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'Climate action is finally coming home on African soil': COP27 closes with historic deal on climate Loss and Damage

Business Green

But group of petrostates resist calls to phase down fossil fuels and accelerate decarbonisation efforts. The so-called High Ambition Coalition of nations argued the draft text should include a commitment to phase down all fossil fuels and clearer commitments to accelerate the roll out of renewables.

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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. We need the animal agriculture equivalent of ‘keep it in the ground’ for fossil fuels,” she adds. “It’s

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Collective interest should spur us to deliver at COP27

Business Green

Last year we saw devastating floods across Asia and Europe. It is because climate is central to geopolitics, that the UK's Integrated Review established tackling climate change and biodiversity loss as the UK's top international priority. Yet every country at COP has agreed to phase-down coal power. degree limit within reach.

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G20 reaffirms commitment to Paris Agreement's 1.5C temperature goal

Business Green

Leaders of the world's biggest economies have today signalled their continued support for an ambitious outcome from the tense on-going climate negotiations at the COP27 Summit, emphasising their support for capping global warming at 1.5C, ramping up climate finance, cutting back on coal power, and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.

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Road to Glasgow gets a little longer

Business Green

In truth, since the full scale of Covid-19's impact on Europe, East Asia and North America started becoming clear, the decision to postpone this year's United Nations climate change summit into next year has only been a matter of time. But they will be back as soon as Covid-19 allows and COP replacement dates start being bandied around.