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Michael Gove declares UK has a 'moral responsibility' to lead global Green Industrial Revolution

Business Green

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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Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28

DeSmogBlog

With greater scrutiny over emissions from meat and dairy companies, it is not surprising they are stepping up their game to head off any COP outcome that might hinder their operations,” Ben Lilliston, from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy told DeSmog. Meat isn’t the only industry under the spotlight.

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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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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.

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From net zero factions to sewage spills: 10 green questions for the new Prime Minister

Business Green

What's in the energy support package, and who is going to pay for it? A sweeping support package has been promised, potentially worth up to £100bn, but what will be in it and why were these proposals such a closely guarded secret throughout the leadership campaign?

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UN Secretary-General: Coal has no place in COVID-19 recovery plans

Business Green

Guterres cited new research on G20 recovery packages released this week that shows that twice as much recovery money has been spent on fossil fuels as clean energy. "Some countries have used stimulus plans to prop up oil and gas companies that were already struggling financially," he said.

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'We are witnessing the impacts of a disorderly transition': CCC boss Chris Stark on net zero in the wake of Covid-19

Business Green

Whether governments use their economic recovery plans to support decarbonisation and long-term economic resilience is now the single biggest question at the top of the climate agenda. Building back better. But with economies only tentatively easing lockdown conditions, many major recovery plans have yet to emerge.