DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It’s been been happening in communities across the world, where climate anxiety is becoming a hot topic of mainstream conversation*. These feelings have been shared by the most informed people, climate scientists, for years. The COP process is itself a recipe for public anxiety.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A new independent assessment of COP26 and the critical next steps for the UK was published on 2 December by the Climate Change Committee (CCC). Glasgow was a step forward in global efforts to address climate change, including a genuine increase in ambition to reduce emissions worldwide. The UK’s international role.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

DeSmog analysed examples of more than 100 influencers being paid to promote fossil fuel firms worldwide since 2017, from the US to Malaysia, in campaigns that have reached billions of people. While there’s more knowledge in general around climate change and the harms of fossil fuels, I think that people have a lot of trust in creators.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The new research adds to the urgency of conversations about climate change, just weeks before leaders all over the world are expected to travel to Dubai to meet for the United Nation’s annual climate change conference, COP28. Hansen was the first to sound the alarm on climate change in 1988 in testimony to Congress.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The UK organisers of the upcoming COP26 climate summit have come under fire for approving just two events that refer to fossil fuels, the primary driver of climate change, in a programme of public events happening alongside the main conference. million tons of carbon dioxide during the year.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Only two of the 35 stalls lauding countries’ green credentials at the COP26 UN climate summit mention the need to cut fossil fuel production — the chief cause of the carbon emissions driving climate change. . degree C temperature limit is to be met.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

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. For example, Mohammad Haider from Kuwait is declared as an employee with Kuwait Oil Company.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

After another full year of global warming events, from droughts to floods, the 196 countries represented in Sharm El-Sheikh failed to achieve even the basics: changing the Glasgow agreement to incorporate measures for combating climate change and reducing fossil fuel use.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

We see clearly the dangers of energy systems powered by foreign fossil fuels," Sharma said. "We In short, we see that climate security is energy security and that we must break our dependency on fossil fuels.". And it is the best chance we have of tackling climate change. It can deliver.

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Terra Infirma

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The underwhelming final results of the COP26 climate change conference reminded me of the old joke: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? One, but the light bulb has to want to change. Sustainability is all about change management and change management is all about psychology.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Rich countries are forcing an agreement full of escape hatches: carbon markets, nature-based solutions and ‘net zero by the middle of the century’ are all ways for them to get out of making the real emissions cuts we need to prevent climate catastrophe.”. Carbon trading. Carbon capture.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

COP28 President hints at UAE's priorities for Summit in maiden speech, as core principles for controversial plan to use voluntary carbon markets to bankroll energy transition are unveiled. We are determined to make COP28 a COP for all, and a COP of action.". Let's keep our focus on holding back emissions, not progress.".

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Australian court cases, fossil fuel phase out alliances, and a vote of confidence in Gold Standards all feature in this week's latest round up of global green business news. Gold Standard and Swedish Energy Agency partner in bid to boost carbon offset integrity. Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Anger is building over the failure to secure much-needed commitments towards phasing out unabated fossil fuels and tackling near-term emissions as part of the final agreement brokered at COP27 over the weekend, with critics warning the chances of limiting global warming to 1.5C target hangs by a thread after this year's summit.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Statement from world leaders show climate action is firmly still on the international agenda, but how that plays out remains to be seen, writes ECIU's Richard Black. That means investing in industries and infrastructure that can turn the tide on climate change.". Steely determination. More twists in this virus. So - job done?

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The United Arab Emirates has been criticised for promoting oil and gas as a clean source of energy, and for backing “false solutions” such as carbon capture technology, at the UN COP27 climate summit in Egypt, ahead of hosting the event next year. Credit: Adam Barnett.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The European Union has clearly laid out its position: Climate neutrality, the Council of the EU stated last month, will require “a global phase-out of unabated fossil fuels and a peak in their consumption in this decade.” But more stands between COP28 and concrete steps forward for our climate.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Canada is the world’s second leading source of public funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, according to a new report, even though many experts say CCS is a greenwashing cover to pump more oil. Of the Canadian subsidies that Oil Change International has tracked over the past 14 years, many were for tar sands projects.

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2023

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has today announced the leadership team for the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai later this year, confirming that the CEO of the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation (ADNOC), Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, has been appointed President-Designate for the conference.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Climate negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP, are over for another year. However, as this year’s devastating Pakistan floods showed, the human and economic costs of climate change are already significant at just over 1C of warming—and only expected to rise.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Farming also relies on synthetic fertilisers that are both fossil-fuel-based and emit greenhouse gases, and drives deforestation. Major food and farming corporations will be seeking to steer conversations in Dubai via an influential coalition: the AIM for Climate (Aim4C) initiative.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The benchmarks are supposed to stave off some of the worst effects of climate change. If countries fully implemented their plans to cut carbon emissions as currently promised under the Paris Agreement framework, the planet will still warm 2.9 The report does highlight a few bright spots in the climate landscape.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From the Global Team American PR Firm Edelman Enabled Oil Baron Al Jaber’s Ascension to Lead COP28 Climate Conference By Cartie Werthman In 2023 we returned to our roots and investigated the ongoing relationship between the fossil fuel industry and advertising and public relations firms. Here’s What Actually Happened.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Fears are rapidly mounting that chaotic UN climate talks in Sharm El Sheikh risk backsliding on previous commitments, with ministers from the UK, EU, and Canada jointly meeting with Egypt's COP27 Presidency today to stress that agreements at this week's G20 Summit in Bali to accelerate global climate action "must be a baseline, not a ceiling".

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The number of delegates representing big agribusiness has more than doubled at the UN climate talks since last year, leading to concerns from campaigners at access enjoyed by high-carbon companies attending the Egypt summit. Agribusiness delegates attending the climate talks at the Sharm el-Sheikh resort include the head of a U.S.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

On the plus side, the pact reaffirmed the central importance of 1.5C (our best chance to avoid the worst impacts of climate change), mentions coal and fossil fuels for the first time, and calls for countries to “revisit and strengthen” 2030 climate pledges by the end of 2022 instead of waiting another five years.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The curbing of emissions to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the environment. Adjusting to current or expected effects of climate change, such as building defences to protect against rising sea-levels, to reduce risk or benefit from opportunities where possible. Black carbon.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2020

Businesses must continue to make the case for climate ambition and stand against regulatory rollbacks, argues Verisk Maplecroft's Will Nichols. And among the many reasons listed for why global environmental and climate change efforts are currently falling short, a "worldwide pandemic" was a notable absentee. Time to step up.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This Conference of Parties (COP) was highly anticipated as a critical inflection point where our economies and societies set forth on an ambitious and clearly defined path to decarbonize by 2050 and keep warming below 1.5 degrees C to avoid the worst impacts of climate change — or continue with the status quo.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Dubbed the Glasgow Climate Pact, the agreement crucially puts pressure on countries to come foward next year with updated climate plans, promises more funding for climate adaptation, and for the first time ever includes explicit references to the need to drive down coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The climate vulnerable hotspots - which the charity defined as those with the highest number of UN appeals driven by extreme weather events - have suffered a 123 per cent increase in acute hunger since 2016. The report found that the countries in the climate hotspots were collectively responsible for just 0.13

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

COP27's treatment of carbon markets was messy, and greenwashing crept back into the negotiations on Article 6 compliance markets. Labour's plan for a national energy company may allow public ownership to help commercialise and scale for needed grid infrastructure, green hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage around industrial hubs.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2021

The Bank of England (BoE) is facing pressure from MPs and campaigners to take urgent action to clean up its investments before the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, amid fears that vast sums of public money invested in high-carbon industries could damage the UK's international reputation and derail its climate goals.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Don't listen to the fossil fuel enthusiasts pushing fracking as a solution for the UK's currently volatile energy market, argues ECIU's Dr Simon Cran-McGreehin. This crisis highlights the benefits of weaning ourselves off fossil fuels - to stabilise our energy market, whilst achieving our climate goals.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Calls for the financial system to wake up to the looming threat of climate change are growing louder by the day. Those calls have been coming most clearly from the Bank of England under Governor Mark Carney, who last week warned the treasury committee of global finance’s role in driving the climate crisis.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

To grasp the opportunities of net zero and deliver a successful climate change summit in Glasgow, the government must come forward with ambitious policies in 2020, argues the REA's Nina Skorupska. The goings-on behind the scenes of COP 26, or kack thereof, have been well documented over the past few weeks.

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