Top 10 climate change stories that set the agenda in 2016

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This 2016 has been a year of great progress in the fight against climate change, the challenges have increased and with the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, nations have taken the first firm step to reduce greenhouse gases and facilitate adaptation to new climate scenarios.

These are the 10 most transcendental climate news that took place in Peru and the world this year:

In Peru:

Equipment installed in Amazon River to assess the effects of climate change. With the support of the Brazilian government, the National Water Authority (ANA) in Peru will implement in the coming days a satellite hydro-meteorological monitoring network in the Amazon and Napo rivers (Loreto), for a social and sustained management of their waters. Source: ConexiónCOP
APEC addresses vulnerabilities to climate change. The first symposia dealt with the effects of climate change in Asia-Pacific and its impact on food security, including a presentation by the executive president of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Peru (Senamhi), Amelia Diaz, who presented the topic ‘The importance of applying meteorological information to food security in a changing world’. Source: RPP
Peruvian Government ratified the Paris Agreement. “Peru has been an indisputable leader in the global policy of strengthening the fight against global warming,” said Peruvian President Ollanta Humala. Peru is the first country in Latin America to ratify the Agreement. Source: ConexiónCOP
Cusco and Cajamarca lead studies on the impact of climate change on Andean forests. The regions of Cusco, Cajamarca and San Martin have the largest number of scientific publications on the impact of climate change on Peruvian Andean forests, according to a recent study on this subject that includes research conducted over the last 25 years. Source: Andina
Ministry of Economy raises taxes on more polluting fuels. Peru's Ministry of Economy and Finance approved an increase in the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) applicable to the most polluting fuels and cigarettes. Source: ConexiónCOP

In the world:

Costa Rica used almost 100% of renewable energy for power supply in 2016. Costa Rica's electricity demand was covered to 98% with energy from renewable sources during 2016, making it one of the cleanest energy matrixes on the planet as reported by the state electricity agency. Source: ConexiónCOP
Paris Agreement enters into force giving green light to global action on climate change. Today's entry into force of the Paris Agreement gives the green light for more and faster action on climate change. It comes just three days before the start of this year's UN climate change conference in Marrakech. Source: United Nations
Renewable sector employment grows by 5% worldwide. Power generation through clean sources employed 8.1 million people worldwide last year, according to data presented Wednesday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). It represents an increase of 5% compared to 2014. To that figure should be added the direct jobs of large hydropower plants, another 1.3 million. Source: El País
COP22: What progress was made at the Marrakech negotiations? Note from the ConexiónCOP portal in which Latin American specialists share their perspectives on the negotiations in Morocco. Although the ambition of countries' climate commitments has yet to be raised, there has been progress in financing for adaptation. Source: ConexiónCOP
A group of billionaires led by Bill Gates creates a clean energy fund. In the midst of the turmoil over the impact of US President-elect Donald Trump's policies in the fight against climate change, a dozen billionaires have decided to step forward by creating a new venture capital fund that will invest in the development of emerging technologies for the production of alternative energies, with the aim of drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The investment vehicle has been named Dubbed Breakthrough Energy Ventures and is initially endowed with 1 billion dollars (940 million euros). Source: El País