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UN to seek assurances UK will not renege on net zero pledge
2023-11-03 in The GuardianConcerns ahead of Cop28 climate summit that Rishi Sunak among leaders backsliding on green measures
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | COP28 | COP27 | COP26
In 2023 we’ve seen climate destruction in real time, yet rich countries are poised to do little at Cop28 | Saleemul Huq and Farhana Sultana
2023-11-01 in The GuardianAs another big climate conference looms and global ‘loss and damage’ takes hold, we must keep pressure on the biggest emitters, write Farhana Sultana and the late Saleemul Huq
Johan Rockström interview | Planetary boundaries, 'negative emissions', mitigation models & fairness
2023-09-20 (or before) in YouTubeJohan Rockström is best known for his work on the Planetary Boundary Framework and as co-director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. In th...
Tagged under: COP27 | COP26 | Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Net Zero | Climate Justice | Climate Change Mitigation
TotalEnergies employees infiltrated COP27 via pseudo-NGO
2023-06-13 (or before) in Le Monde.frThe oil and gas giant sent eight representatives to the latest international climate conference. But four attended under the banner of a mysterious German NGO.
Tagged under: COP27 | TotalEnergies
Reliance on hi-tech solutions to climate crisis perpetuates racism, says UN official
2022-12-27 in The GuardianRapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at expense of marginalised groups and Indigenous peoples
Tagged under: COP27 | Renewable Energy | Electric Cars | Cars
Decisions taken at the Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Change Conference - Advance unedited versions | UNFCCC
2022-11-20 (or before) in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeTagged under: COP27 | Climate Change
COP27: BP chief listed as delegate for Mauritania - BBC News
2022-11-19 (or before) in BBCChief executive of leading oil company is registered for COP27 as a delegate from poor African nation.
Tagged under: COP27 | BP | Africa
‘False solutions’: scepticism over Saudi carbon capture plan
2022-11-19 in The GuardianKingdom’s Cop27 announcement of new storage hub part of pattern of delaying fossil fuel transition, experts say
Tagged under: COP27 | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
COP27: Negotiations are missing the ambition needed to protect those hardest hit by climate change, warns IFRC | IFRC
2022-11-17 (or before) in IFRCThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is raising concern that progress is stalling at COP27 and that there is a risk that the ambition to deliver and build on commitments made in Glasgow is slipping away.
Tagged under: COP27 | Climate Change
Sunak’s growth fetish is a problem: he’s heading for the same budget trap as Truss | Tim Jackson
2022-11-16 in The GuardianThe siren call of climate-burning expansion bewitches British politics. More of the same will emerge in the autumn statement, says Tim Jackson, professor of sustainable development at the University of Surrey
Tagged under: COP27 | Rishi Sunak | Economics | Economic Growth
Replace animal farms with micro-organism tanks, say campaigners
2022-11-12 in The GuardianAdvocates of plant-based protein say 75% of world’s farmland should be rewilded to reduce emissions
Tagged under: COP27 | Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Rewilding
Who should pay for a warming planet?
2022-11-11 (or before) in YouTubeCampaigners who believe world leaders are not doing enough to combat climate change are taking matters into their own hands—and suing governments and fossil-...
Tagged under: COP27 | Climate Change | Sea Level
How dash for African oil and gas could wipe out Congo basin tropical forests
2022-11-10 in The GuardianThird of Congo basin’s tropical forests are under threat from fossil fuel investments, undermining climate action, report warns
Tagged under: COP27 | Congo | Rainforests | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Trees
Oil and gas greenhouse emissions ‘three times higher’ than producers claim
2022-11-09 in The GuardianClimate Trace reports half of 50 largest sources of greenhouse gas are oil and gas operations and many underreport their emissions
Tagged under: COP27 | Greenhouse Gases
Oil and gas firms planning ‘frightening’ fossil fuels growth, report finds
2022-11-09 in The GuardianAnalysis released at Cop27 climate summit shows plans would thwart chances of keeping global heating to 1.5C
Tagged under: COP27 | Fossil Fuels
Holding the COP27 Summit in Egypt’s Police State Creates a Moral Crisis for the Climate Movement
2022-11-09 (or before) in The InterceptThe ongoing hunger strike of Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah forcefully reminds us that there can be no meaningful climate action without political freedom.
Tagged under: COP27
Podcast: Why Is One of Big Oil's Top Greenwashing PR Firms Handling Media for COP27?
2022-11-08 in DrilledThe conference of the parties or COP, the annual global UN climate negotiations, have kicked off in Egypt, and I'll be digging into a few aspects of it over the next couple of weeks.
Tagged under: COP27
Climate Honesty – are we ‘beyond catastrophe’?
2022-11-06 in Professor Jem Bendell - Deep Adaptation to societal breakdownThis is an essay that responds critically to the widely read essay in the New York Times that appears to be calming the nerves of climate professionals here at COP27 and beyond. It is a 20-minute r…
Tagged under: COP27
The Earth is dying
2022-11-04 (or before) in YouTubeThe Earth is dying#earth #climatechange #sketchcomedy #globalwarming If you'd like to support us making these videos we have a Patreon page here: https://www...
Tagged under: COP27 | Climate Change | Health
If we keep abusing nature it will collapse, taking us with it. We need a new mindset | Christina Figueres
2022-11-02 in The GuardianHumanity is faced with two doors. Door one leads to untold misery. We have no choice but to take door two, says UN diplomat Christiana Figueres
Tagged under: COP27 | Collapse
Two-thirds of US money for fossil fuel pours into Africa despite climate goals
2022-10-31 in The GuardianJoe Biden will fly to Africa to attend the Cop27 talks in Egypt but the US funnels billions to dirty projects on the continent
Tagged under: COP27 | Joe Biden | Africa
COP27: Prioritise climate or face catastrophe - UN chief - BBC News
2022-10-26 (or before) in The BBCThe UN Secretary General speaks to the BBC ahead of a major climate conference in Egypt, known as COP27.
Tagged under: COP27
UK risks ending Cop26 presidency in disarray over Truss climate policy
2022-10-07 in The GuardianObservers say cabinet rows and PM’s comments so far could undermine global consensus forged at Glasgow
‘Reckless’ coal firms plan climate-busting expansion, study finds
2022-10-06 in The GuardianCoal is the most polluting of all fossil fuels and investors must stop funding it, say campaigners
Tagged under: COP27 | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Russia
Cop27 host Egypt warns UK not to backtrack from climate agenda
2022-10-03 in The GuardianUnusual diplomatic intervention prompted by fears over Liz Truss’s commitment to net zero
Tagged under: COP27 | Africa | Net Zero | Middle East
Sir David King: Climate Leadership, COP26, and 20 Degrees of Warming?
2022-07-08 (or before) in YouTubeSir David King is interviewed by Ed Gemmell, Managing Director of Scientists Warning Europe. The interview focusses on Sir David’s analysis of COP26 and whet...
Tagged under: COP27 | COP26 | Climate Change | Methane | Activism
India takes tough stand at climate talks as Delhi endures brutal heatwave
2022-06-14 in The GuardianAs capital swelters, India urges rich countries to provide funds to help deal with effects of climate crisis
Tagged under: COP27 | Extreme Weather | Heatwaves
John Kerry warns a long Ukraine war would threaten climate efforts
2022-05-10 in The GuardianExclusive: US presidential envoy says limiting global heating to 1.5C could be made harder by conflict
Tagged under: COP27 | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
We are in a Don’t Look Up situation. Here’s what the government should do | The Independent
2022-01-15 (or before) in The IndependentI’ve developed a practical plan of the steps we need to be taking to tackle the climate emergency – right now, writes Donnachadh McCarthy
Tagged under: COP27 | Climate Change | Net Zero
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