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Tortuous progress: Key takeaways from COP28

Envirotec Magazine

remains viable will require total commitment to a range of far-reaching measures, including full fossil fuel phase-out, massive investment in nature, transformation of global food systems, and carbon removal on a massive scale.” Fossil fuels were mentioned for the first time in a COP text two years ago, at COP26 in Glasgow.

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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 Glasgow Climate Pact makes notable reference to ‘phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies’. The UK’s international role.

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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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A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28

DeSmogBlog

In recent years, the biggest agricultural polluters and food corporations have embraced this term, which refers to a wide range of farming techniques that improve the environment. Nature-based solutions refer to anything that involves the use of the natural world to absorb carbon and remove harmful emissions from the atmosphere.

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

DeSmogBlog

The UK organisers of the upcoming COP26 climate summit have come under fire for approving just two events that refer to fossil fuels, the primary driver of climate change, in a programme of public events happening alongside the main conference. In 2018, 89 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions came from fossil fuels and industry.

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COP27: A quick guide to common terms

Business Green

This is the global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels targeted by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The hope is that limiting global warming to 1. Conference of the Parties (COP). COP is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing implementation of the UNFCCC. Energy transition.

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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.