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Why Saudi Arabia Wins Top Prize in the Bad Sport Awards 2023

DeSmogBlog

Worse still, it has now emerged from new undercover reporting that Saudi Arabia is operating a so-called ‘Oil Sustainability Programme’ (OSP) designed to artificially increase demand for oil across Africa and Asia. Now the air pollution from burning fossil fuels alone is estimated to kill more than tobacco smoke. Credit: Badvertising.

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Just Two Countries Mention Need to Cut Fossil Fuel Production at COP26 ‘Greenwashing’ Stands

DeSmogBlog

Of the two exceptions, Denmark and South Africa, the first did not mention Denmark’s role as the largest oil producer in the European Union, while South Africa’s stall was sponsored by the country’s top coal companies. degree C temperature limit is to be met. Greenwashing’.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. JBS, the world’s most polluting meat company, will be out in “full force” in Dubai , according to the files. The North American Meat Institute will host a side event at the US COP pavilion on December 11, the summit’s Agriculture Day, for example.

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Taking the positives from COP26

Business Green

It remains to be seen if the references to tackling unabated coal power and inefficiency fossil fuel subsidies make it into the final version of the text, although it is hugely encouraging that both the US and EU are fighting for their retention. will surely die. 2C could swiftly follow it. They intend to read the last rites to a 1.5C

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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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Glasgow Climate Pact: Green economy reacts to final COP26 agreement

Business Green

Dubbed the Glasgow Climate Pact, the agreement crucially puts pressure on countries to come foward next year with updated climate plans, promises more funding for climate adaptation, and for the first time ever includes explicit references to the need to drive down coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies. degrees. "I

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In defence of COP26

Business Green

But within hours of it being signed the pollution-loving Australian government signalled it had no intention to strengthen its disgracefully weak 2030 emissions targets. Future COPs will re-open this debate and seek to extend it to gas and oil. If COPs did not exist you would have to invent them.