Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Some commentators in the sustainability sphere report a dawning realisation that climate change can no longer be simply “solved”, in the sense of it being possible to slow it down to a degree that will allow our civilization to continue in a more or less recognisable form. A fair COP? Drought in Kenya.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Anxiety, depression and grief around climate change aren’t pathological: They are reasonable, natural reactions to a fearsome threat that has only grown stronger since the last “breakthrough” at Paris in 2015. These feelings have been shared by the most informed people, climate scientists, for years.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

However, a 2020 assessment of regenerative agriculture from the World Resources Institute (WRI) found that while good for the environment, it has “limited potential” to mitigate climate change. Nature-based solutions” is one of the only phrases linked to agriculture to be mentioned in the COP cover text.

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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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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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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Provincial Superior of the British Jesuits, Fr Damian Howard SJ, said climate change was "the most pressing challenge the world faces", and urged other organisations to follow suit with ambitious action to cut emissions and phase out investments in fossil fuels. COP 26 in Glasgow can be the right moment," he said. "We

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

All the reaction from politicians, green business, academia, NGOs and think tanks on the momentous decision to postpone this year's critical UN climate change summit. Tackling climate change requires strong, global and ambitious action. Soon, economies will restart.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

By adding additional sensors, the network can also be used to monitor tree health and growth. With the completion of our Silvanet architecture and device designs, we are on track to achieve our mission of digitizing forests, and combatting wildfires and climate change, by helping to protect the natural world.”

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for alternative arrangements for preliminary climate negotiations in the run up to November's crucial COP26 global climate summit, arguing upcoming talks will "need to take place virtually" due to health, safety and logistics concerns spurred by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Amid myriad social, health and political crises, business sustainability is alive and well and living the Paris Agreement. The Institute for Sustainable Communities , which advances equitable community solutions to climate change, has appointed Deeohn Ferris as president and CEO. Who's news. Advocating. The former U.K.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. Leaders have released a four-point “food and agriculture” agenda that calls for governments and industry to work together to find new solutions to climate change–driven food insecurity. Past marketing drives run by the AHDB include the £3.5-million

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The government can adapt what has worked well from its swift and immediate response and apply such learning to the economic recovery by putting climate-friendly policies at its core. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned us that time is running out for countries around the world to limit their warming to 1.5°C,

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Business Green

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Anyone who remembers the start of 2020 will recall a time when there was to be a climate COP in the UK in November. So long ago was that pre-Covid time, that the COP would have finished by now. Meaning we don't have the luxury of tackling one crisis at a time - we need to maintain focus on climate action.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In many ways, the climate change challenge we face in the next 10 years is analogous to the pandemic we’re emerging from. Fortunately, we are already seeing a promising response to the imminent threat posed by climate change; the pivot towards more ESG-driven investment in global markets, for example, is real and happening now.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The open letter, organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Clean Creatives campaign, comes just days before the annual UN climate talks (COP27) open in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The UN Conference of the Parties (COP) climate summits convene world leaders and delegates and draws significant media attention.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The series of events that make up London Climate Action Week have switched to virtual platforms in response to the pandemic and Khan said he was "proud to see that it's back in 2020, despite the huge challenges posed by Coronavirus". The climate emergency remains one of the biggest threats we face," he added. "As

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The Climate Change Committee delivers its verdict on COP26, but will the UK government heed its advice for the coming 'crucial' year ahead? Globally, the UK must continue to encourage stronger action on climate and insist on rapid emissions reductions and stronger adaptation through all diplomatic channels.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

The scale of net zero pledges represents a 38 per cent increase on commitments since the UN's last climate conference, held just seven months ago in Madrid, according to the UNFCC. The new campaign will be stewarded by the UK and Chile as incoming and outgoing COP presidents, respectively.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

The UN climate secretariat has confirmed it is to postpone the next round of preparatory talks for the crucial COP26 Climate Summit, rescheduling the meeting for 2021 in order to give governments more time to tackle the on-going coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 is an exceptional challenge impacting the lives of billions," she said.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

This is an exciting opportunity to volunteer in Glasgow and help us all tackle climate change.". "Time and time again we see the generosity of the great British public in making global events a triumph, and we are asking you to play a part in making COP26 a huge success," he said.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2020

British diplomats, the UK COP presidency team and Ministers would have been in a whirl of frenetic influencing activity globally (we hope) to drive up ambition, and drive out those new nationally-determined contributions (NDCs) from all the parties to the Paris Agreement. But these are not normal times, and the COP has been delayed by a year.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The “unabated” qualifier has no internationally accepted definition, Romain Ioualalen, global policy campaign manager at Oil Change International, explained. We’re going into a COP where this is going to be a big topic, and we don’t really have a definition for it.” Credit: ABLF (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Climate change and the loss of nature are two intersecting crises that face the global economy. We know that the decline in biodiversity is occurring at unprecedented rates, posing severe risks for macroeconomic health. The same process is now starting for biodiversity. per cent and 6.5 per cent respectively. per cent and 6.5

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

The scale of net zero pledges represents a 38 per cent increase on commitments since the UN's last climate conference, held just seven months ago in Madrid, according to the UNFCC. The new campaign will be stewarded by the UK and Chile as incoming and outgoing COP presidents, respectively.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Money continued to dominate the agenda on the final day of the World's Leaders Summit at COP27, with heads of state using their moment in the spotlight to hammer home the need to deliver more financial support for climate-vulnerable counties. Target setting, wind power, and clean technology signals.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Nature is crucial for our survival, our mental health, and also our economy, argues WWF's Gareth Redmond-King. Part of my coping package involves nature and its positive impact on my mental health. We have a necessary, and understandable delay to the next climate COP, which was due to take place in November, in Glasgow.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

In a video address to more than 40 leaders and ministers assembled at the Berlin event this morning, Antonio Guterres slammed political leaders for failing to take adequate action on tackling climate change and mobilising finance to support poorer nations' efforts to decarbonise and bolster their climate resilience.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

In Canada last month almost 200 countries at COP 15 agreed a set of landmark pledges that will resonate not just through 2023, but to the end of the decade and beyond to the middle of the 21st century. nJanuary is a time for new beginnings and new resolutions to drive self-improvement, and that applies to nations just as much as individuals.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Nobel showed how a lack of transparency has made it almost impossible for communities to hold such companies to account when projects fail, or understand the kinds of health or environmental risks they may pose. Proponents hailed it as one of the most important environmental projects undertaken by the oil and gas industry in recent Uu.S.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The stoves have improved combustion, reducing household air pollution and the adverse health effects of this. For this reason, it’s in our best interest to lower CH4 emissions to tackle climate change. Carbon offset example: The Climate Trut’s Anaerobic Digester. One such project is Aclymate’s Kariba REDD+ Project.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Sunak himself, meanwhile, has no plans to attend next month's critical COP27 UN Climate Summit in Egypt, Downing Street has reportedly confirmed today. He has also had stints as a Transport Minister and Health Minister, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Climate Change from 2010 to 2011.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2020

As the UK readies for the upcoming COP26 Summit in Glasgow in November, the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change urge government to deliver ambitious net zero strategy. This should include widespread engagement on the health, economic and environmental co-benefits of cutting food waste and changes in diet.".

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2021

"Trees - we want COP26… to commit to restoring nature and habitat and ending the massacre of the forts, because trees are among our best natural defences against climate change. The @IPCC_CH report couldn't be clearer: humans are causing potentially catastrophic climate change. pic.twitter.com/75KPmyjXFj.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

As such, he ruled the government had failed to meet its obligations under Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA) and ordered Ministers to update the plan and present it to Parliament by April 2023. This landmark ruling is a huge victory for climate justice and government transparency. We need to look at the plan.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

On one hand it will give the UK government more time to organise this crucial event away from the immediate concerns of handling a public health crisis. The sudden dismissal of Claire O'Neill as COP president in January, a former climate minister and strong advocate for the talks coming to Britain, was a poor sign of government intent.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In the UK, poor food choices are leading people to consume excess sugar, salt and fat which is rapidly impacting society, creating health issues across all demographics and age ranges. Food may not have been on the COP26 menu but that doesn't detract from the importance of rebalancing food systems in the fight against climate change.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2020

UK government insists it is on track to deliver crucial UN Climate Summit in November as planned. Hearing COP looking increasingly likely to be cancelled/postponed. Those involved also argue that the timing re US presidential election was always troublesome. Better to do it when clearer who's in White House.

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