Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This Conference of Parties (COP) was highly anticipated as a critical inflection point where our economies and societies set forth on an ambitious and clearly defined path to decarbonize by 2050 and keep warming below 1.5 degrees C to avoid the worst impacts of climate change — or continue with the status quo.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Giving evidence at multiple select committees yesterday , Sharma was grilled by MPs on recent government policies designed to ramp up domestic oil and gas extraction, including proposals to lift the ban on fracking in England and hand out 100 licenses for new offshore oil and gas drilling.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

A ban on diesel truck sales by 2040, a pledge to electrify the government's vehicle fleet by 2027, and a consultation on a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate for automakers are all set to provide the key pillars for the government's long-awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which is now expected to be launched tomorrow. per cent to 0.5

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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 global energy landscape is on the cusp of transformational changes as the migration to clean power gathers pace.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2021

New four word slogan captures government's ambitions for Glasgow Summit, as Tory backbench opposition to climate policies continues to swell. Even more controversial policies commanded significant support, with 35 per cent supporting the planned ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars, compared to 32 per cent who were opposed.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Continuing to allow extraction may weaken UK diplomacy to encourage other countries to adopt ambitious climate policies," the letter states. "It The UK's COP president, Alok Sharma, is being cut off at the knees in his diplomatic efforts to keep 1.5 alive - the key objective of the Glasgow climate pact.".

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Presided over by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber , the head of Abu Dhabi’s state oil company, Adnoc, it is the most industry-influenced COP yet.

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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It is highly likely the row over phasing down or phasing out coal power will return in the coming years and the debate at future COPs will no doubt be extended to address oil and gas. Research published by Climate Action Tracker warned the sum total of policies and actions being taken by governments would deliver roughly 2.4C

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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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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

All nations, especially the G20 and other major emitters, need to join the net zero emissions coalition and reinforce their commitments with credible, concrete and enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions and policies before COP26 in Glasgow. "We OECD countries must phase out existing coal by 2030, with all others following suit by 2040.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

The firm, which was founded by former US Vice President Al Gore and former Goldman Sachs Asset Management senior partner David Blood, and has set its own net zero financed emissions goal for 2040. The key thing now is for all of the parts of the finance sector to start to make this a reality," Preston tells BusinessGreen.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Do the next best thing and read our COP reflections.  The pledge also calls on international banks to include nuclear in energy lending policies to help finance project-killing infrastructure expenditures. Last COP featured the conference’s first nuclear-themed pavilion, and this year boasted eight. Happy Monday! 

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