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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Documents seen by DeSmog and the Guardian show that the meat industry is poised to “tell its story and tell it well” in the lead up and during the Dubai conference, which comes on the heels of the world’s hottest ever year. Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP.

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'Cautious optimism': Hopes remain high for 1.5C focus as COP26 talks spill into weekend

Business Green

The findings further fuelled the cautiously optimistic mood that has built up during the first week of talks at COP26, which has seen a raft of new net zero pledges from emerging economies and a series of global deals to increase flows of climate finance, better protect forests, accelerate clean tech deployment, and curb methane emissions.

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Mapped: Big Ag’s Routes to Influence at COP28

DeSmogBlog

Oil and gas has dominated discussions at past COPs, which have focused on the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the energy and transport sectors to tackle dangerous levels of global warming. Big companies which have previously accessed COP in this way include JBS, which came in with the Brazilian delegation for COP27 in Egypt.

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In defence of COP26

Business Green

Consequently, the Glasgow Climate Pact points to a new approach whereby NDCs become living documents to be updated annually as new policies and targets are adopted - policies and targets that will hopefully reflect the rapid pace at which clean technologies and public engagement is evolving. would be truly dead and buried.

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COP26 Climate Summit: From fossil fuels to forests - 10 things we learned in Glasgow

Business Green

For the first time in 25 years of UN climate talks, coal and fossil fuel subsidies have been singled out in an official document. 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.

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U.S. Meat Lobby Celebrates ‘Positive Outcome’ of COP28

DeSmogBlog

Campaigners and climate scientists had hoped the summit – which was billed as a “Food COP” due to its focus on farming – would see governments agree to ambitious action to transform food systems in line with the goals of the Paris climate agreement. agriculture’s story” at the climate summit last December. This is especially true in the U.S,

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COP27 Decarbonisation Day: A fossil fuel industry frenzy, or a methane milestone?

Business Green

From President Biden to methane pledges, BusinessGreen explores the biggest developments on the fifth full day of the pivotal climate talks in Sharm EL Sheikh. Biden's address also set out his administration's plans to crackdown on methane leaks in the US' fossil fuel industry.