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Instagram Influencers Paid to Boost UAE’s Climate Credentials Over COP28

DeSmogBlog

Instagram videos of glamorous couples lounging on sun-filled beaches or giving quirky outfit tutorials were used to spread positive messaging about the COP process and the UAE’s position on climate, as the critical UN talks progressed in Dubai. million, posted pro-COP content and made similar claims about the summit.

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COP27: New Global Adaptation Agenda aims to establish climate resilience goals

Business Green

At the launch event for the new initiative today, COP27 President Sameh Shoukry said the Adaptation Agenda was a "critical step" for the "implementation COP", referring to the Egyptian presidency's tag line for the event.

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Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral

DeSmogBlog

but did not tag Shell, nor mention his commercial relationship with the brand. I’ve definitely copped a lot of criticism for it [working with Shell],” he said, yet adding that Shell offered him, “a younger person”, the opportunity to “feel represented” and “build more trust” in their so-called “nature based solutions”.

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'This is not a scary transition': Six key takeaways from the CCC's net zero progress report

Business Green

"We are off track for the Fourth Carbon Budget, we are off track for the Fifth Carbon Budget, and we are off track for the 2030 emissions target, which we submitted to the UN in December - and that is not a great place to be for the UK as COP President," he said. "So So the government is playing a pretty high stakes game here.

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Canada Steps Up Surveillance of Indigenous Peoples To Push Fossil Fuel Pipelines Forward

DeSmogBlog

So, it’s not like these neighborhood cops just doing a patrol and checking in,” Eugene Kung, a staff attorney with West Coast Environmental Law, told DeSmog. “In Earlier this year, Trans Mountain said the price tag could reach C$21.4 Video posted to social media on June 6, 2022 by Gidimt’en Checkpoint.

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As COP26 Host Glasgow Touts its Climate Leadership, a Stroll Through the City Reveals its ‘Toxic’ History

DeSmogBlog

To get a better understanding of the city’s legacy, DeSmog tagged along to an activist-led tour organised by Brussels based advocacy group, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and local activists at Glasgow Calls Out Polluters.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Since the convention’s establishment, the countries involved meet annually during the Conference of the Parties (COP). COP is a supreme decision-making body that aims to promote the effective application of the convention. 30 years later came COP 26 (2021) – held in Glasgow. C) within reach.

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