Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
“The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Rupert Read in one of the essays in a new collection, Climate Adaptation. Speaking at the launch of the book in Glasgow on 30 October, he shared some of his views on the measures that might constitute a successful COP, or a not-entirely-disastrous-one, at least.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Another COP is coming - the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference. In addition, there is growing dismay, and anger in many quarters, that the unmet promises of past COPs, especially in providing finance to those that are suffering loss and damage from climate change, are going to make COP27 even more challenging.
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DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 28, 2023
million campaign Edelman carried out on behalf of the United Arab Emirates from 2007 to 2009. billion in support provided since 2009. This year saw was the biggest COP ever, with over 84,000 participants, and among the assembled masses were a record number of lobbyists for industrial agriculture companies and trade groups.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
The report, which was funded by the Zurich Flood Insurance Alliance, looked at the level of climate finance so far committed by 23 developed nations which signed up to the $100bn a year goal in 2009. It concluded the UK was one of 20 countries which are still not paying their 'fair share' towards the collective target.
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Like a chicken and egg dilemma, who came up with these goals first, politics or science? Political Origins of 2°C. The next key moment in the 2°C story is no longer scientific, but political. And we reached the political tipping point around the two-degree mark. It is 2009 and the 35th G8 Summit. Another time jump.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Business and policy leaders reflect on the major wins from the Glasgow Summit, what needs to happen next, and why COPs could look and feel difficult from now on. goal established by the Paris Agreement, after all, and developed nations failed to meet their $100bn climate target - set in 2009 for 2020 - ahead of the conference.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 6, 2021
What are the big priorities for COP? Clearly it will be a major achievement for the UK government if the UK can hold a successful COP, so one can only assume the will is there to try to bring it off. This “would level the playing field,” she said, “and it would be a massive result if we got that done at COP.”.
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