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Election of Union Leader Who Called for COP26 to be Ditched ‘Not Ideal’, Say Campaigners

DeSmogBlog

GMB is the third largest union in the UK, with some 620,000 members covering work across a range of industry sectors, including oil and gas, aviation and manufacturing, as well as the public sector. The best thing government could do for Glasgow is to ditch hosting the COP and instead invest the money in dealing with the state of the city.”.

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This is the future climate hawks want to see

Business Green

It would be easy at this point to simply list the litany of policy failures and the paucity of political leadership documented by the CCC's almost satirically titled progress report. The main thing stopping it happening at the pace and scale required is short termist, outdated, economic thinking, and a lack of political nerve.

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Heathrow expansion decision ruled illegal: The green economy reacts

Business Green

Supporters of Heathrow expansion had argued increased aviation capacity would provide a major economic boost to the UK and that a third runway could operate within the UK's climate change obligations. Instead of locking in more carbon pollution with more airport expansion, we urgently need a fair and effective way to cut aviation emissions.

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Heathrow expansion ruled illegal: The green economy reacts

Business Green

Supporters of Heathrow expansion had argued increased aviation capacity would provide a major economic boost to the UK and that a third runway could operate within the UK's climate change obligations. Instead of locking in more carbon pollution with more airport expansion, we urgently need a fair and effective way to cut aviation emissions.

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December 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Year in Review

Clean Energy Trust

Credit: Stripe eadership from corporations to be committed first customers for products that can decarbonize the economy Several announcements around COP 26 highlighted corporates who had made commitments to be early customers for new technology solutions, in order to help create market pull?—?this

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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. 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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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. is barely alive.