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Glasgow Climate Pact: Green economy reacts to final COP26 agreement

Business Green

It is up to all of us to sustain our lodestar of keeping 1.5 I also want particularly to thank COP President Alok Sharma who has worked incredibly hard to bring countries together. Despite the Covid-19 crisis, we have accelerated action, the COP has responded to the IPCC's call to close the gap towards 1.5,

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

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The documents, which were produced by the industry-funded Global Meat Alliance (GMA), emphasise the meat lobby’s desire to promote “our scientific evidence” at the summit, which will run from November 30 through to December 12. Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. Just seven percent are based in Africa.

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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. These attendees come to COPs as “observers” to the talks, with the hope of influencing discussions from the outside.

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We must protect nature's balance in order to survive

Business Green

But we've also seen pictures of lions and elephants enjoying the warmth of unused tarmac roads in South Africa's Kruger National park, watched clips of curious deer wandering suburban streets, and heard that giant pandas in Hong Kong's zoo have rediscovered passion for one another in the absence of their usual visitors.

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

Business Green

The first full negotiating texts are still not expected until later this evening, or potentially even tomorrow, according to Egypt's COP Presidency. The new NDC, as well, largely falls short of reflecting the country's capabilities to transform, to achieve sustainable development.

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Collective interest should spur us to deliver at COP27

Business Green

That report concluded that we have already reached average global warming of 1.1 Sustainable investments have now reached 4 trillion dollars. This is just the beginning - the tectonic shift towards sustainable investing is still accelerating. Yet every country at COP has agreed to phase-down coal power.

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

Business Green

alive" by "undertaking rapid, deep and sustained cuts" in greenhouse gas emissions. alive" by "undertaking rapid, deep and sustained cuts" in greenhouse gas emissions. alive or this will be the COP where we lose 1.5C," he said. goal, arguing that "every fraction of a degree matters". We'll either leave Egypt having kept 1.5C

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