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Climate Policy at 30: Glasgow Climate Pact.

Energy and Cleantech Council

Each year since 1995, with the exception of 2020, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) has hosted a Conference of Parties (COP), where members of the UNFCCC negotiate issues relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other matters relating to climate change. UNFCCC began convening COPs in 1995.

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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options

Green Business Bureau

According to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), carbon offset programs can be grouped into the following broad categories: Renewable energy, energy efficiency, methane abatement, reforestation and conservation, fuel switching, and community projects. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.

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'Cautious optimism': Hopes remain high for 1.5C focus as COP26 talks spill into weekend

Business Green

global warming pathway are to be kept alive. In snap analysis published yesterday, the IEA said it had calculated the impacts of the net zero pledges and emissions targets announced in recent days, and concluded that if national climate pledges are delivered as promised, the planet could potentially limit warming to 1.8C

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

Business Green

The COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow next month is likely to fall short of putting the world on track to avert dangerous levels of global warming, but diplomats and analysts are cautiously optimistic it could deliver several breakthroughs and broadly deliver on the UK hosts' stated goal of 'keeping 1.5C