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

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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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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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 23, 2021

The film aims to depict the unique features, habitats and activities of different forests whilst highlighting the impact of the climate emergency on the world’s forests and their importance for mitigating global warming and supporting life.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Three weeks away from the 26th Conference of the Parties ( COP26 ), the World Biogas Association (WBA) is preparing to travel to Glasgow to represent the global biogas industry at the UN Climate Summit and demonstrate the value of the biogas industry in tackling climate change. That is what we at the WBA are aiming to achieve.”

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Meanwhile, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ( IPBES ) has warned that biodiversity is declining in every global region. What this context underlines is that companies face huge demands, from multiple stakeholders, to do more to assess, disclose and reduce their biodiversity impacts.

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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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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For these communities, climate change is existential. In other words, even when tech-based policies are designed with smallholders in mind, their real, basic needs are rarely met. Helping smallholders to adapt and respond to climate change is fundamental for climate justice.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Reuters reported this week that the governments of the two countries, which are both pursuing policies to end all fossil fuel exploration, are keen to form a new international grouping for nations that are willing to develop credible oil and gas phase out plans.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We have new appointments at Defra, MHCLG and BEIS, with the COP presidency going, somewhat unexpectedly, to Alok Sharma. Yet exciting as it is, focussing on the personalities at top can often miss more subtle, yet important changes beneath; reshaping the context in which they operate.

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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

JUNE 24, 2021

Government's climate agenda marred by uncertainty and delay which risks undermining COP26 and net zero transition, Climate Change Committee warns. I'm afraid we are very concerned about where things stand," said the Committee's CEO, Chris Stark.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The landmark Paris climate agreement called for nations to keep global temperature increase to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius, with an aspiration of limiting it to 1.5 The benchmarks are supposed to stave off some of the worst effects of climate change. The report does highlight a few bright spots in the climate landscape.

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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).

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

When approached for comment, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) distanced itself from the discussions, saying they were “independent of government” and had “not been part of our policy-making process”. “No As the COP host, the U.K. The companies named did not respond to a request for comment.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Why choose a company which works so closely with the oil industry to work at COP? As the digital world changed the face of media we extended the Daily Mail brand online, where it is one of the world’s most popular newspaper websites.” The Daily Mail has been a prominent critic of climate policies in recent months.

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Ahead of COP 26, many of the UK's biggest companies have today warned Boris Johnson he has a 'limited window' to show genuine climate leadership. You will also need to align other government policies and action across transport, housing, our natural environment and our international aid budget.".

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

DAC can also be installed on non-arable land and in any climate, so more countries could potentially participate. CCUS was the focus of more than 30 events at COP26, covering areas like policy, business, and social and technical challenges. COP president Alok Sharma described it as “a fragile win”. degrees alive.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 2, 2019

VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the first day of the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25): “Coming out of an election that was seen globally as a win for climate action, Canada joins this year’s UN climate conference in a spotlight.

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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. Indeed, the U.K.

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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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Defend Our Future

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

We are going to save the world Young people around the world want solutions to climate change that center mitigation, adaptation, and a just transition. Onward to COP28 Defend Our Future is committed to helping YOU find the best ways to raise your voice and be part of these critical conversations.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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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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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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. climate policy development.”

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

VIDEO: Leading scientist, policy advisor and author talks to BusinessGreen's James Murray about her new book on everyday climate actions, the challenges of COP negotiations, and the links between climate change and human rights. The conversation can be watched in full above.

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Business Green

MAY 29, 2020

UN approves UK and Italian request for high profile Summit to be postponed by a full year, as co-hosts announce new 'Friends of COP' advisory board. While we rightly focus on fighting the immediate crisis of the Coronavirus, we must not lose sight of the huge challenges of climate change," he said in a statement.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Across dozens of meetings, key elements in an invigorated climate and sustainable development agenda reappeared as consistent topics of conversation – and they are sure to be taken up in other critical global meetings later this year. Domestic Climate Policy Gets Real. Here are my four key takeaways: U.S. degrees Celsius.

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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

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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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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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 8, 2023

One of the biggest stories and most widely supported initiatives coming out of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (CO28) in Dubai, UAE is the pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

Guterres said the treaty was crucial for addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. "It Jessica Battle, senior global ocean governance and policy expert, said the treaty marked a turning point in governments' approach to the oceans that could result in significant economic benefits.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2021

A failure to do so would undermine the UK's diplomatic leadership on climate change ahead of the COP26 Climate Summit it is set to co-host in the autumn, while also running counter to the government's stated aim to deliver a green recovery from the coronavirus crisis, according to the Committee.

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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. Corporate-Friendly Sideshows’.

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