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It identifies key barriers for local journalists, including insufficient funding, restricted data access, and safety concerns. To improve reporting, the authors recommend shifting from crisis-driven narratives to those highlighting local agency and Indigenous knowledge, while calling for international partnerships and capacity-building investments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afripo-000216#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"African perspectives are marginalized in global climate dialogue because international media coverage does not reflect the continent's disproportionate vulnerability to intense floods, droughts, and storms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afripo-000216#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Local climate reporting in Africa is hindered by several systemic bottlenecks: a lack of funding, bureaucratic or financial barriers to scientific data, and safety risks for reporters in unstable or disaster-affected areas. 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Climate models indicate that human-induced warming has roughly doubled the likelihood of these events and increased their intensity by about 10%, with observed 30-day rainfall intensity in the study region increasing by 18% since 1981. The report emphasises that these climate risks are compounded by 'risk multipliers' including ongoing conflict, poverty, rapid urbanisation, and ageing infrastructure, which have created a displacement crisis in Sudan, Chad, and Nigeria. The authors argue that the transboundary nature of river systems in sub-Saharan Africa necessitates improved international coordination for flood management and early warning systems to mitigate future disasters as warming reaches 2°C.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwatt-000094#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In Sudan, extreme precipitation events of the magnitude seen in 2024 are now expected to occur approximately once every three years in a climate that is 1.3°C warmer than the pre-industrial period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwatt-000094#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Observed 30-day rainfall intensity in the study region, which includes parts of the Bar el Ghazal and Nile river basins, has increased by approximately 18% since 1981. Climate models suggest human-induced climate change has roughly doubled the likelihood of such events and increased their intensity by about 10%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwatt-000094#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate models predict that if global temperatures rise 2°C above pre-industrial levels, the region should expect even wetter 30-day periods, making these extreme events common occurrences.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwatt-000094#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The impact of flooding is exacerbated by socio-political factors acting as 'risk multipliers', specifically ongoing conflict, poverty, rapid urbanisation, and ageing infrastructure. 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Mitigation finance dominates the landscape, driven by renewable energy and electric vehicles in advanced economies and China, while adaptation finance, though growing, remains severely underfunded, particularly for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The report highlights a critical imbalance, noting that fossil fuel subsidies reached USD 1.4 trillion in 2022, nearly equaling total climate finance. 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Sub-Saharan Africa is the primary recipient of these flows. The analysis highlights a gap in adaptation finance and a lack of standardized impact metrics. Domestic concessional finance is heavily concentrated in high-income economies, particularly Western Europe, and focuses primarily on mitigation. 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The regions with the highest annual mitigation needs by 2030 are East Asia and the Pacific (USD 1 trillion), Western Europe (USD 978 billion), and the US and Canada (USD 618 billion).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000069#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Adaptation finance needs for cities in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) are estimated at USD 147 billion per year until 2030 and USD 165 billion from 2031 to 2050, though these figures are likely underestimations due to data gaps and model limitations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000069#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To close the urban climate finance gap, the report recommends improving the quantity and quality of finance, strengthening domestic markets through strategic public finance, rapidly scaling adaptation finance in EMDEs, and enhancing the tracking of finance flows and needs. 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It proposes several instruments: Financial Transaction Taxes (FTTs) to curb speculation and raise billions annually; net wealth taxes to target the super-rich; property taxes to leverage immobile assets; and Resource Rent Taxes (RTT) for the extractives sector. Using South Africa as a case study, the brief demonstrates that a combination of these taxes could generate substantial revenue to fund social protection, healthcare, and a Universal Basic Income Guarantee, potentially increasing GDP growth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afrodad-000004#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Sub-Saharan Africa faces severe poverty and wealth concentration, with over 389 million people living in extreme poverty in 2018 and the wealthiest 10% owning more than half of the region's wealth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afrodad-000004#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"African tax structures are disproportionately reliant on regressive consumption taxes compared to other regions; in 2021, VAT accounted for 27.8% of total tax revenue in Africa, compared to 25.6% in the Asia-Pacific and 20.2% in the OECD.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afrodad-000004#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) could generate significant global revenue, with estimates ranging from $200 billion to $900 billion annually depending on the rates and types of taxes applied.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afrodad-000004#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Wealth taxes on the world's richest individuals are proposed as a means to fund social protection and a just transition, with an estimate that taxing the richest 3,000 people globally could raise approximately $250 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afrodad-000004#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Property taxation is identified as an underutilised revenue source in developing countries, which collect only 0.5% of GDP from property taxes compared to 2% in developed countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afrodad-000004#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In South Africa, implementing a progressive net wealth tax of 3-7% could raise between R70 billion and R160 billion, while a broader Financial Transaction Tax at 0.1% could generate over R40 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afrodad-000004#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A 'high-ambition' basic income grant scenario in South Africa, funded by progressive taxation, is estimated to increase average GDP growth from 2.2% in 2023 to 3.5% by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afrodad-000004#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["tax policy","extractive industry","climate justice","just transition","social protection"],"geography_discussed":["South Africa","Zimbabwe","Kenya","Namibia","Comoros","Angola","Botswana","Lesotho","Eswatini","Spain","Sweden","Norway","Switzerland","Argentina","Colombia","Ecuador","Uruguay","United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","economic modelling","comparative analysis"]},{"id":"saiia-001209","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-001209","title":"Championing the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2024-09-05","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SAIIA_PN_5_G20InternationalTaxation.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that the current OECD-led international tax framework is inadequate for African nations, which lose significant revenue to illicit financial flows (IFFs) and base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). It proposes that South Africa, during its G20 presidency, should promote the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation as a more inclusive and democratic alternative. The author suggests several levers for the G20 to support African development, including strengthening tax rules for digital economies, enhancing financial information exchange, investing in digital infrastructure and AI for tax administration, and promoting quality infrastructure to expand the tax base.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001209#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Illicit financial flows (IFFs) and base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) cause massive revenue losses for African economies. Between 1980 and 2018, Sub-Saharan Africa lost an estimated $1.3 trillion through IFFs, and the continent currently loses $88.6 billion annually to IFFs, which is 3.7% of its annual GDP. 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The UN Tax Convention is presented as a more inclusive and democratic alternative, supported by the African Union and over 120 countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001209#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa can use its G20 presidency to address shortcomings in the OECD Inclusive Framework's Pillar 1 and Pillar 2, specifically regarding the minimal share of profits allocated to market jurisdictions and the need for a global minimum tax rate to prevent profit shifting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001209#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To improve tax administration and curb IFFs, the G20 should support Africa's digital transformation. 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However, this remains severely insufficient compared to estimated annual mitigation needs of USD 4.3 trillion by 2030. Finance is heavily concentrated in developed economies and China, with critical gaps in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. While mitigation flows are dominated by transport and buildings, adaptation finance is significantly lower at USD 10 billion, primarily focused on water and wastewater. The report advocates for a '4C Urban Climate Finance Agenda'—Commitment, Collaboration, Capacity, and Capital Mobilization—to bridge the investment gap.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001042#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Tracked urban climate finance flows more than doubled between 2017 and 2022, reaching an annual average of USD 831 billion in 2021/2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001042#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a massive gap between current finance and mitigation needs; cities require an estimated USD 4.3 trillion annually until 2030 and over USD 6 trillion per year from 2031 to 2050 to align with a 1.5°C scenario.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001042#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Urban climate finance is highly concentrated in developed economies and China, while flows to other emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) and least developed countries (LDCs) are severely insufficient.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001042#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Private finance accounted for 49% (USD 404 billion) of total urban climate finance in 2021/2022, with households and individuals being the largest private providers (USD 187 billion), primarily investing in electric cars.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001042#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Urban adaptation finance is critically underfunded, reaching only USD 10 billion in 2021/2022, with 68% of these funds directed toward the water and wastewater sector.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001042#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Transport is the largest recipient of urban mitigation finance, accounting for 52% (USD 422 billion) of such funds, followed by buildings and infrastructure (29%) and energy systems (19%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001042#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Four systemic challenges hinder the closing of the urban climate finance gap: insufficient commitment to urban action, weak enabling environments, city-level capacity gaps, and inadequate capital mobilization.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001042#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report proposes the '4C Urban Climate Finance Agenda'—Commitment, Collaboration, Capacity, and Capital Mobilization—as a framework to coordinate action across government levels and sectors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-001042#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change mitigation","climate change adaptation","electric vehicle","energy efficiency","photovoltaics","nature-based solutions","climate bond","Blended Finance","just transition","climate risk management"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","East Asia and the Pacific","Western Europe","US and Canada","South Asia","Middle East and North Africa","sub-Saharan Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["financial flow analysis","needs assessment","policy recommendation"]},{"id":"clipolin-001043","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-001043","title":"The State of Cities Climate Finance 2024","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"en","date_published":"2024-09","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CCFLA-State-of-Cities-Executive-Summary.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that while urban climate finance more than doubled to USD 831 billion in 2021/2022, it must increase more than fivefold to align with a 1.5°C pathway. 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It highlights the role of SDRs in funding climate adaptation and social protection, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. The author calls for the IMF to reform SDR accounting—treating them as equity rather than liabilities—to unlock fiscal space and encourage donations from wealthy nations to the Global South.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iejza-000039#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"SDRs serve as a critical tool for developing nations because they provide immediate financial resources without increasing national debt, supporting fiscal stability and investments in climate adaptation, healthcare, and social protection.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iejza-000039#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author proposes a new $650 billion SDR issuance at the 2024 G20 summit in Brazil to provide liquidity for Global South nations to meet Sustainable Development Goals and address the climate crisis, noting that advanced economies also benefit through stimulated trade.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iejza-000039#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current IMF accounting records SDRs as liabilities instead of equity, which artificially increases debt levels; reverting this method would increase fiscal space and facilitate SDR donations from wealthy nations for development and debt repayment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iejza-000039#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","climate finance","Sustainable Development Goals"],"geography_discussed":["Brazil","sub-Saharan Africa","Latin America"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy brief"]},{"id":"iejza-000089","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iejza-000089","title":"The Taxation of Wealth for Eradication of Poverty and Inequality","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Economic Justice","organization":"institute-for-economic-justice"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2024-08-15","source_url":"https://iej.org.za/resource/policy-brief/the-taxation-of-wealth-for-eradication-of-poverty-and-inequality/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The policy brief advocates for progressive wealth taxation—specifically financial transaction taxes, net wealth taxes, property taxes, and resource rent taxes—as a means to reduce global inequality and fund Sustainable Development Goals. 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It highlights that combining multiple practices maximises benefits, which often increase over time, although outcomes remain highly context-specific. The paper also links these practices to improved farmer health by reducing pesticide exposure and suggests that agroforestry and soil carbon sequestration can significantly support Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"zca-000033#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Agroecological practices can increase crop yields while reducing reliance on energy-intensive synthetic fertilisers, which are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions. For instance, legume rotation has been found to increase yields of rice, wheat, and maize by an average of 20% compared to non-legume systems, and intercropping in China resulted in grain yields 22% higher than monoculture systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"zca-000033#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The adoption of multiple agroecological practices simultaneously provides greater benefits than using a single practice, and these positive outcomes tend to increase and stabilise over time.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"zca-000033#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Diversified farming systems are more profitable for farmers than conventional monocultures, even when accounting for higher labour costs. In global rice production, diversification can increase biodiversity by 40%, improve incomes and profits by 26%, and reduce crop damage by 31%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"zca-000033#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Agroecology improves critical ecosystem services and biodiversity, which enhances resilience to climate disasters. Specifically, these practices increase the abundance of beneficial insects and pollinators while reducing pests and weeds. A collapse in pollinators could cost 1-2% of global GDP in the short term.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"zca-000033#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Reducing pesticide use through agroecological principles alleviates significant health and economic burdens. Pesticide exposure is linked to cancer, respiratory disorders, and mental illnesses like depression. In 2010, the health costs of organophosphate pesticide exposure were estimated at USD 121 billion in Europe and USD 42 billion in the US.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"zca-000033#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Agroforestry and soil carbon sequestration are viable tools for meeting Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Agroforestry can sequester 0.12 to 0.31 gigatons of carbon (Gt C) per year. Additionally, improving the soil organic carbon pool of degraded croplands could offset fossil fuel emissions by 0.4-1.2 Gt C per year, representing up to 3% of current global fossil fuel emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"zca-000033#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["agroecology","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","agroforestry","carbon sequestration","biodiversity","food security","pesticide","Nationally Determined Contributions","ecosystem service"],"geography_discussed":["sub-Saharan Africa","People's Republic of China","Europe","United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["literature review","meta-analysis synthesis"]},{"id":"costratri-000096","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/costratri-000096","title":"Pest and Pathogen Threats to Food Security","publisher":{"name":"The Council on Strategic Risks","organization":"the-council-on-strategic-risks"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2024-06-13","source_url":"https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/06/13/pest-and-pathogen-threats-to-food-security/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines how the interaction of climate change and globalization increases the risk of invasive pests and pathogens, threatening the global food supply. 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The author advocates for a shift toward pre-invasion biosecurity, the development of low-cost detection systems, and the adoption of a One Health framework for research to build a more resilient global food supply chain.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000096#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Pests and pathogens cause significant global agricultural losses, with some estimates indicating average crop losses of 40% and an annual global cost of 220 billion USD.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000096#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Among the five most important crops for human calorie consumption (wheat, rice, maize, potato, and soybean), four suffer their most significant global losses from fungal pathogens, while soybeans are most impacted by cyst nematodes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000096#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Globalization and the movement of agricultural products increase the risk of invasive species, which can destabilize the food supply. 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It asserts that reducing black carbon is a \"triple win\" that would protect glaciers, save millions of lives—including over 400,000 annually in India and nearly half a million in Sub-Saharan Africa—and improve gender equality by reducing the US$800 billion annual loss in women's productivity caused by unclean cooking fuels. Despite these benefits, the author notes that only 12 countries included black carbon targets in their first Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and warns that transportation-related emissions in Africa could double by 2040.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"drawdown-000015#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Black carbon causes significant economic losses, specifically in China where 2017 short-term exposure cost more than US$7.5 billion and long-term exposure resulted in losses exceeding US$53 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"drawdown-000015#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Reducing black carbon emissions provides substantial health benefits, potentially saving over 400,000 lives annually in India and nearly 500,000 premature deaths each year in Sub-Saharan Africa.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"drawdown-000015#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The use of unclean cooking fuels leads to a global loss of US$800 billion in women's productivity annually; transitioning to clean fuel would improve gender equality and protect biodiversity, particularly in East Africa.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"drawdown-000015#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global governmental action is insufficient, with only 12 countries setting black carbon reduction targets in their first Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and transportation-related emissions in Africa are projected to double by 2040.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"drawdown-000015#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["air quality","climate change","deforestation","clean cooking","Nationally Determined Contributions","Paris Agreement","gender equality","Transportation emission"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","India","sub-Saharan Africa","East Africa","Africa","United States","European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","socio-economic impact assessment"]},{"id":"gem-000058","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gem-000058","title":"L’ÉTAT DES CENTRALES À CHARBON DU MONDE","publisher":{"name":"Global Energy Monitor","organization":"global-energy-monitor"},"document_type":"report","language":"fr","date_published":"2024-04","source_url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/Boom-Bust-Coal-2024-French_11.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report highlights a contradictory global trend: while most countries are reducing coal construction and many are committing to phase-outs, global coal capacity increased by 11% since 2015, reaching a record high in 2023. This growth is driven primarily by China, which accounted for two-thirds of the 2023 increase. Outside China, new construction starts reached their lowest level since 2015. The report notes that only 15% of global operational capacity has a documented phase-out plan aligned with the 1.5°C goal. Regional analyses show significant progress in the EU and UK, though some countries lag behind 2030 targets, and a volatile situation in Sub-Saharan Africa where South Africa remains heavily dependent on coal despite an energy crisis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000058#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Global coal power capacity reached an absolute record in 2023, increasing by 48.4 GW (2%) to a total of 2,130 GW. China was responsible for two-thirds of this increase.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000058#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Excluding China, the number of new coal plant construction starts in 2023 decreased for the second consecutive year, reaching the lowest level since data collection began in 2015.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000058#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant gap in phase-out planning; only 317 GW (15%) of global operational capacity has a documented retirement plan aligned with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C limit. To eliminate coal by 2040, an average of 126 GW must be closed annually over the next 17 years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000058#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the EU and UK, coal-fired electricity production collapsed by 26% in 2023, with renewables exceeding 40% of total EU production for the first time. 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