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Good Cop, bad Cop: what the Cop28 agreement says and what it means

The Guardian: Energy

Limiting global warming to 1.5C [above pre-industrial levels] with no or limited overshoot requires deep, rapid and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions of 43% by 2030 and 60% by 2035 relative to the 2019 level and reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.

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Tortuous progress: Key takeaways from COP28

Envirotec Magazine

December’s COP28 event in Dubai took place against a backdrop of global emissions continuing to rise at a rate of 1.5% per year, when they need to be falling by 7% every year to 2030, according to some estimates, to keep alive the hopes of the Paris agreement. King continued: “Ensuring 1.5C

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The world is careening toward 3 degrees of warming, UN says ahead of climate conference

Grist

Even in the most optimistic scenario considered in this report, the chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is only 14 percent, and the various scenarios leave open a large possibility that global warming exceeds 2 degrees Celsius or even 3 degrees Celsius,” the report noted. degrees C, or 4.5

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COP26 must launch a reinvigorated UK effort on climate change, says CCC

Envirotec Magazine

There is now a path to expected global warming of under 2°C, but only if all the ambition in new mid-century Net Zero targets is delivered, alongside national 2030 emissions targets. Following COP26, global temperatures are set to rise by around 2.7°C. Following COP26, global temperatures are set to rise by around 2.7°C.

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UN: Weak 2030 national climate plans put world 'very far' from meeting Paris goals

Business Green

Fresh analysis published this afternoon by the United Nations climate body the UNFCCC calculates the combined impact of 48 revised national emission reduction plans published in 2020, which together account for just under a third of global emissions. per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2010.

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COP27: EU and Turkey enhance 2030 goals, as climate negotiations edge forward

Business Green

The EU and Turkey have both unveiled fresh 2030 climate targets in support of the Paris Agreement at the COP27 Climate Summit today, although hopes are already receding that the welcome announcements could inject some much needed urgency into talks that continue to move at a snail's pace. Russia's war against Ukraine will end.

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UN chief: Fossil fuel firms without credible net zero plans 'should not be in business'

Business Green

The world's top diplomat used a speech today at the UN headquarters in New York City to deliver a characteristically stark warning of the impending climate and biodiversity crises facing the world, noting global warming risks "hurtling past" the 1.5C threshold without urgent action this decade. Your core product is our core problem.