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From finance appeals to net zero target rules: All the latest from COP27

Business Green

The appeals underscored how for many nations, the success of the Sharm El Sheikh Summit depends on its ability to deliver real progress towards the launch of a dedicated funding mechanism for Loss and Damage, after the contentious issue made it on to a COP agenda for the first time this year. We must act today, not tomorrow.

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Why defusing 'carbon bombs' offers a promising new agenda for tackling climate change

Business Green

A carbon bomb is a fossil fuel extraction project, such as a coal mine, that can cause over a gigatonne of CO? emissions during its lifetime. It seems this taboo was finally broken in Glasgow in November 2021, where phasing down coal burning was mentioned in the officially adopted text of COP26 for the first time.

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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

I will never forget the first time I killed a tree. It was a warm January morning, and my forehead was sweating under my orange hardhat. The tree barely made a sound as it fell. With sawdust and the smell of fresh resin filling the air, I turned toward another fir and paused, wishing I knew a ritual to make its death easier.

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The Oil and Gas Industry is Using the War in Ukraine to Profit and Push Its Interests

DeSmogBlog

Editor’s Note: This is part of a new column, Gaslit , which will navigate society’s dysfunctional relationship with fossil fuel disinformation. It was 2014 and “American gas” would save Europe from being dependent on Russian gas imports. Have a tip or idea? Get in touch. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports for Europe.