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

Business Green

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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COP Spotlight: F1 star turned clean tech champion Nico Rosberg

Business Green

Rosberg took a particular interest in electric and autonomous vehicles, taking regular trips to Silicon Valley, and going on to invest in a number of green start-ups and innovations. In 2020, he also established his own e-racing team - Roxberg X Racing - in order to compete in the new all-electric off-road rally racing series Extreme E.

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Ambitious partnerships on climate action are taking root and bearing fruit

GreenBiz

Buried beneath the dour daily headlines on COVID-19 infections, lockdowns and travel bans, the latest science about our planet released during 2020 makes for tough reading. 2020 was, along with 2016, the joint hottest year on record ever — closing out the warmest decade on record ever. Dominic Waughray. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 00:30.

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G7 nations pledge to deliver near-zero carbon electricity grids by 2035

Business Green

They have called on the World Bank and other development banks to commit to end coal financing and submit investment plans aligned with Paris Agreement by the COP27 Climate Summit set to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt this autumn. And in his speech today, Sharma said he hoped more detailed would be revealed over the coming months.

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WoodMac: Emerging Solar Markets to Come of Age in 2020s

GreenTechMedia

Emerging solar markets will come of age in the 2020 as countries from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan to Malaysia join the “gigawatt club.” But a lack of investment in grid infrastructure can hold investors back. However, new markets will bring new kinds of challenges for solar. Reflecting on the 2010s.

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From ClimateWeek to COP27, COP15, and Beyond: Notes on the Road Ahead

Planet Pulse

Nearly $370b in tax credits, clean energy incentives, and investments in green innovation are intended to dramatically accelerate domestic decarbonization in sectors from energy to manufacturing. According to the African Development Bank, Africa has received less than 5.5% It aligns U.S. rhetoric and financing and catapults the U.S.

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Just Two Countries Mention Need to Cut Fossil Fuel Production at COP26 ‘Greenwashing’ Stands

DeSmogBlog

Of the two exceptions, Denmark and South Africa, the first did not mention Denmark’s role as the largest oil producer in the European Union, while South Africa’s stall was sponsored by the country’s top coal companies. billion in 2020 alone, £66 million of which was coal mining. South Africa, Australia, UK, and Germany.