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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. World leaders committed to limit climate change to 1.5°C

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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.

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AD trade body responds to IPCC report: UK commitment “needed more than ever ahead of COP26”

Envirotec Magazine

“Given the very stark message issued by the IPCC, it is crucial that the British Government shows leadership in fully integrating AD and biogas into its Paris Agreement and Net Zero targets”, she continues. There is no Net Zero without biogas.”, ”, Charlotte Morton concludes.

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How serious are countries about decarbonising transport?

Envirotec Magazine

The new “ Transport NDC Tracker ” launched on 28 September by the International Transport Forum at the OECD monitors how transport appears in the decarbonisation commitments of the countries that have joined the Paris Climate Agreement. Climate change cannot be stopped without decarbonising transport.

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Ocean change is exacerbating the climate crisis

Envirotec Magazine

New scientific paper says we will not reach Paris Agreement without urgent ocean action. A scientific paper published in the peer review Journal, Aquatic Conservation says that measures to address climate change and reach the Paris Agreement will not succeed unless the ocean is taken into account.

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Net zero by 2050 is “too little too late”: Scientists make a case for net negative strategies

Envirotec Magazine

A report published on 26 August by an independent group of experts warns that reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is now “too little too late”, and will not achieve the long-term temperature goals identified in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C C by the end of the century. We are now out of time.

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Updated climate commitments ahead of COP26 summit fall far short, but net zero pledges provide hope, says UNEP report

Envirotec Magazine

New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on track for a global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C C, providing hope that further action could still head off the most-catastrophic impacts of climate change.