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

DeSmogBlog

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. Nature-based solutions” is one of the only phrases linked to agriculture to be mentioned in the COP cover text.

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COP27: The most important meeting in human history?

Business Green

Is the COP27 Summit that kicks off in Sharm El Sheikh this weekend the most important COP meeting yet, and therefore one of the most critical gatherings in the entire history of humanity? It is, by the admission of the Egyptian hosts, an "implementation COP". If COPs did not exist you would need to invent them.

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At COP28, the Road to Climate Action Is Paved with Big Oil Loophole Language

DeSmogBlog

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.” Oil and gas companies are committing to net-zero.

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The Glasgow Climate Pact: What does it mean for Canada’s climate policy?

Clean Energy Canada

However, much work remains: coal still accounts for at least one-third of global electricity generation, and, in spite of the clear link between coal burning and higher temperatures, its use has increased in 2021 as economies reopened and energy demand shot up. Finance is shifting away from fossil fuels .

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Taking the positives from COP26

Business Green

There was definitely some spin and duplication of effort going on, but the vast majority of the announcements point to how decarbonisation efforts can be drastically accelerated. From tackling deforestation to curbing methane emissions, the various multilateral commitments are focused on areas where they can have real impact.

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In defence of COP26

Business Green

Future COPs will re-open this debate and seek to extend it to gas and oil. If COPs did not exist you would have to invent them. Phase out or down is semantics, but the recognition is there that fossil fuels are the problem. The Paris Agreement was hailed as the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel age.

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COP26 is over, now what? Here's what it could mean for business

Business Green

In November, I had the privilege to represent Schneider Electric at the UN's Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change in Glasgow. This COP was unlike the previous 25 iterations, in that it took place during a global pandemic. In reality, the current pledges align more closely to 2.7 Bottom Line for Business.

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