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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

government gears up to host critical COP26 climate talks in Glasgow in 2021 and repeatedly asserts its world-leading climate reputation as it attempts to steer a green recovery from the coronavirus, it could be argued that the U.K. waters by 2025 as it works to make domestic shipping net-zero by mid-century. As the U.K.

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What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit

Renewable Energy World

Here’s what’s happening behind closed doors and why people are concerned that COP26 might not meet its goals. What is COP26? F), to avoid catastrophic climate change. COP26 stands for the 26th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC. The United Kingdom, partnering with Italy, is hosting COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct.

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ESG Explainer: China’s Climate Challenge

Chris Hall

At the Leaders Climate Summit in April 2021, President Xi Jinping announced that China would control coal generation until 2025 when it will start to gradually phase it out. Independent analysts Climate Action Tracker estimate China’s emissions to have been 13.8 GtCO2e in 2020 and set to reach 13.2-14.5