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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

Business Green

In my eyes, that certainly doesn't merit a big COP announcement. While the palm oil commitment requires zero deforestation in all sourcing regions, soy and cattle mainly focus on South America's Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco regions. The roadmap's definitions also bring up a geography question.

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Governments Are Sending Oil Executives to COP26 Despite Climate Pledges. Here’s a Look at the Fossil Fuel Influence in Glasgow

DeSmogBlog

Fossil fuels are everywhere at this COP except in the decisions being negotiated by governments,” Nikki Reisch, the director of climate and energy at the Center for International Environmental Law, wrote to DeSmog from Glasgow. DeSmog’s analysis of the COP26 participant list was not comprehensive.

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'Grave and mounting threat': IPCC again raises alarm that climate impacts are proving worse than feared

Business Green

Climate change isn't just a timebomb we're setting for future generations, it can be documented right now in the lives and livelihoods lost and in irreparable damage caused to our natural world," she said. Blagojevic said the UK had a responsibility as COP president to push the international community to respond to the report's warnings.