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At COP28, Family Farmers Who Feed the World Went Unheard

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percent of climate finance. Farmers’ associations like La Via Campesina , which lobbies on behalf of smallholders, have been drowned out by the powerful conglomerates which make up ‘Big Ag’. For these communities, climate change is existential. If they can’t harvest, they can’t eat.

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COP27: A quick guide to common terms

Business Green

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. The Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Conference of the Parties (COP).

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1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World

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C above pre-industrial levels , recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change”. It was at COP21, where the Paris Agreement , the most important climate pact to date, was enshrined. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. That paragraph, in article 2, paragraph 2.a.,

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COP27: Unshackling the demand for renewables

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Powers, vice president for global cleantech and renewables at Schneider Electric, who explores how public-private sector collaboration can help unshackle the surging demand for renewable energy. I think a lot of the feedback that you hear from any of the COPs is we're not doing enough and we're not doing it fast enough.

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? The BFD with BYD #169

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The electric competition is head and shoulders above the legacy automakers and scrappy startups racing to turn EV strategies into production and deliveries, and the trends of Tesla in the US and BYD in China illustrate some of the larger geopolitical tensions in the EV supply chain. Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Senator Whitehouse: Prove your 'corporate political footprint'

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Businesses should show a 'certificate of good behaviour' in order to participate in climate leadership events, he said. It's not enough for companies to report about their financial activities and liabilities as required by law, according to Sen. And the faster we move forward on climate.". Sheldon Whitehouse.