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

DeSmogBlog

Farming also relies on synthetic fertilisers that are both fossil-fuel-based and emit greenhouse gases, and drives deforestation. In recent years, the biggest agricultural polluters and food corporations have embraced this term, which refers to a wide range of farming techniques that improve the environment.

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Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28

DeSmogBlog

Meat and dairy firms in particular are coming under increasing scrutiny due to pollution from livestock, which emits around a third of the global output of methane, a short-lived greenhouse gas identified as the quickest route to slowing global heating. percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation.

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Taking the positives from COP26

Business Green

Meanwhile, the huge clean tech buying signals from coalitions of large corporates focused on electric vehicles, green steel, renewables, green shipping, and sustainable aviation fuels, all point to how these markets could quickly reach tipping points that trigger the rapid adoption that obliterates fossil fuel demand.

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COP26: Government confirms all new HGVs to be zero emission by 2040

Business Green

Department for Transport revs up automotive transportation plans and unveils new EV charge point concept, as governments prepare wave of new initiatives to tackle auto, aviation, and shipping emissions. Similarly, new initiatives are to be launched to tackle aviation and shipping emissions. million to 5.3

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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. JBS, the world’s most polluting meat company, will be out in “full force” in Dubai , according to the files. The files also detail collaborations planned for the event itself.

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A modal shift from flight to rail is needed to help save our planet - it's time to act

Business Green

We have been using fossil fuels for over 200 years now, and our recent fuel crisis is a stark reminder of how reliant our transport network remains on it. The type of fuel we use to travel matters. Transport is this country's highest greenhouse gases emitting sector, producing 30 per cent of total emissions in 2019.

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On COP26, fossil fuels, and Tesco delivery vans

Business Green

The international agreement that comes out of COP26 will not be ambitious enough, but it could still drive the real world progress that will slash fossil fuel demand over the coming years. The "mood music" in the room where it happens is said to be considerably more upbeat than is typical for the closing days of a COP Summit.