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A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28

DeSmogBlog

Agriculture, which is responsible for over one third of the world’s emissions, will be under the spotlight at the upcoming COP28 global climate summit in Dubai. Often valid concepts in and of themselves, the problem lies in how they are touted as enviro-friendly actions while companies fail to cut their contribution to global heating.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

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.

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From plant-based diets to electric bikes: IKEA Foundation publishes climate philanthropy hit list

Business Green

The research considered five systems in which the consumption and production of greenhouse gas emissions need to be transformed to limit global warming to 1.5C: energy and power, food and land use, industry, transport, and buildings.

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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options

Green Business Bureau

According to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), carbon offset programs can be grouped into the following broad categories: Renewable energy, energy efficiency, methane abatement, reforestation and conservation, fuel switching, and community projects. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.

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COP27: A quick guide to common terms

Business Green

This is the global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels targeted by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The hope is that limiting global warming to 1. The curbing of emissions to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the environment. Conference of the Parties (COP).

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Decade of delivery: How can businesses help keep 1.5C alive at COP26?

Business Green

Or, to take the question the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has sought to answer: what precise actions does the world need to take to limit global warming to 1.5C Altogether, that would make for a 40 per cent cut in overall methane emissions by 2030. in the current decade? pathway by 2030. pathway by 2030.

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Glasgow Climate Pact: Green economy reacts to final COP26 agreement

Business Green

"I also want particularly to thank COP President Alok Sharma who has worked incredibly hard to bring countries together. But today's agreement is a big step forward and, critically, we have the first ever international agreement to phase down coal and a roadmap to limit global warming to 1.5 and coal is in the text.