue readingSee subscription optionsSultan Ahmed Al Jaber, president of the UN climate conference in Dubai, known as COP28, branded the agreement a "paradigm shift" in the world's fight against climate change.
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
lowyinstitute.org | Michelle Lyons
Asking the CEO of one of the world’s largest oil companies to broker a global agreement to phase out fossil fuels was always going to be a long shot, but as the scheduled final hours of the COP28 summit tick down, negotiations are on the verge of breaking down. The controversial figure at the centre of negotiations is COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber, also head of the United Arab Emirates state-owned oil company ADNOC.
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Sep 3, 2023 | 
lowyinstitute.org | Michelle Lyons
When the Inflation Reduction Act (IR Act) passed the US Congress in August 2022, it was acclaimed as the largest, most ambitious climate change investment in American history. The US$369 billion bill provides a range of tax credits, grants and concessional loans for energy technology investments, the majority directed towards renewable energy and battery storage. The bill has accelerated US progress towards its 2030 Paris Agreement target, although it still falls short of a 2oC trajectory.
