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UK Accused of Running ‘Most Exclusionary COP Ever’ as Activists Face Covid Barriers

DeSmogBlog

The UK has been accused of shutting out activists who hail from countries “battered” by extreme weather events from the upcoming UN climate summit, with campaigners warning it could be “the most exclusionary COP ever”. She said: “Inequality is a root cause of the climate crisis and it also permeates important decision making spaces like COP.

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Is the Cop28 agreement on fossil fuels just another "cop out"?

Energy Central

COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber called the plan a "historic package to accelerate climate action." "The United Nations climate conference known as COP28 ended early this morning with a first-ever agreement calling on nations to transition away from fossil fuels, the main cause of climate change.

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Will this year's COP finally deliver on Loss and Damage?

Business Green

UN Secretary General and COP Presidency warn progress on funding for addressing climate-related damage is critical to success of pivotal climate talks kicking off this Sunday. That is the best guarantee for this COP process to survive and achieve its objective.".

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'COP simply must succeed': Boris Johnson travels to US to drum up climate action pledges ahead of Glasgow Summit

Business Green

Boris Johnson has stressed that "COP simply must succeed", as he reiterated calls for major economies to ramp up their climate commitments ahead of COP26 and step up to the plate with promised funding to help vulnerable nations deal with the growing impacts of global warming. Getting it all done by COP, six out of 10.

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Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28

DeSmogBlog

With greater scrutiny over emissions from meat and dairy companies, it is not surprising they are stepping up their game to head off any COP outcome that might hinder their operations,” Ben Lilliston, from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy told DeSmog. Meat isn’t the only industry under the spotlight.

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Michael Gove declares UK has a 'moral responsibility' to lead global Green Industrial Revolution

Business Green

Asked if he would like the job of COP26 President, Gove said "I am very happy with the job that I have and I think there are many, many, many, many talented people who could do the job of COP President better than I could".

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

A fair COP? The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Read. Her work with an NGO on the Pacific island of Vanuatu has made her mindful of what might seem an incommensurable cultural and psychological gulf between indigenous groups and the formalities that perhaps hold sway in a modern, western-dominated forum like COP.

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