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As COP26 Host Glasgow Touts its Climate Leadership, a Stroll Through the City Reveals its ‘Toxic’ History

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The city and its leaders have been eager to present a green image of Glasgow over COP26, with advertisements and billboards across town promoting its climate-friendly projects and initiatives. The post As COP26 Host Glasgow Touts its Climate Leadership, a Stroll Through the City Reveals its ‘Toxic’ History appeared first on DeSmog.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

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COP26 brought together 120 world leaders and over 40,000 registered participants. One of the main agreements made by COP26 was the commitment to end and reverse deforestation, along with securing global net zero targets by the mid-century and keeping 34.7°F 30 years later came COP 26 (2021) – held in Glasgow. C) within reach.

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E-bikes, the uncelebrated hero of last-mile delivery?

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Although electric bicycles didn't receive much attention during the COP26 negotiations last month - to the chagrin of some sustainability mobility advocates - 2021 was the year they found a more welcoming home in living rooms and garages around the world. The proposal covers models with a price tag of $4,000 or less.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

Similarly, while Indonesia was one of 141 countries at COP26 to sign the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use, which sets out a pledge to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, it later appeared to distance itself from the commitment with Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar branding the pledge "inappropriate and unfair".