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Tory London Mayor Candidate Backed Fracking and Promoted Climate Science Denial

DeSmogBlog

Four months later, during the COP27 climate summit, Frost joined the board of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), the UK’s principal climate science denial group. The IPCC has said the role of human-caused emissions on climate change is “unequivocal”, and that human action can limit global warming.

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New research method reveals significant reduction in carbon footprint of British pig farms

Envirotec Magazine

The carbon footprint of British pig farming has reduced by almost 40% over the last 20 years, according to a new study, using a new methodology, led by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. for Global Warming Potential (commonly known as carbon footprint); 21.2%

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

DeSmogBlog

Regenerative Agriculture Often accompanied with: carbon storage, no till, crop rotation With host country the UAE spearheading a new “Regenerative Landscapes” project in close partnership with the likes of Pepsico, Nestlé and fertilizer giant Yara, the term “ regenerative agriculture ” is likely to be a hot topic at COP28.

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Support Bedford 2030’s Climate Action Now Efforts and a Chance to Win a Tesla

Green Living Guy

Bedford 2030 envisions a carbon-neutral world and aspires to a sustainable community […]. Bedford 2030 addresses the urgent issue of climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the preservation of natural resources.

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‘They’re Destroying Our Coastline’: Activists at the Americas Energy Summit Protest Fossil Fuel Expansion

DeSmogBlog

So they’re just going to try and squeeze out every last bit of profit they can and give it fancy new names like carbon capture and sequestration. Sarcastically, he thanked the room of “polluters” for destroying Louisiana’s coastline. “On It’s methane gas, which is 80 times more warming in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.

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Boris Johnson Meets Coal Baron on India Tour Despite Calling For End to Dirtiest Fossil Fuel

DeSmogBlog

Adani Group has pledged to be carbon neutral and embrace renewable energy, but at the same time is expanding its coal production, with plans to double its coal-fired power capacity to 24GW, according to analysis last year by campaign group Market Forces. degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels”.

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Responsible investing, irresponsible metrics? Race to net zero hit by data reliability woes

Business Green

But concerns persist about the reliability of data metrics measuring carbon output. or sooner currently stands at 87, representing $37tr AUM, more than a third of global assets under management, according to the latest Net Zero Asset Managers initiative figures. The total number of fund houses making new, enhanced?commitments?to