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Alok Sharma: 'We must also follow the best scientific advice on climate change'

Business Green

In an intervention timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Sharma joined with Italian Environment Minister Sergio Costa to stress that the co-hosts for the COP26 Climate Summit were seeking to accelerate global decarbonisation efforts, despite the economic crisis unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Earth Day: Prime Minister urges world leaders not to 'throw away chance to preserve our planet'

Business Green

The Prime Minister is scheduled to address the opening session of the Climate Leaders Summit, which is being hosted by the Biden administration to coincide with Earth Day and step up pressure on governments around the world to strengthen their national climate action plans ahead of the crucial COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow this autumn.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Since the convention’s establishment, the countries involved meet annually during the Conference of the Parties (COP). COP is a supreme decision-making body that aims to promote the effective application of the convention. 30 years later came COP 26 (2021) – held in Glasgow. C) within reach.

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COP26: The current state of play

Business Green

As such, this year the formal pre-COP talks are tentatively scheduled for June, and Sharma's letter argues they should now take place virtually. Technically, the pre-COP talks could take place at any time ahead of the Summit itself, but clearly constructive negotiations are more likely with more lead-in time.

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Seven Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2024

Andrew Winston

A few times a year — around Earth Day in April, the week of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in September, and the global COP meeting in December — we always see a flood of commitment statements about climate and many more issues. Partnerships to tackle sustainability issues at scale will grow.