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'COP of action': COP28 President calls for tripling of renewables capacity by 2030

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COP28 Climate Summit President Sultan Ahmed al Jaber has called for a tripling of clean energy generation by 2030 and a doubling of low-carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030, as he used his first address since being appointed to lead this year's global climate talks to promise a "COP of action". target within reach. "We

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U.S. Meat Lobby Celebrates ‘Positive Outcome’ of COP28

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Campaigners and climate scientists had hoped the summit – which was billed as a “Food COP” due to its focus on farming – would see governments agree to ambitious action to transform food systems in line with the goals of the Paris climate agreement. Burr added that COPs provided an opportunity for U.S. This is especially true in the U.S,

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Keeping 1.5C alive: Is COP26 on track to deliver on its goals?

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Speaking at an event in Milan this month, Thunberg spoke for many when she alleged that COPs have delivered little more than a talking shop since the first Earth Summit in 1992. The UN says the world needs to cut emissions by 45 per cent from 2010 levels by 2030 to get on track for 1.5C, implying an unprecedented cut of 7.6