COP Fossil fuels Methane Politics 
EDF + Business
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The UN climate talks hosted in Dubai this month will shine a bright light on the pivotal role national oil companies, like UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Company (ADNOC), can and ultimately must play in the fight against climate change – particularly the urgent need to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas supply chain.
Clean Energy Canada
DECEMBER 13, 2023
This is the first COP where we are face-to-face with the reality of breaching the 1.5C It was also the first to be chaired by an oil and gas executive, putting a crude spotlight on the conflicting interests that have become entrenched in the COP process. And this year’s COP finally looked it in the eye. It’s not surprising.
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Business Green
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Is the COP27 Summit that kicks off in Sharm El Sheikh this weekend the most important COP meeting yet, and therefore one of the most critical gatherings in the entire history of humanity? It is, by the admission of the Egyptian hosts, an "implementation COP". If COPs did not exist you would need to invent them.
Business Green
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Don't listen to the fossil fuel enthusiasts pushing fracking as a solution for the UK's currently volatile energy market, argues ECIU's Dr Simon Cran-McGreehin. The gas crunch gripping Europe is directly caused by volatile international gas markets that expose the UK to demand surges in Asia and political manipulation by Putin.
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. degree goal alive.
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. Scientists say that unless swift action is taken, methane from agriculture alone will take us beyond a 1.5C
Business Green
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
From tackling deforestation to curbing methane emissions, the various multilateral commitments are focused on areas where they can have real impact. The fossil fuel problem is being named. The counter to all of this is that 1.5C is barely alive. Action has come too late and the transformation that is now required to too big.
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