Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The first few days of COP have ushered in a wave of major announcements and funding pledges. Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. of oil and gas production by 2030 and total net-zero operations by 2050.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

According to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), carbon offset programs can be grouped into the following broad categories: Renewable energy, energy efficiency, methane abatement, reforestation and conservation, fuel switching, and community projects. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

We’re going into a COP where this is going to be a big topic, and we don’t really have a definition for it.” It sets out to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2050 with a catch: They don’t really mean all of their emissions. But the only commitment they’re making is to eliminate methane [emissions] and stop flaring,” said Ioualalen.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This is the first COP where participants found themselves face-to-face with the reality of breaching the 1.5 It’s a sign of things to come: Jobs modelling from Clean Energy Canada shows that there will be 700,000 more energy jobs in a net-zero 2050, with growth in clean energy employment outpacing the decline in fossil fuels.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Banks representing over 40% of global banking assets have already committed to aligning their portfolios with net zero emissions by 2050. A major theme of this COP — the international climate change conference — is the urgent need to transition from commitments to action.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2022

And it has pledged to align the renumeration of its executive directors with progress against climate commitments and incorporate methane into its greenhouse gas emissions accounting for the energy sector. Campaign group Market Forces said the plan was "so weak" that it would make the bank's net zero by 2050 target impossible. "If

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Over 100 countries pledged to halt and reverse deforestation, with a similar number joining an EU and US pledge to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. What stood out clearly in Glasgow is that COP26 was the first COP where the real economy turned up in force. Many of these could result in significant private investment flows.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 25, 2019

In the southern Polish city of Katowice last December, news coverage of the UN’s COP 24 meeting on climate change suddenly and dramatically surged, mostly thanks to a three-minute speech given by a Swedish teen activist with Asperger’s syndrome and the amplifying power of social media. billion by 2050 as axiomatic.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Banks and major investors with 40% of the world’s financial assets committed to carbon neutrality by 2050 under the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. Canada also re-committed to phasing out international fossil fuel financing by 2023 and reducing oil and gas methane emissions by 75% by 2030.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In November, I had the privilege to represent Schneider Electric at the UN's Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change in Glasgow. This COP was unlike the previous 25 iterations, in that it took place during a global pandemic. In reality, the current pledges align more closely to 2.7 Bottom Line for Business.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The tech sector can help deliver on COP26 promises such as curbing methane, ending fossil fuel finance and reversing deforestation, explains techUK's Craig Mason. One key takeaway from COP26, however, is the role the technology industry must play if we want to reach net zero targets by 2050. Global curbs to methane.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A major United Nations report from 2018 charted out what it would take to reach that goal: reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. And during COP28, they’ll host a meeting to address methane pollution, an even more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. That set a goal of limiting global average temperatures to close to 1.5

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Speaking earlier, Johnson acknowledged that while there had been a flurry of "game-changing announcements" on methane, deforestation and finance last week, the Summit was now "firmly in the hard yards of international diplomacy", adding that "with a few days left there is still a huge amount to do".

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

For all the attention to corporate net zero by 2050 commitments, the reality is that actions in this decade will be decisive for both the planet’s warming trajectory and energy firms’ viability in the energy transition. Methane: Leaders emerge as the global community wakes up to the challenge. This piece was co-authored by Erin M.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Taking immediate action to slash emissions towards net zero by 2050 could make a monumental difference to the level, frequency, and breadth of growing climate impacts, the scientists emphasise. If the world slashes carbon dioxide emissions now and reduces them to net zero by 2050 we would keep the global temperature rise close to 1.5

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Israel became the latest nation to announce a net zero emissions target for 2050, following the same pledge from Thailand two days ago. Meanwhile, the close of the G20 and the opening of COP26 came amid a flurry of fresh climate commitments from several countries this weekend.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Speaking at an event in Milan this month, Thunberg spoke for many when she alleged that COPs have delivered little more than a talking shop since the first Earth Summit in 1992. But governments now mainly aim to achieve net zero by 2050 or 2060 at the absolute latest. Will enough people turn up to say it's a legitimate COP?

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 22, 2023

O&G is going to continue to consolidate their own industry and those that are related (methane, CCUS, software stacks) will get eaten up. An Article 6 agreement at COP could be the wildcard here.   The expectation for DAC costs today is $600-$1,000 a tonne , but has been reported to be able to get to $150 a tonne by 2050.

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