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Reuters, New York Times Top List of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Media Enablers

DeSmogBlog

According to Saudi Aramco’s podcast, the fossil fuel industry is innovating new climate solutions, and BP’s podcast proclaims more of the same. Presided over by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber , the head of Abu Dhabi’s state oil company, Adnoc, it is the most industry-influenced COP yet. and Europe.

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Only new fiscal rules will avoid a Budget carbon COP out

Business Green

The Energy White Paper must maintain this momentum as well as explore how to keep older, lower carbon plant on the system when their subsidy ends. With the world watching ahead of COP we cannot afford a COP-out on low carbon.

COP 59
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Keeping 1.5C alive: What to expect from a critical autumn for the net zero mission?

Business Green

The government has promised a raft of hotly-anticipated plans and policies in the coming months, including the Heat and Buildings Strategy, Food Strategy White Paper, Treasury Net Zero Review, and an overarching Net Zero Strategy, all of which should help unlock billions of pounds of green investment. Everybody is constantly confused.

COP 39
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'We are witnessing the impacts of a disorderly transition': CCC boss Chris Stark on net zero in the wake of Covid-19

Business Green

I think the biggest risk that sits before the global mission on net zero is the risk of fossil fuel lock-in," warns Stark. "If If we choose to do what we did in 2009, we will lock in fossil fuel use with our infrastructure choices and we wouldn't have enough time to reverse from that now.

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The Net Zero Strategy: The Reaction

Business Green

Positive Money senior economist Danisha Kazi said: "As the country hosting this year's crucial COP summit in Glasgow, the UK government's approach to net zero falls short on many fronts. There is also nothing about the emissions the City of London are responsible for through the billions of pounds they are pouring into fossil fuels overseas.