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Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero

DeSmogBlog

Cows produce methane, a greenhouse gas that absorbs more atmospheric heat than carbon and is currently responsible for 25 percent of all global warming today. That’s a larger share of global emissions than aviation. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries. But Global North groups dominate.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation. Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. rise in temperature that risks tipping the world into irreversible climate breakdown.

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? Lithium’s shale moment? #175

Climate Tech VC

In either case, this wasn’t on our bingo card… In the news, the British government passed new reforms to speed up interconnection, Colombia launched a $1B biodiversity fund, the US released $6B in funding for climate resiliency, and the US and China made modest progress on methane reduction at APEC.  SPAC valuation ).

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Taking the positives from COP26

Business Green

From tackling deforestation to curbing methane emissions, the various multilateral commitments are focused on areas where they can have real impact. Despite their mealy-mouthed protestations to the contrary, they continue to cling to the polluting economic models of the 20th century, inviting the planet to burn in the process.

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Revealed: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’

DeSmogBlog

The simple fact is that they are not reducing their polluting activities by the significant amount required to limit the worst impacts of global warming.”. There are several ways to produce hydrogen , but almost all of it currently in production uses methane as the feedstock, with non-renewable energy powering that production.

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COP26: Nations set out climate demands as crunch Glasgow talks step-up a gear

Business Green

Other demands include cutting methane emissions by 30 per cent between 2020 and 2030, working to tackle other damaging pollutants, and taking more ambitious action to decarbonise transport such as aviation and shipping.

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SDG17, coronavirus, and the battle for a collaborative future

Business Green

Within hours the whims of the American Electoral College system empowered autocrats, nationalists and polluters everywhere. Bilateral ODA (overseas development assistance) to least developed countries fell by three per cent in real terms from 2017, aid to Africa fell by four per cent, and humanitarian aid fell by eight per cent," the UN said.