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We must protect nature's balance in order to survive

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Sourdough starters, Zoom drinks, online theatre, Joe Wicks' PE sessions, Netflix… whatever it is, and whatever combination, in whatever time you happen to have available to you, it seems as though we've all been putting together our own package of coping mechanisms. The magnificent Llandudno mountain goats were my favourite.

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COP27: EU and Turkey enhance 2030 goals, as climate negotiations edge forward

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The first full negotiating texts are still not expected until later this evening, or potentially even tomorrow, according to Egypt's COP Presidency. But we are hoping that everyone will rise to the occasion by the end of COP, and realise that while the national interest is very important, something greater than that is at stake.

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COP27: Alok Sharma urges ministers to defend 1.5C target as fears of backsliding build

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alive or this will be the COP where we lose 1.5C," he said. You need to work out how you want future generations to look upon this COP and each of us individually as countries. alive" by "undertaking rapid, deep and sustained cuts" in greenhouse gas emissions. goal, arguing that "every fraction of a degree matters".

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COP26 is over, now what? Here's what it could mean for business

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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. degrees Celsius, not enough to avoid the worst impacts of global warming.

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COP26: Protestors demand bolder action as negotiators grapple with 'Rubik's cube' of Glasgow talks

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warming trajectory. Scientists have made clear that global emissions cuts of 45 per cent by 2030 are needed to stand a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C, yet UN analysis suggests that present national commitments would see emissions rise by 16 per cent by the end of the decade, compared to 2010.

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Keeping 1.5C alive: Is COP26 on track to deliver on its goals?

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The COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow next month is likely to fall short of putting the world on track to avert dangerous levels of global warming, but diplomats and analysts are cautiously optimistic it could deliver several breakthroughs and broadly deliver on the UK hosts' stated goal of 'keeping 1.5C No one likes to say 1.5C