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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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'COP of action': COP28 President calls for tripling of renewables capacity by 2030

Business Green

COP28 Climate Summit President Sultan Ahmed al Jaber has called for a tripling of clean energy generation by 2030 and a doubling of low-carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030, as he used his first address since being appointed to lead this year's global climate talks to promise a "COP of action". target within reach. "We

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

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

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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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Planet Arrives at COP26 to Enable Systems Change, Take Climate Action, and Make the Invisible Visible

Planet Pulse

To ensure our progress, we’re going to need a system for monitoring, collecting, and analyzing vast streams of real-time information about our world, and our impacts upon it – a monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system that can show us our status and our progress (or lack thereof) in real time. All Rights Reserved.

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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options

Green Business Bureau

According to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), carbon offset programs can be grouped into the following broad categories: Renewable energy, energy efficiency, methane abatement, reforestation and conservation, fuel switching, and community projects. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.

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Banks take major step to turn climate commitments into action for global agriculture sector

EDF + Business

A major theme of this COP — the international climate change conference — is the urgent need to transition from commitments to action. At the same time, the sector must reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions, particularly potent methane and nitrous oxide emissions.