Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

EU energy emissions fall, Rwanda gets its first mini-grid, and Brazil preps a COP bid. The rules are set to be folowed by a wider policy push to accelerate the development of solar projects on empty land by motorways and railways. ADB announces $200m Goal for Water Resilience Programme.

COP 36

COP Resilience Asia Natural gas 36

Business Green

APRIL 26, 2020

The two-day Petersberg Climate Dialogue has long been a key event in the annual climate calendar, with environment ministers from around 30 countries typically coming together to thrash out priorities and preparations for the following United Nations COP climate summit.

COP 89

COP Resilience Politics Government 89

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.

Sea level rise 36

Sea level rise Politics Resilience Climate change 36

Business Green

APRIL 26, 2020

The two-day Petersberg Climate Dialogue has long been a key event in the annual climate diplomacy calendar, with environment ministers from around 30 countries typically coming together to thrash out priorities and preparations for the following United Nations COP climate summit.

Resilience 63

Resilience COP Government Politics 63

Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Guterres also took the opportunity to again press countries to ramp up their national pledges to climate action under the Paris Agreement, including action to reduce emissions, boost resilience efforts and increase international finance commitments for more climate vulnerable nations. "We or well below 2C. We need every voice at the table.

COP 60

COP Logistics Politics Climate change 60

Defend Our Future

DECEMBER 16, 2019

At COP25 and around the world, young people have been advocating for a just transition to a 100% clean economy, inclusive decision making, robust policies, capacity building and structured financial support for youth engagement – action that, so far, global leaders have not delivered. At COP25 and Around the Globe, Emerging Youth Leadership.

Organic 52

Organic COP Education Demand 52

Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Build resilience of vulnerable communities against the here and now impacts of climate change. I also want particularly to thank COP President Alok Sharma who has worked incredibly hard to bring countries together. Greenwashing is the new climate denial, and we have seen too much at play in this COP. Phase out coal.

Fossil fuels 81

Fossil fuels COP Global warming Politics 81

Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

Every year since its inception the Climate Change Committee (CCC) offers its verdict on the UK's progress against its climate goals, providing an overview of the country's decarbonisation to date, its latest economic and emissions projections, and the state of the policy landscape. So the government is playing a pretty high stakes game here.

Government 62

Government Policy COP Carbon 62

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. These companies are stepping up their game because the exposure they are facing is stepping up,” says Jennifer Jacquet, Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Miami. “It rise in temperature that risks tipping the world into irreversible climate breakdown.

Agriculture 144

Agriculture Methane Climate change Government 144

Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

IEA predicts major gains on energy efficiency in 2022 in response to energy crisis, but BloombergNEF warns current clean energy policies still put world on track for a 2.6C Dr Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA, said the world was seeing a repeat of some of the policies that emerged in response to the oil supply crisis of the 1970s.

Energy 36

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Hydrogen 36

Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In my eyes, that certainly doesn't merit a big COP announcement. This bears the risk of displacing conversion to other regions if demand doesn't budge. And for soy, it acknowledges the need for no-conversion policies, but the companies couldn't agree on a definition, let alone strategy. For cattle, action ends with forests.

South America 69

South America Agriculture Sustainability COP 69

Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

The Net Zero Strategy (NZS) was released in autumn 2021, just ahead of the COP26 Climate Summit, and while it contained a raft of policies, targets, and plans designed to curb emissions commentators at the time highlighted how it failed to incorporate detailed modelling showing how much officials expected policies to reduce emissions.

Climate change 61

Climate change Government Policy Biodiversity 61

Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

The UK remains COP President until next November, when it will hand the baton over to Egypt, which is set host the COP27 Summit at the Red Sea beach resort of Sharm-el Sheikh. Indeed, there is no shortage of world-changing points of action for Sharma's COP team to be getting on with over the coming months.

COP 36

COP Fossil fuels Methane Government 36

Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

That will not happen until true net zero emissions is achieved and a global economy has been built that is resilient to the dangerous new world we have unleashed. compatible', and instead opts to publicly and loudly highlight how they are advancing policies to deliver on their goals. COP26 has not solved the climate crisis.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Government COP Policy 98

Business Green

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The appeals underscored how for many nations, the success of the Sharm El Sheikh Summit depends on its ability to deliver real progress towards the launch of a dedicated funding mechanism for Loss and Damage, after the contentious issue made it on to a COP agenda for the first time this year.

Fossil fuels 36

Fossil fuels Climate change Africa COP 36

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.

Biodiversity 40

Biodiversity COP Carbon-neutral Government 40

Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

There are (admittedly optimistic) reasons to think that if current plans are expanded and translated into near term policy measures the world could soon find itself on a 1.8C All over the world not nearly enough is being done to enhance climate resilience, leaving communities and economies exposed. trajectory. A visual guide.

Fossil fuels 101

Fossil fuels COP Carbon Pollution 101

Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This includes about $50 billion for resilience, $7.5 The COP 26 climate conference took place! Corporate buying commitments are an area where a lot of opportunity exists in the absence of comprehensive climate policy. For example, $7.5 billion or so to electrify their entire bus fleet). How do people feel about the outcomes?

Natural gas 52

Natural gas Aviation Electric vehicle COP 52

Business Green

MARCH 9, 2020

In the past few days a flurry of major reports have again highlighted how the UK can realise major economic benefits from stepping up low carbon investment and supportive net zero policies, while green business leaders have urged Sunak and Johnson to make good on their environmental pledges.

Government 56

Government Investment Demand Policy 56

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

But despite an interminable number of husting events and countless miles of column inches, the policy platform of the new administration remains remarkably opaque on a host of critical economic and environmental issues. Are you prepared to strengthen the package again, if Russia blocks all gas exports and prices rise further still?

Government 67

Government Policy Energy Energy 67

DeSmogBlog

JULY 19, 2023

added resilient building consultant and former Passive House Canada board chair Deborah Byrne. “A very different psychology kicks in, one our brains would normally discount/reject. But one that is much more useful, if alarming.” Coolest and calmest with higher than average air quality!” This is the year future records will be set against.”

Fossil fuels 71

Fossil fuels Global warming Energy Energy 71

Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2022

Today more than ever, substantial investments are needed to ensure that the world is on track towards a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable transition despite the setbacks caused by Covid-19. Investors globally are rightly demanding greater transparency and information on the quality and impact of their investments.

Climate change 44

Climate change Investment Sustainability Government 44

Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

However, Australia has long been seen as a laggard on the world stage when it comes to environmental action, with the country's PM Scott Morrison having faced significant criticism for his repeated failure to come forward with bolder climate policies.

Government 67

Government Law COP Retail 67

Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

Recognising the difficulties in implementing effective policy quickly, it is still disappointing not to see more on energy efficiency and on supporting households to make changes that can cut their energy bills now. Instead, the government has prioritised policies that will keep us dependent on high cost fossil fuels and nuclear power.

Energy 36

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Government 36

GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

That's why Danone has signed the green recovery appeal at the European level, because we believe the transformation and the renegotiation of the agriculture policy is instrumental to that.". "There is a market for sustainable food — people look for it — but we need to develop parallel stream of financing," he said.

Biodiversity 407

Biodiversity Agriculture Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring 407

Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

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. COP is and remains, fundamentally, a policy event. Bottom Line for Business.

COP 46

COP Climate change Fossil fuels Biodiversity 46

Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It is highly likely the row over phasing down or phasing out coal power will return in the coming years and the debate at future COPs will no doubt be extended to address oil and gas. Research published by Climate Action Tracker warned the sum total of policies and actions being taken by governments would deliver roughly 2.4C

Fossil fuels 67

Fossil fuels Business Energy Monitoring Methane Building Energy Monitoring 67

Business Green

MAY 12, 2020

Whether governments use their economic recovery plans to support decarbonisation and long-term economic resilience is now the single biggest question at the top of the climate agenda. Building back better.

Carbon-negative 76

Carbon-negative Politics Climate change Government 76

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 18, 2022

In the last year we’ve seen increasing recognition of the importance of steel decarbonization, with net-zero announcements from five of the six largest steel companies in the world, new government initiatives flowing from COP 26 and a range of new studies proposing technical and policy pathways. This is where we step in. .

Organic 40

Organic Policy Climate change Health 40

Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Green business groups and campaigners welcome higher 2030 emissions reduction goal, but call for ambitious policy and funding to put the UK on a net zero pathway as soon as possible. We now need the policies in place to achieve this target, if we're going to lead and inspire the whole world to meet the ambition of the Paris Agreement.".

Climate change 68

Climate change Policy Government Carbon 68

Business Green

JULY 15, 2020

That's why Danone has signed the green recovery appeal at the European level, because we believe the transformation and the renegotiation of the agriculture policy is instrumental to that.". "There is a market for sustainable food - people look for it - but we need to develop parallel stream of financing," he says.

Biodiversity 96

Biodiversity Agriculture Business Energy Monitoring Carbon 96

Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As the government gears up to unveil its 10 point green recovery plan this autumn, an alliance of more than 70 civil society groups have set out which net zero policies they think should make the cut. But will the government deliver the scale of investment and detailed policy frameworks required to unlock real progress?

Fossil fuels 76

Fossil fuels Government Policy Climate change 76

Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

And more sustainable approaches to procurement should be welcomed by businesses and consumers, who Barker predicts will be more concerned with resilience and sustainability in the wake of the pandemic. "In limit outlined in the Paris Agreement.

Carbon 67

Carbon Government Sustainability Investment 67

Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

While the transition will inevitably be complex and difficult, it is essential to building a more resilient economy that benefits more people.". And by COP in Glasgow we will look to have those types of commitments across the financial sector, right into the private banking sector as well.". It's a net zero COP.

Investment 95

Investment Climate change COP Fossil fuels 95

Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

All nations, especially the G20 and other major emitters, need to join the net zero emissions coalition and reinforce their commitments with credible, concrete and enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions and policies before COP26 in Glasgow. "We We need immediate action on energy. Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree

Sea level rise 82

Sea level rise Climate change Fossil fuels Government 82

Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As such, the COP Presidency should presumably welcome mounting calls for a new era of public-private cooperation on the financial packages that can help developing and emerging economies wean themselves off fossil fuels.

Africa 36

Africa Energy Energy Fossil fuels 36

Business Green

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Other governments now need to isolate the Saudi delegation if they want this COP to succeed for everyone, not just fossil fuel interests.". However, seasoned observers noted that pretty much all of the 25 previous COP Summits have run over in pursuit of a compromise agreement, sometimes by days.

Demand 63

Demand Fossil fuels COP Government 63