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COP26 sends a clear signal to businesses and investors

Business Green

Much of the media coverage following the conclusion of the COP26 summit in Glasgow focused on India and China's intervention to weaken the language around the phase out of coal power in the Glasgow Climate Pact. What stood out clearly in Glasgow is that COP26 was the first COP where the real economy turned up in force.

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'Denial and delusion': Green groups slam government refusal to rule out new North Sea oil and gas exploration

Business Green

But Ministers insist end to financial support for overseas fossil fuel energy projects, £16bn transition plan for North Sea, and climate compatibility test for new projects can put UK on track to net zero emissions. We will not leave oil and gas workers behind in the United Kingdom's irreversible shift away from fossil fuels. "We

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COP27: Shorter deadlines are key to long-term incremental change

Business Green

Despite 2030 and 2050 goals being considerably important, they are distant. Climate action across farming is complex and must be broken down. A roadmap can show exactly what the steps to meeting climate change goals, minimising impacts of the climate crisis and reaping business benefits. This goal is the ultimate.

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Net Zero: Green groups urge UK 'to get its house in order' ahead of COP26

Business Green

The UK must quickly "get its own house in order" and ramp up its decarbonisation efforts if it is to maximise the chances of a successful COP26 Climate Summit this autumn, the Prime Minister has been warned, in a letter today from more than 60 green NGOs and campaign groups.

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COP27: Unshackling the demand for renewables

Business Green

Powers, vice president for global cleantech and renewables at Schneider Electric, who explores how public-private sector collaboration can help unshackle the surging demand for renewable energy. 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.

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'Half measures won't halve emissions': The green economy reacts to IPCC's climate solutions report

Business Green

Yet while that very broad assessment certainly remains true, today's intervention from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was always going to be a little different. This report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a litany of broken climate promises. And it is damning.

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The role of tech in the future of sustainability

Business Green

COP26 was labelled the "last chance saloon" to prevent catastrophic climate change and save the planet by the Prince of Wales at the end of October. One key takeaway from COP26, however, is the role the technology industry must play if we want to reach net zero targets by 2050. Fossil fuels - an end in sight?