GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 21, 2019

has nearly eliminated the dirtiest of fuels, regularly going weeks at a time with no coal power at all. That's an amazing transition that demonstrates to the world that it’s possible to transition beyond coal by 2030 in advanced economies (and 2040 globally) as the latest climate science dictates. That is why the U.K.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

Alok Sharma intent on holding 'most inclusive COP ever' in Glasgow, but it is not UK's gift alone to make in-person event happen. This is what makes the next United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow, COP 26, so critical. If we are serious about 1.5C, Glasgow must be the COP that consigns coal power to history," he said.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Businesses have a stake in the COP outcomes for three main reasons - let me explain. ºC campaign, over 200 companies have signed up to The Climate Pledge - targeting net-zero by 2040, and more than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises have joined the SME Climate Hub. They are already investing in decarbonisation.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The funding commitments are made on the basis that richer countries’ economic development has, in large part, been enabled by the use of fossil fuels, and therefore these countries should take some responsibility for addressing climate change in less developed nations. As part of its COP presidency, the U.K. CARBON MARKETS.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It also noted the decision to end fossil fuel production was an "inherently political" decision that would have to be made by the Secretary of State on the basis of a number of considerations outside of the committee's official climate-focused remit.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

With world leaders about to gather in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the COP 28 climate summit, the transition to green energy will be one of the key topics on the agenda. The replacement of fossil fuels by green energy is bringing about a revolution in electricity generation and expanding its role across economies.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Fossil fuels get named and shamed. For the first time in 25 years of UN climate talks, coal and fossil fuel subsidies have been singled out in an official document. Here, we've picked out 10 key takeaways for business leaders from the Glasgow Climate Pact and COP26 Summit: 1.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Graham Stuart - who at present remains Climate Minister in BEIS, despite a cabinet reshuffle yesterday - has insisted the UK's plans to expand oil and gas production in the North Sea is still compatible with climate goals, arguing domestic fossil fuels production is less emissions-intensive than imports. 1/n) [link].

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The international agreement that comes out of COP26 will not be ambitious enough, but it could still drive the real world progress that will slash fossil fuel demand over the coming years. The "mood music" in the room where it happens is said to be considerably more upbeat than is typical for the closing days of a COP Summit.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2021

In addition, Johnson revealed the UK government plans to be "extremely bold" at COP26 and call for the world to make "big commitments to change in four specific areas: "Coal - we want the developed world to kick the coal habit entirely by 2030 and the developing world by 2040.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Meanwhile, Michigan approves a bundle of clean energy bills, the UN irons out details for the "loss and damages" fund ahead of COP, and Flexport launches a book and claim model for SAFs.  The Notorious Hannah Ritchie finds that clean energy will require less mining than fossil fuels.  Aka land platypus.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

He called for a "Climate Solidarity Pact" between richer and poorer nations geared towards helping climate vulnerable countries ramp up renewable energy capacity and end dependence on fossil fuels, with a particular onus on stopping new coal plants being built.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

My question to my fellow world leaders this afternoon, as we enter the last hours of COP, is: Will you help us do that? As we move into the final stages of the summit, a lot more commitment and action is needed if this is to be a successful COP," said Kiran Sura, sustainability and climate change expert at consulting giant PwC.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Since the convention’s establishment, the countries involved meet annually during the Conference of the Parties (COP). COP is a supreme decision-making body that aims to promote the effective application of the convention. 30 years later came COP 26 (2021) – held in Glasgow. F) above pre-industrial levels by 2040.

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Business Green

JANUARY 15, 2023

I think a lot of the feedback that you hear from any of the COPs is we're not doing enough and we're not doing it fast enough. And I do believe that summits like COP help to crystallize our efforts toward a more balanced relationship with the natural world. Has COP changed your perspective on what Schneider could do?

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk. This report must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels, before they destroy our planet.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

The pitfalls of that were exemplified by Mark Carney's recent - and widely derided - assertion that the Canadian investment giant he sits on the board of is already a 'net zero' company across its investment portfolio, despite that same portfolio containing billions of dollars of holdings in fossil fuel-related projects.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Do the next best thing and read our COP reflections.  Last COP featured the conference’s first nuclear-themed pavilion, and this year boasted eight. Fuel shortages, rising energy costs and carbon commitments are driving renewed enthusiasm. For now, the swirl of COP nuclear activity represents a dip of the toe.

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