DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Major meat companies and industry lobby groups are planning a large presence at COP28 in a few days time, equipped with a communications plan to get a pro-meat message heard by policymakers throughout the summit, DeSmog can reveal. percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Climate-tech company A Healthier Earth has been announced as the official biochar partner at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). A Healthier Earth will have a central plot to demonstrate biochar’s role in both carbon capture and soil improvement, including its ability to tackle food and water security in desert environments.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Global environment editor Jonathan Watts explains why uncovering the disparity is key to solving the crisis, while environment correspondent Sandra Laville reveals how just 12 super-rich individuals outpollute 2.1m homes annually (and more from the great carbon divide series can be found here ). Continue reading.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 22, 2024

Why are countries falling short of hitting COP28 global targets to mitigate global warming?

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

An open-access Methane Map will be launched at COP28 in a bid to accelerate abatement of this greenhouse gas, considered second only to CO2 as a cause of global warming. Data from Kayrros is now used by a number of global bodies, including the United Nations Environment Program’s International Methane Emissions Observatory.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay defends UK's record on nature protection at COP28, as Defra confirms list of commodities targeted by proposed rules to combat deforestation in supply chains

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Its authors hope that by understanding the most important stressors on the rainforest environment, they can develop a pathway for keeping the Amazon forest resilient. The study was led by the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil, and includes experts from the University of Birmingham.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Rishi Sunak yesterday told world leaders the UK was 'totally committed to net zero', but speaking to the press the focus was on scrapping heat pump rules and China's rising emissions Something weird happened during Rishi Sunak's whistlestop trip to COP28 yesterday, and I'm not talking about the pattern on King Charles' tie.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

However, new data from MPP’s tracking of green industrial projects – released by MPP for COP28 – shows that the current pipeline falls short, as projects struggle to reach FID. Fifteen plants have so far reached this critical point.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids, and Renewables (GINGR) at COP28, aiming to empower governments, industries and the financial sector to achieve energy, climate and biodiversity targets.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Agriculture, which is responsible for over one third of the world’s emissions, will be under the spotlight at the upcoming COP28 global climate summit in Dubai. 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.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

At last week's Net Zero Festival 2023, Scott joined broadcaster and environment journalist Lucy Siegel for a fireside chat about the state of geopolitics surrounding climate change and net zero today, and the hopes, challenges and opportunities for progress at the upcoming COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at COP28, which this year has a strong focus on tackling emissions from the food sector. A Nestlé spokesperson told DeSmog: “Our very small delegation at COP28 is focused on food systems.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Rishi Sunak yesterday told world leaders the UK was 'totally committed to net zero', but speaking to the press the focus was on scrapping heat pump rules and China's rising emissions Something weird happened during Rishi Sunak's whistlestop trip to COP28 yesterday, and I'm not talking about the pattern on King Charles' tie.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

With the start of the 28th annual United Nations climate summit, COP28, just two weeks away, a battle is brewing over the role of fossil fuels as nations try to stem the tide of climate change. COP28 President Al Jaber speaks at the UN Climate Ambition Summit in September. The two new reports further underscore these limitations.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As world leaders meet in Dubai for the COP28 climate negotiations, federal and provincial governments in Canada are preparing to give an estimated $15.3 Representatives of the Pathways Alliance are among the 35 people with ties to the fossil fuel sector who are part of Canada’s official delegation to COP28 this year.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We published hundreds of articles in 2023, from breaking news to live reporting, from COP28 to monthslong investigations. That figure doesn’t include a $10 billion federal carbon capture tax credit announced during COP28. As the year comes to a close, we wanted to reflect on and celebrate that work. From the U.S.

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Eco-Business

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Brokering for the environment for the biggest negotiating bloc of low-income countries, comes with both challenges and wins, says the Filipino lawyer. He shares what it is like to spend sleepless nights at the climate meets, ahead of COP28.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Guardian revealed that Hintze gave £3,000 to Conservative MP Steve Barclay in October, weeks before he was appointed as environment secretary. A source close to Barclay told the Guardian that “Lord Hintze is a Conservative peer and regular party donor who supports a number of Conservative MPs.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

But even if countries fulfill their decarbonization pledges in the coming decades, their emissions trajectories put those targets well out of reach, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme. The question is, politically, what do countries do about this at COP28?” degrees Celsius, or 5.2

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Terra Infirma

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I nearly choked on my coffee the other morning when I saw a COP28 session entitled ‘How to use international standards to engage SMEs in climate action’ sponsored, unsurprisingly, by the International Standards Organisation. Small business owners are very sensitive to the business environment around them and can adapt rapidly.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

InfluenceMap, a London-based climate think tank, published the study today ahead of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai that begins on Nov. It’s clear that while companies are quick to showcase their climate commitments, too many of them are not backing that up with support for positive government policy on climate,” she added.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In a statement responding to the summit’s shortfalls, Greenpeace International Executive Director Mads Christensen said that lagging governments should expect to be held accountable “on the streets, in the courts and at COP28,” the last a reference to the upcoming international climate treaty conference in Dubai.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

COP28 President hints at UAE's priorities for Summit in maiden speech, as core principles for controversial plan to use voluntary carbon markets to bankroll energy transition are unveiled. We are determined to make COP28 a COP for all, and a COP of action.". target within reach. "We

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Parliamentary groups focused on energy and the environment received nearly £240,000 worth of support from think tanks backed by oil and gas companies in the past two years, DeSmog can report. The APPG on the Environment received a further £5,000 directly from RWE, a major producer of coal.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In an interview with the online Climate Consciousness Summit 202 3, running in tandem with COP28, Mehta spoke with Kosha Jourbert, chief executive of the Pocket Project, a nonprofit group that focuses on healing collective and inter-generational trauma, and a co-host of the summit. So it’s really important to be in dialogue.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2023

This tension will be one of the defining narratives at this year's COP28 Summit. The UK's climate diplomats could be given the tools they need to build alliances and push for an ambitious new accord at COP28. But it is unclear that Number 10 has the political appetite or skills to push through the policies that are needed.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Instead, the EU’s climate chief made it clear that despite the energy crisis, it has no plans to backtrack on its climate targets and will come armed with a strengthened target at COP28 in 2023. Meanwhile, more than 80 countries at COP27 supported a proposal to phase down the use of all fossil fuels.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Together we challenge every country to return to COP28 next year with a national methane action plan, methane in their NDC and reduction plans that are underway.". Implementation of the Pledge is now really moving forward," said Kerry at the event. The CCAC views reducing SLCP emissions as an effective pathway for avoiding up to 0.6C

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2023

aligned climate strategies and seeing positive impacts on their results, the environment, and the communities where they operate. Transitioning fossil fuel companies to become green companies will be a key theme at COP28 in Dubai. Ensuring we don't surpass this limit is challenging. More and more companies are working towards 1.5C

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The H2 station prototype was recently unveiled at COP28. It was recently presented at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai as part of the Green Zone. However, the first of the HRS by Starck hydrogen refueling dispensers that look like the prototype showcased at COP28, are set to be installed in 2024.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The H2 station prototype was recently unveiled at COP28. It was recently presented at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai as part of the Green Zone. However, the first of the HRS by Starck hydrogen refueling dispensers that look like the prototype showcased at COP28, are set to be installed in 2024.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 6, 2024

Parliament returns for election year with a resignation over North Sea drilling and a fight over the Tories’ Rwanda plan Rishi Sunak is facing a backlash in parliament this week over plans to allow more oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, as Tory troubles pile up on multiple fronts in the run-up to a general election expected this year.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Projected rate of warming has not improved in past two years, analysis shows Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims See all our Cop28 coverage Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached record levels again in 2023, as experts warned that the projected rate of warming had not improved over the past two years.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber says Adnoc has to meet demand for fossil fuels, and hails ‘unprecedented’ Cop deal The president of the Cop28 climate summit will continue with his oil company’s record investment in oil and gas production , despite coordinating a global deal to “transition away” from fossil fuels.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

In a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian at the Cop28 UN climate summit, Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftwing president, said the world had to find carbon-free ways of being prosperous, and that his country’s rich biodiversity would be the basis of its wealth after phasing out fossil fuels.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Climate experts say lack of unambiguous statement is ‘tragedy for the planet and our future’ The failure of Cop28 to call for a phase-out of fossil fuels is “devastating” and “dangerous” given the urgent need for action to tackle the climate crisis, scientists have said.

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