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COP27: A quick guide to common terms

Business Green

Commonly known as soot, it is formed from wildfires and fossil fuel consumption and contributes to climate change. Conference of the Parties (COP). COP is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing implementation of the UNFCCC. Energy transition. Biodiversity. Black carbon. Mitigation.

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'Fundamentally flawed': Campaigners slam financial sector net zero alliances ahead of COP26 finance day

Business Green

Reclaim Finance publishes scathing assessment of various financial sector alliances – including UN-backed Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance - arguing groups are failing to act fast enough to curb investment in fossil fuels.

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COP26 Climate Summit: From fossil fuels to forests - 10 things we learned in Glasgow

Business Green

BusinessGreen brings you an overview of the key business takeaways from the Glasgow Climate Summit. Forward-thinking businesses and financiers are set to be agents of change as governments look for ways to turn ambition into action - a role that is clearly not lost on the many business leaders represented at the SEC Centre in Glasgow.

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Queen's Speech: At a glance guide to the government's green legislation plans

Business Green

Planned legislation covering energy, transport, and a clamp down on environmental protests was unveiled in today's Queen Speech. Energy Security Bill.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today. Such businesses better meet the demands of the regulatory environment while coming into alignment with investor, consumer, and employee preferences. And to do that, this Green Business Bureau is your guide. 30 years later came COP 26 (2021) – held in Glasgow.

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Preparing for COP26

Envirotec Magazine

What are the big priorities for COP? But progress was still lacking on Resilience and Energy Transition. And Nature, she suggested, was a “big big problem”, referring to the difficulties with accounting for natural capital. Where are the main challenges? Nature and finance.

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Could COP26 be the 'beginning of the end' for oil and gas?

Business Green

COP26 has seen fossil fuels mentioned for the first time in a UNFCCC cover text and the launch of a pioneering alliance of governments committed to phasing out oil and gas production. The final days of the COP26 Climate Summit has seen fossil fuels take something of a shellacking.