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Tortuous progress: Key takeaways from COP28

Envirotec Magazine

Fossil fuels were mentioned for the first time in a COP text two years ago, at COP26 in Glasgow. Would this be accompanied by the word “unabated”, she wondered, referring to fossil fuel emissions that are not immediately sucked up by carbon capture methods. King continued: “Ensuring 1.5C

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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. South Africa, Australia, UK, and Germany. South Africa struck a deal on Tuesday for £6.2

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. 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. Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon.

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Expert Panel Warns Journalists of Coordinated Climate Disinformation Campaigns

DeSmogBlog

But climate disinformation “refers to content that has been deliberately created to deceive people or give them an inaccurate understanding of an issue.” “What that means is that there’s no intention to harm but the negative consequences can be just as powerful.” Public inputs during the COVID-19 pandemic are an example, she said.

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From ClimateWeek to COP27, COP15, and Beyond: Notes on the Road Ahead

Planet Pulse

The recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is such a game-changer for domestic climate action that experts at ClimateWeek often referred to it, reflexively, as the Emissions Reduction Act. According to the African Development Bank, Africa has received less than 5.5% Here are my four key takeaways: U.S. degrees Celsius.

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COP27: New Global Adaptation Agenda aims to establish climate resilience goals

Business Green

Of particular concern and focus is Africa, where the private finance share in the total financing of climate adaptation efforts is not more than three per cent, or $11.4bn. Seven times that amount will be needed annually until 2030.". "We

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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. Sport is often referred to as a battlefield, or a substitute for actual conflict.