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Biogas trade association hosts side event at COP26, exploring short-lived climate pollutants

Envirotec Magazine

Additionally, the UNFCCC informed WBA on Sunday that its application to host an official side event in the Blue Zone was successful. In the last year, abating methane has become a focus for all of those involved in the fight against global warming, as highlighted by UNFCCC, IPCC, the IEA and other leading agencies.

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COP26 must launch a reinvigorated UK effort on climate change, says CCC

Envirotec Magazine

There is now a path to expected global warming of under 2°C, but only if all the ambition in new mid-century Net Zero targets is delivered, alongside national 2030 emissions targets. The UK continues to hold the COP Presidency for the next year, until COP27 in Egypt. The UK’s international role.

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From plant-based diets to electric bikes: IKEA Foundation publishes climate philanthropy hit list

Business Green

The analysis, which was launched today at the COP27 Climate Summit in Sharm El Sheikh, was produced in collaboration with consultancy Systemiq and NGO RMI and will now inform how the IKEA Foundation deploys the new €600m of funding through to 2025.

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UK Climate Minister Pulls Out of Event with Climate Science Deniers

DeSmogBlog

Graham Stuart MP was listed as a keynote speaker on Tuesday at the four-day Global Investment in Sustainable Development conference in London, hosted by the CC Forum, a company which touts itself as the “green Davos”. in a call and response chant of “Global warming is?” in a call and response chant of “Global warming is?”,

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Only Two in 200 ‘Green Zone’ Events at COP26 Mention Fossil Fuels

DeSmogBlog

But just two of the 203 events listed make any reference to fossil fuels, which the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says are the dominant cause of global warming. In 2018, 89 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions came from fossil fuels and industry.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

The documents, which were produced by the industry-funded Global Meat Alliance (GMA), emphasise the meat lobby’s desire to promote “our scientific evidence” at the summit, which will run from November 30 through to December 12. Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP.

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Mapped: Big Ag’s Routes to Influence at COP28

DeSmogBlog

Oil and gas has dominated discussions at past COPs, which have focused on the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the energy and transport sectors to tackle dangerous levels of global warming. These attendees come to COPs as “observers” to the talks, with the hope of influencing discussions from the outside.

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