Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Asked if he would like the job of COP26 President, Gove said "I am very happy with the job that I have and I think there are many, many, many, many talented people who could do the job of COP President better than I could".

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As with the last summit, the risk continues to be that greenwashing leaves governments with “a vision that tinkers around the edges,”rather than a transformative one that creates food systems that are resilient and restore ecosystems,” as Shefali Sharma, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), warned at COP27.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

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.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation. 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.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It's hard to think of a greater dereliction of our responsibility as COP hosts.". UK Green Building Council CEO Julie Hirigoyen said: "With the COP 26 conference just days away, the Chancellor's announcements felt like they were from a different planet and a different time. "This wasn't just a failure to address the climate emergency.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The new administration faces an immediate challenge to explain how it intends to bring transport, buildings, industry, agriculture, aviation, and shipping into line with legally binding climate goals. Where do you stand on farming subsidy reforms and what is your strategy for restoring nature?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

But more positively, while the gap between adaptation and resilience efforts currently being undertaken, and what is required to safeguard society and ecosystems, remains considerable, such efforts can in fact be very effective, the report suggests. Inaction is a foolish business risk no company can afford.

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