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National Oil Companies’ Oversized and Overlooked Methane Emissions, How Finance and Industry Must Help Now

EDF + Business

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.

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Company leadership at COP 26, and what’s next in this Decisive Decade

EDF + Business

I attended this COP, my first, to learn more about how businesses can accelerate the transition to net zero and to share the findings of a new report, published today, that is a step-by-step playbook for companies to use to turn net zero pledges into progress. Progress worth celebrating.

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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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Reheating the shale gas debate will not solve the gas crunch

Business Green

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. It's simply not tenable for the UK to promote shale gas, particularly given the rising international concern over methane leakage. On track to net zero.

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Glasgow Climate Pact: Green economy reacts to final COP26 agreement

Business Green

They reflect the interests, the conditions, the contradictions and the state of political will in the world today. They take important steps, but unfortunately the collective political will was not enough to overcome some deep contradictions. Greenwashing is the new climate denial, and we have seen too much at play in this COP.

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Taking the positives from COP26

Business Green

From tackling deforestation to curbing methane emissions, the various multilateral commitments are focused on areas where they can have real impact. Despite their mealy-mouthed protestations to the contrary, they continue to cling to the polluting economic models of the 20th century, inviting the planet to burn in the process.

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COP26 Climate Summit: From fossil fuels to forests - 10 things we learned in Glasgow

Business Green

It is highly likely the row over phasing down or phasing out coal power will return in the coming years and the debate at future COPs will no doubt be extended to address oil and gas. Polluters have been put on notice. Business played a larger and more significant role at the Glasgow COP than any before it.