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As Cop29 president, I will build bridges between the diverging north and south to keep 1.5C in reach | Mukhtar Babayev

The Guardian: Energy

Increased electricity demand and energy-disrupting conflicts in Europe and the Middle East played their part. obligations requires clean energy consumption and production to shift together, and that we must find mechanisms to guard against further interruption of both by future geopolitical events.

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Smart grids vital to green energy drive

Smart Energy International

The global energy landscape is on the cusp of transformational changes as the migration to clean power gathers pace. With world leaders about to gather in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the COP 28 climate summit, the transition to green energy will be one of the key topics on the agenda.

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A global forum to catalyse India’s clean energy transition

Smart Energy International

Narendra Modi’s clarion call for becoming ‘AatmaNirbhar’ in energy sector, DISTRIBUTECH India 2022, together with POWERGEN India and Indian Utility Week, India’s leading Energy Business Platforms, will be organised from 12th-14th October 2022 in New Delhi, India. Have you read? ABOUT DISTRIBUTECH INDIA.

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Planet Arrives at COP26 to Enable Systems Change, Take Climate Action, and Make the Invisible Visible

Planet Pulse

Since the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement six years ago, the nations of the world have slowly begun to bend the curve on emissions, due largely to spectacular advances in renewable energy. Our technologies are designed to monitor and classify changes everywhere on Earth, every day, in high resolution.

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

Climate Tech VC

The first few days of COP have ushered in a wave of major announcements and funding pledges. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. Happy Monday!    And happy COPing to those on the ground in Dubai!

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State of the nation

Envirotec Magazine

“As we prepare for more extreme weather events, we must use every weapon in our armoury and Natural Flood Management will play an essential role in this.” ” In early December governments from around the world were assembling for COP 15 to agree on how to halt and reverse nature loss. .” What is it?

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COP26: Fears grow over UN climate summit amid coronavirus fallout

Business Green

Fears are growing that the UK's ability to host the latest round of climate talks in Glasgow are being severely hindered by the battle to control the pandemic, with some commentators suggesting the event may have to be postponed or relocated if the crisis continues. Hearing COP looking increasingly likely to be cancelled/postponed.