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COP26 is over, now what? Here's what it could mean for business

Business Green

In November, I had the privilege to represent Schneider Electric at the UN's Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change in Glasgow. This COP was unlike the previous 25 iterations, in that it took place during a global pandemic. This COP was unlike the previous 25 iterations, in that it took place during a global pandemic.

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The future of fossil fuels could be decided in Dubai

The Verge: Energy

The biggest international deal yet to tackle climate change came out of COP21 in 2015, when countries brokered the landmark Paris Agreement. And during COP28, they’ll host a meeting to address methane pollution, an even more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. The future of fossil fuels Let’s start with some backstory on COP28.

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

The UK government, as host of the most important climate conference since the Paris Agreement in 2015, must step up its efforts and show climate leadership. Mohamed Adow, director of the Nairobi-based think tank Power Shift Africa, said: "Those of us living in Africa have been aware of the urgency of the climate crisis for many years.

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COP26: Nations set out climate demands as crunch Glasgow talks step-up a gear

Business Green

The HAC is widely credited with having played a key role in the brokering of the Paris Agreement in 2015, with its members moving in lockstep to encourage large emerging economies to back the Paris Treaty. Nick Mabey, co-founder and CEO of climate think tank E3G, said the HAC grouping "makes the political weather at COP".

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

Business Green

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. But for thousands of scientists and campaigners, these pledges are all too little, too late. As such Peters argues that a better way of talking about the 1.5C