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Tortuous progress: Key takeaways from COP28

Envirotec Magazine

Fossil fuels were mentioned for the first time in a COP text two years ago, at COP26 in Glasgow. Would this be accompanied by the word “unabated”, she wondered, referring to fossil fuel emissions that are not immediately sucked up by carbon capture methods. King continued: “Ensuring 1.5C

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A closer look at why heat pumps are dominating EV HVAC systems

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In an EV, while using the HVAC won’t detract from the maximum output of the traction motor, it does still demand energy from the battery, so there will be a hit to range. A at 115 VAC, or 586 W, which works out to a COP of 3.0 Given a traction battery capacity of 24 kWh, and a power demand of 15.5

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

DeSmogBlog

In recent years, the biggest agricultural polluters and food corporations have embraced this term, which refers to a wide range of farming techniques that improve the environment. Nature-based solutions refer to anything that involves the use of the natural world to absorb carbon and remove harmful emissions from the atmosphere.

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'Unabated': The word that could determine the world's future

Business Green

As is always the case at COP Summits multiple issues remain unresolved, but the battle between the various opposing camps looks to set to boil down to a fierce row over how, and indeed whether, the final version of the Global Stocktake should reference the future of fossil fuels. Everyone will have been warned. or 2C of warming.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. The North American Meat Institute will host a side event at the US COP pavilion on December 11, the summit’s Agriculture Day, for example. Typically, the talk is about demand side interventions, like you can get schools or, or individuals to give up meat,” she says.

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

DeSmogBlog

In fact, the only official reference to define “unabated” fossil fuels is buried in the fine print of a footnote in this year’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) synthesis report, he added. “The 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.”

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From ClimateWeek to COP27, COP15, and Beyond: Notes on the Road Ahead

Planet Pulse

The recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is such a game-changer for domestic climate action that experts at ClimateWeek often referred to it, reflexively, as the Emissions Reduction Act. Finally, there was a lot of discussion at ClimateWeek and UNGA about the “other” COP – COP15, which is convening in December in Montreal.