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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

Or, in the words of James Marape, president of Papua New Guinea, theyre now a total waste of time. The landmark Paris Agreement was forged in the corridors of COP21 back in 2015. According to a report by the London-based NGO Global Witness, 503 fossil fuel lobbyists attended the COP26 meeting in Glasgow in 2021.

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Biogas trade association hosts side event at COP26, exploring short-lived climate pollutants

Envirotec Magazine

Three weeks away from the 26th Conference of the Parties ( COP26 ), the World Biogas Association (WBA) is preparing to travel to Glasgow to represent the global biogas industry at the UN Climate Summit and demonstrate the value of the biogas industry in tackling climate change. That is what we at the WBA are aiming to achieve.”

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Observers reflect on a disappointing COP26

Envirotec Magazine

The COP26 Youth Climate Protest in Glasgow on 5 November (image credit: PMGphotog / Shutterstock.com). While COP25 in Madrid had seen the launch of many such schemes by big polluters like Shell, Total and BP, with COP26 we could now see these schemes taking a central place in the draft agreement. Carbon capture.

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The world has consumed half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials since the Paris Agreement

Envirotec Magazine

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. C at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. billion last year. of materials cycled. degrees: ?

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Renewable energy event picks up business award

Envirotec Magazine

It marks the 20th All-Energy anniversary event; and SEC hosting the UN’S COP26. The first 14 events were staged at AECC Aberdeen, and it moved to Glasgow in 2015. Sponsored by the Scottish Government, Energy Saving Trust and Zero Waste Scotland, it is aligned to the Scottish Government’s Energy Efficient Scotland programme.

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Stockholm +50: Five Things You Need to Know

3BL Media

There was a lot of media attention around COP26 last year where world leaders gathered to continue the work to uphold the actions promised by the Paris Agreement, 2015. Climate change, waste and the loss of nature and biodiversity threaten the livelihoods and lives of billions of people. Why is Stockholm +50 important?

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Sustainability disclosures: Why we need a global reporting standard in 2022

We Mean Business Coalition

Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, thousands of companies have voluntarily set ambitious, science-based emissions reduction targets. Since COP26, some of those jurisdictions (the SEC, EFRAG and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation) have delivered pioneering legislative and standard-setting efforts.

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