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

DeSmogBlog

As with the last summit, the risk continues to be that greenwashing leaves governments with “a vision that tinkers around the edges,”rather than a transformative one that creates food systems that are resilient and restore ecosystems,” as Shefali Sharma, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), warned at COP27.

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COP27: Boston Consulting Group named as exclusive consulting partner

Business Green

It added it has previously been involved in partnerships with the World Economic Forum, UN High Level Climate Change Champions, successive COP presidencies, SBTi (Science Based Targets Initiative), CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, and First Movers Coalition.

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COP27: A quick guide to common terms

Business Green

This is the global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels targeted by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The hope is that limiting global warming to 1. The curbing of emissions to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the environment. Black carbon. Carbon sequestration.

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Glasgow Climate Pact: Green economy reacts to final COP26 agreement

Business Green

Put a price on carbon. Build resilience of vulnerable communities against the here and now impacts of climate change. I also want particularly to thank COP President Alok Sharma who has worked incredibly hard to bring countries together. Greenwashing is the new climate denial, and we have seen too much at play in this COP.

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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.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

The documents, which were produced by the industry-funded Global Meat Alliance (GMA), emphasise the meat lobby’s desire to promote “our scientific evidence” at the summit, which will run from November 30 through to December 12. Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP.

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'Turning point': Has Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered a new era of energy efficiency?

Business Green

It calculates that the world can stay on track for 1.77C of warming and achieve net zero emissions by 2050 through the rapid deployment of clean power generation, electrification, and - to a lesser extent - carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen technologies. of global warming.

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