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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. The behemoth task of changing UN policy Figueress predecessor, Yvo de Boer, who helmed the UNFCCC from 2006 through 2010, sees it differently.

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IPCC issues final warning about ‘rapidly closing window of opportunity’

Corporate Knights

Between 2010 and 2019, the cost of wind turbines, solar panels, and lithium ion batteries fell 55%, 85%, and 85%, respectively, while solar deployment grew more than tenfold and electric vehicle use increased more than 100-fold. The IPCC says reducing food loss and food waste has the least impact among a list of strategies.

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Immediate action on organic waste needed to meet Paris targets, says biogas group

Envirotec Magazine

Human activity generates 105bn tonnes of organic wastes (food waste, sewage and garden wastes, food and drink processing wastes, and farm and agricultural wastes) annually by human activity. However, only 2% of those wastes are currently being effectively managed. ” says David Newman, President of WBA.

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How the ‘Global Stocktake’ Can Accelerate Climate Action

Chris Hall

Established under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement , the Global Stocktake is designed “to assess the collective progress towards achieving the purpose of [the Paris] Agreement and its long-term goals. What is the purpose of the Global Stocktake? But the Global Stocktake is meant to go far beyond an assessment.

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With 25% of Europe’s greenhouse emissions coming from buildings, scientists suggest fundamental policy changes

Envirotec Magazine

To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as well as all new buildings in the EU become nearly zero greenhouse gas emitters – so says a new report from the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC). Currently, between 1 and 1.5% says Norton.

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Investors Set Six Tests for Mining Transition

Chris Hall

Released on the eve of last week’s PRI in Person conference, a report from the collaborative investor-led initiative outlined six foundational priorities for investors targeting an environmentally and socially responsible mining sector that can simultaneously meet global demand for minerals and the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Three Steps to Energy Efficient Properties

Chris Hall

New legislation requiring EVCP infrastructur e – The Building Regulation Part S, part of Schedule 1 for the Building Regulations 2010, came into force in June 2022 in the UK. In the UK, the price of solar panel installation has reduced by 60% since 2010 according to the Department or Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.