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

DeSmogBlog

Regenerative Agriculture Often accompanied with: carbon storage, no till, crop rotation With host country the UAE spearheading a new “Regenerative Landscapes” project in close partnership with the likes of Pepsico, Nestlé and fertilizer giant Yara, the term “ regenerative agriculture ” is likely to be a hot topic at COP28.

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Ambitious partnerships on climate action are taking root and bearing fruit

GreenBiz

It is no surprise then that the World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2021 identifies climate action failure, extreme weather and biodiversity loss, alongside infectious diseases, as the top global risks for the next decade in terms of impact and likelihood. As with COVID-19, perhaps so with climate? Pull Quote.

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The problem with COP26

Low Impact

The IPCC recently conducted a study into the combined effects of all the agreed targets of the countries taking part in the ongoing COP talks. Has there been any progress in reducing global carbon emissions since Paris in 2015? It’s our economic activity that’s causing climate change and biodiversity loss.

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The UK's short and long term climate plans must invest in nature

Business Green

Anyone who remembers the start of 2020 will recall a time when there was to be a climate COP in the UK in November. So long ago was that pre-Covid time, that the COP would have finished by now. Of course, that parallel universe doesn't exist and instead, due to the impacts of the pandemic, we're now a year out from COP26.

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Next Prime Minister to face legal requirement to beef up Net Zero Strategy

Business Green

The Strategy was also criticised for failing to provide sufficient detail on how the government planned to tackle emissions from certain sectors, such as farming and land use and aviation. Sunak also hinted that he wanted to see more investment in natural carbon sinks, describing peat restoration as a "pet project".

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation. Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period.

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Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021: The green economy reacts

Business Green

The only way to be a prudent and responsible Chancellor is to be a Green Chancellor, to invest in the transition to a zero-carbon economy and give British businesses a head-start in the industries of the future. It's hard to think of a greater dereliction of our responsibility as COP hosts.".