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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Documents seen by DeSmog and the Guardian show that the meat industry is poised to “tell its story and tell it well” in the lead up and during the Dubai conference, which comes on the heels of the world’s hottest ever year. Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP.

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Governments Are Sending Oil Executives to COP26 Despite Climate Pledges. Here’s a Look at the Fossil Fuel Influence in Glasgow

DeSmogBlog

Fossil fuels are everywhere at this COP except in the decisions being negotiated by governments,” Nikki Reisch, the director of climate and energy at the Center for International Environmental Law, wrote to DeSmog from Glasgow. The oil-heavy delegations raise questions about the government’s intentions in Glasgow.

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

Green Business Bureau

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

Carbon 78
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Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral

DeSmogBlog

In 2020, leaked internal documents from BP showed how the firm sought to “reach influencers” in order to become “more relatable, passionate, and authentic” and “win the trust of the younger generation” – admitting that the company is “seen as one of the bad guys”. As the study also pointed out, however, these firms invested just 1.7

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UK Hydrogen Strategy: The green economy reacts

Business Green

The Strategy, although still lacking details on policy and financial support in certain areas - more of that is now expected in another related policy document next year - envisages hydrogen supporting 9,000 jobs and attracting £4bn investment by 2030, rising to 100,000 jobs by 2050 in an industry potentially worh £13bn.

Hydrogen 101
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Net Zero: Green groups urge UK 'to get its house in order' ahead of COP26

Business Green

Before we host the world at COP 26 in November, the UK must get its house in order, and go further and faster to reach net zero as soon as possible," the letter states. "In The UK was the first major economy in the world to legislate to go carbon neutral by 2050.

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Preparing for COP26

Envirotec Magazine

What are the big priorities for COP? Finance will obviously be the enabling factor in making the kind of transition that is required, so it’s a problem if accounting systems continue to act as if nature is “free to use”, a key issue pinpointed earlier this year by The Dasgupta Review , hailed at the time as a landmark document.