Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Royal College of Psychiatrists and Jesuits in Britain become latest groups joining growing movement to remove their financial interests in fossil fuels. COP 26 in Glasgow can be the right moment," he said. "We

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Only two of the 35 stalls lauding countries’ green credentials at the COP26 UN climate summit mention the need to cut fossil fuel production — the chief cause of the carbon emissions driving climate change. . We urge all leaders to put people and the planet over the profit of the fossil fuel industry.”.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Instagram videos of glamorous couples lounging on sun-filled beaches or giving quirky outfit tutorials were used to spread positive messaging about the COP process and the UAE’s position on climate, as the critical UN talks progressed in Dubai. They know what they need to project to stay relevant in the 21st century,” she told DeSmog.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

Europe’s DSO labour and skills shortages identified Emma Pinchbeck: ‘We need an energy workforce that looks like the population we serve’ “As the world emerges from COP with a clear focus on phasing out fossil fuels, as well as tripling renewables in six years, every company in every sector is fully aware that change is coming fast.”

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

On the plus side, the pact reaffirmed the central importance of 1.5C (our best chance to avoid the worst impacts of climate change), mentions coal and fossil fuels for the first time, and calls for countries to “revisit and strengthen” 2030 climate pledges by the end of 2022 instead of waiting another five years. of warming.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

In a speech in Glasgow to mark six months since the landmark UN Climate Summit, the COP26 President conceded the Kremlin's "illegal and brutal" war, rising inflation, and cost of living concerns had dominated the political and media agenda in 2022, but stressed that climate action must remain a top priority for governments around the world.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Australian court cases, fossil fuel phase out alliances, and a vote of confidence in Gold Standards all feature in this week's latest round up of global green business news. I wish to thank the Government of the Republic of Colombia and H.E. Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

When approached for comment, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) distanced itself from the discussions, saying they were “independent of government” and had “not been part of our policy-making process”. “No As the COP host, the U.K. for the climate compatibility checkpoint?. “?Discussions

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This is the first COP where participants found themselves face-to-face with the reality of breaching the 1.5 The final wording of the COP28 agreement – which required consensus among all nations and the chair – codified a commitment to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems. The world is starting to notice.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 22, 2024

As these bold commitments trickle down to the state and local level, specific policies and roadmaps will emerge to accelerate the deployment of wind, solar and energy storage technology. These policies and roadmaps will not be developed in a vacuum. This is not limited to the U.S. GW of storage online by 2030. Image credit: ESS Inc.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Anger is building over the failure to secure much-needed commitments towards phasing out unabated fossil fuels and tackling near-term emissions as part of the final agreement brokered at COP27 over the weekend, with critics warning the chances of limiting global warming to 1.5C target hangs by a thread after this year's summit.

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2023

Al Jaber has served as the UAE's Special Envoy for Climate Change since 2010, and has participated at 10 previous UN COP Summits. If he does not step down as CEO, it will be tantamount to a full scale capture of the UN climate talks by a petrostate national oil company and its associated fossil fuel lobbyists.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

CCUS was the focus of more than 30 events at COP26, covering areas like policy, business, and social and technical challenges. One of the high-profile award ceremonies at COP, for start-up success stories, went to a company with a technology to convert industrial CO2 emissions into building materials. degrees alive.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2020

The Budget on Wednesday will be the first real test of this government's commitment on climate and it needs to drive momentum in the decarbonisation of electricity, heat and transport or it will set us up for a failure on the world stage. With the world watching ahead of COP we cannot afford a COP-out on low carbon.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Current climate policies around the world do not come close to achieving these aims. The CCC has made a series of new recommendations to Government, for action at home and internationally. The Glasgow Climate Pact makes notable reference to ‘phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies’. Implications for the UK.

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Business Green

MARCH 24, 2021

But Ministers insist end to financial support for overseas fossil fuel energy projects, £16bn transition plan for North Sea, and climate compatibility test for new projects can put UK on track to net zero emissions. We will not leave oil and gas workers behind in the United Kingdom's irreversible shift away from fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

“With greater scrutiny over emissions from meat and dairy companies, it is not surprising they are stepping up their game to head off any COP outcome that might hinder their operations,” Ben Lilliston, from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy told DeSmog. Dairy companies also found willing hosts in country governments.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

Government's climate agenda marred by uncertainty and delay which risks undermining COP26 and net zero transition, Climate Change Committee warns. As such, the report echoes the growing frustration among businesses and campaigners over myriad green policy decisions that have been long promised but repeatedly delayed by the government.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From the Global Team American PR Firm Edelman Enabled Oil Baron Al Jaber’s Ascension to Lead COP28 Climate Conference By Cartie Werthman In 2023 we returned to our roots and investigated the ongoing relationship between the fossil fuel industry and advertising and public relations firms. Department of Justice that shed light on a $6.4

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The government has promised to "double-down" on wind, solar, hydrogen, nuclear and carbon capture and storage over the next 15 years, as it today confirmed it is targeting a fully decarbonised electricity system across the UK by 2035.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2022

The document sets out G7 countries' ambition to deliver near-zero carbon electricity grids by 2035, citing the need to respond to climate scientists' calls for a drastic reduction in fossil fuel demand so as to stabilise global temperatures. We also have the G7's first coal phase-out goal and endorsement of the Glasgow Breakthroughs.".

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Government leaders, scientists and researchers, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and activists spent the last two weeks in Glasgow, Scotland at COP26. Several ambitious pledges emerged to phase down fossil fuels, limit methane emissions, stop deforestation, and turbocharge the adoption of electric vehicles.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the wake of blazing heat, rising food insecurity and devastating floods, COP28 leaders have released a four-point “food and agriculture” agenda for the conference, which will call for governments to work with industry to find new solutions. We can expect a similar turnout at this year’s COP, too.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Environmental groups argue government's decision to frame coal mine as a 'local issue' turns blind eye to global impacts of burning coal, as calls grow for government to intervene while it still can. In their letter, the environmental groups argued the government's thinking was flawed and turned a blind eye to basic climate science.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2021

Proposals to cut taxes on domestic flights within the UK while potentially increasing the duty paid on long-haul international aviation have been unveiled by the government today, in a move it claimed would help better support the UK's climate and environmental commitments.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Research body argues government must fix 'uneven' decarbonisation policies that continue to drive customers towards high carbon activities. Stable and enduring policies that cover all key emitting economic sectors and reward investment and innovation in reducing emissions will be needed," he said.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Dubbed the Glasgow Climate Pact, the agreement crucially puts pressure on countries to come foward next year with updated climate plans, promises more funding for climate adaptation, and for the first time ever includes explicit references to the need to drive down coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Phase out coal.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

To grasp the opportunities of net zero and deliver a successful climate change summit in Glasgow, the government must come forward with ambitious policies in 2020, argues the REA's Nina Skorupska. The goings-on behind the scenes of COP 26, or kack thereof, have been well documented over the past few weeks.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The Climate Change Committee delivers its verdict on COP26, but will the UK government heed its advice for the coming 'crucial' year ahead? Globally, the UK must continue to encourage stronger action on climate and insist on rapid emissions reductions and stronger adaptation through all diplomatic channels.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Governments have a unique opportunity to step up climate action to ensure that we can halve global emissions by 2030. Businesses have a stake in the COP outcomes for three main reasons - let me explain. This is because business is demanding clearer policies. This is because business is demanding clearer policies.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Bright Blue says UK Export Credit Agency has made progress in curbing support for fossil fuel infrastructure, but bolder green financing policies are still needed. Under this criteria, the Greening UK Export report gave the UKEF a overall rating of 1.23/3.00,

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Separately, Bloomberg reported that fossil fuel producers are also seeing a spike in the cost of capital driven in large part by international climate policy efforts. Climate activists will undoubtedly frame COP26 as failing on coal (and fossil fuels)," Cowen analyst John Miller told Reuters. "We

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 14, 2022

While BEIS referred to other speakers, conference organisers said Stuart’s team had cited “unforeseen urgent government business” for his decision to withdraw. Prime Minister Liz Truss is facing criticism over her support for new fossil fuel projects , including fracking , and plans to block solar farms and scrap environmental protections.

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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 depends on governments doing what they have said they will do, strengthening their plans further, and catalysing the fastest and widest industrial revolution in history.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 21, 2019

government has aligned national policy to phase out coal use, its very own central bank, which has been the world’s most vocal financial champion of limiting the risk from climate change, is conspicuously absent in that effort. Over 110 globally significant financial institutions now have a coal exclusion policy.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2021

And while our government fails to act, it is the only option left that might drive the change we all need. Among its various demands, Extinction Rebellion is calling on the government introduce an immediate ban on new fossil fuel investments, arguing the move would help the world stay within the Paris Agreement's 1.5

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

Alok Sharma intent on holding 'most inclusive COP ever' in Glasgow, but it is not UK's gift alone to make in-person event happen. This is what makes the next United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow, COP 26, so critical. If we are serious about 1.5C, Glasgow must be the COP that consigns coal power to history," he said. "If

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