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? Good COP, Bad COP

Climate Tech VC

  Maybe it was the offer of warm sun in December, but this year’s COP drew 100K attendees, almost double the size of COP15 in Paris. Climate tech played its biggest role ever at COP this year. The oil & gas COP. This was the COP of the climate and O&G juxtaposition. The greenwashing was unavoidable.

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'COP of action': COP28 President calls for tripling of renewables capacity by 2030

Business Green

COP28 Climate Summit President Sultan Ahmed al Jaber has called for a tripling of clean energy generation by 2030 and a doubling of low-carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030, as he used his first address since being appointed to lead this year's global climate talks to promise a "COP of action". target within reach. "We

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

Climate Tech VC

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. sustainable infra fund. Execution questions marks.

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

Business Green

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. Coronavirus and a lack of vaccinations may make it impossible for many delegates to turn up, especially from Africa, Oceania, Asia, and Latin America.