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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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

But climate control represents a particularly bedeviling problem, since more energy use contributes to climate change, which in turn causes greater temperature extremes that necessitate even more energy use to maintain a controlled indoor environment (sometimes known as the “doom loop” of AC ).

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 8, 2023

We’re half way through the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP-28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and so it’s a convenient time to assess developments.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 18, 2023

If you’ve been reading newspapers, checking your email, listening to the radio, or watching television, you’ve probably learned that the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP-28) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Dubai, U.A.E.,

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Australia’s climate minister says summit must aim to keep 1.5C goal alive so Pacific countries are not ‘swallowed by the seas’ The Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, has told nearly 200 countries at the Cop28 summit that the use of fossil fuels in energy systems must end.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A statement delivered by the Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, on behalf of what’s known as the umbrella group of countries, came as tensions flared at the United Arab Emirates over the text of a draft deal proposed by the summit presidency. Continue reading.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This is the first COP where we are face-to-face with the reality of breaching the 1.5C It was also the first to be chaired by an oil and gas executive, putting a crude spotlight on the conflicting interests that have become entrenched in the COP process. And this year’s COP finally looked it in the eye. It’s not surprising.

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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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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

By the end of November Christmas baubles will be in the shops once more (well they'll probably there much earlier than that, but you get the idea), and the verdict will be delivered on the UK's handling of the vitally important COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow.

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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. With the backdrop of war in Ukraine and a global energy crisis, expectations going into this year’s conference, held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, were decidedly low. This outcome puts the 1.5C

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Energy Central

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

With just a few days remaining until the start of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), COP28 is the focus of this blog post and my most recent podcast.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 13, 2023

"The United Nations climate conference known as COP28 ended early this morning with a first-ever agreement calling on nations to transition away from fossil fuels, the main cause of climate change. COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber called the plan a "historic package to accelerate climate action."

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Elemental Excelerator

DECEMBER 20, 2023

“Inclusion, local action and indigenous wisdom were at the forefront… nearly every conversation I participated in drove the point home that the answers and the action are with the communities most impacted by climate change and we all have much to learn,” wrote Managing Director of Portfolio Danya Hakeem. “In

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 10, 2019

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP25) opened in Madrid against a backdrop of mounting urgency. s climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has issued two special reports raising stark warnings of the risks climate change poses to food security and the oceans. .

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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.". target within reach. target within reach. "We

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Every year the world’s leaders gather for the UN climate change conference, and after a year of record temperatures, this year’s summit has been called the most vital yet. As Cop28 begins in Dubai, Ian Sample hears from Guardian environment editor and resident Cop expert Fiona Harvey.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 30, 2021

A year of climate conversation and action in 2021 culminated in two intense weeks of negotiations at COP26, with many feeling a renewed sense of hope and belief for the decades ahead as the summit came to a close. 2021 was an eventful year for the climate change agenda - can 2022 top it? EVs will continue to go mainstream.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Rebates and incentives that encourage New Hampshire residents to upgrade their homes to be more efficient were slashed last week by state regulators in a move that energy efficiency advocates called radical and a step backward. The proposal was supported by the state's utilities. The rejected plan would have cost a household up to $70 a year.

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 9, 2024

Even as the former head of the UN climate change convention that achieved the Paris agreement in 2015, I, like many, can succumb to believing in the worst possible outcome. I resonate with her feelings of despair.

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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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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Gold Standard and Swedish Energy Agency partner in bid to boost carbon offset integrity. The issue is expected to be one of the key points for contention at the upcoming Cop26 Glasgow Climate Summit where Ministers are hoping to finalise the rulebook for the international treaty.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These spaces provide governments with a pop-up station for the fortnight to promote their energy vision to delegates and host talks and other networking events. The firm’s energy events brochure lists 40 flagship conferences that it is organising for the energy sector between October 2023 and November 2024.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The global energy landscape is on the cusp of transformational changes as the migration to clean power gathers pace. With world leaders about to gather in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the COP 28 climate summit, the transition to green energy will be one of the key topics on the agenda.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 6, 2023

25 utilities and other energy companies from across the globe along with IRENA and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions have launched the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA). The utilities, which collectively serve more than 250 million customers, have requested IRENA to lead the secretariat. Have you read?

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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

AUGUST 12, 2020

Renewable energy projects in the agri-food sector excluded from BEIS’s RHI Covid-19 Extension. Richard Gueterbock said, “Losing cost-effective industrial projects will undermine UK reduction targets and delay the transition to renewable energy. Includes 20MW of previously-eligible renewable heat projects on farms and factory sites.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber was named as president-designate of this year’s UN climate summit, COP28, scheduled to take place November 30 – December 12 in Dubai. Al Jaber is the UAE’s special envoy for climate change and also serves as the country’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For these communities, climate change is existential. We can see this in Indonesia , where the government has fallen back on digital methods to compensate for underinvestment in adapting farming to climate change. Helping smallholders to adapt and respond to climate change is fundamental for climate justice.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Research engineers at Heriot-Watt University in Dubai are launching a solar energy testing facility to help companies in the UK and other countries to develop and test new solar technologies. Professor O’Donovan said solar energy was a significant part of the Middle East’s decarbonisation agenda.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Highlights COP28 Presidency, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Global Renewables Alliance publish joint report outlining key enablers to triple global renewable power capacity.

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Energy Innovation

APRIL 1, 2021

Energy Innovation is extremely pleased to announce Mary Anne Hitt and Rekha Rao will join the firm’s Climate Imperative project, which aims to avoid the worst impacts of climate change through focused, effective policy design. plays a leadership role tackling the climate crisis at home.

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Energy Transition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Developing countries simply cannot contribute to climate change. With the United Nations recently declaring ‘a world of debt’, we’re back to it again, and so soon. But this time around, an imminent environmental crisis looms in the background.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With greater scrutiny over emissions from meat and dairy companies, it is not surprising they are stepping up their game to head off any COP outcome that might hinder their operations,” Ben Lilliston, from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy told DeSmog. Outspoken meat lobby groups are also on the ground in Dubai.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

India – the world’s fourth largest CO2 emitter (after China, the US, and the EU) – did set a net zero target for the first time, scheduled for 2070 (compared to 2060 for China, and 2050 for the EU and US), and also pledged to get 50% of its energy from renewables by 2030. COP president Alok Sharma described it as “a fragile win”.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The Systems Change Alliance share our view at Lowimpact.org that the climate change problem can’t be solved within the current economic system, which requires and generates perpetual growth and wealth concentration. There is indeed a strong correlation between energy use and economic growth.

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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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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2020

Investors believe the prospects remain strong for Chile's hot renewables market, despite recent social unrest that caused the nation to relinquish hosting climate talks last year. COP 25 was ultimately held in Spain. Electrification and the relationship with green energy is booming in Chile.”

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