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‘No evidence’ that the Government is on track to meet crucial 2030 nature target

Envirotec Magazine

The Government has claimed that it is “on track to reach its target to protect 30% of UK land and sea for nature 2030”, but the department responsible cannot provide any evidence to back-up these assertions, as new findings reveal, which were published on 10 October by environmental groups. Image credit: Marc Barrot , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Fossil fuel giants play home ground advantage as climate COP despairs about 1.5°C

Renew Economy

COP host says abandoning fossil fuels will send us back to caves, Exxon flies in to boost CCS, NZ does a back flip on oil and gas exploration, and Forrest's green ammonia push blocked at the port. The post Fossil fuel giants play home ground advantage as climate COP despairs about 1.5°C C appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solar farm output cut by half as renewables cop brunt of grid congestion

Renew Economy

Some solar farms are losing half of their output due to grid congestion, as renewable cop the brunt of curtailment and markets fail to provide correct signals to storage. The post Solar farm output cut by half as renewables cop brunt of grid congestion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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All over bar the shouting: Fossil fuels finally named and shamed by COP as climate culprit

Renew Economy

Astonishingly, in the 30 year history of the UN COP climate negotiations, renewables have never gotten a mention. The post All over bar the shouting: Fossil fuels finally named and shamed by COP as climate culprit appeared first on RenewEconomy. Now they are acknowledged as central to the switch from fossil fuels.

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UK Accused of Running ‘Most Exclusionary COP Ever’ as Activists Face Covid Barriers

DeSmogBlog

The UK has been accused of shutting out activists who hail from countries “battered” by extreme weather events from the upcoming UN climate summit, with campaigners warning it could be “the most exclusionary COP ever”. She said: “Inequality is a root cause of the climate crisis and it also permeates important decision making spaces like COP.

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Fossil Fuel Friendly Daily Mail Firm Handed £500k Government Contract to Run UK COP28 Events

DeSmogBlog

Government records show that dmg events, which is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), will be paid £545,000 for “commissioning and delivering pavilion and office space for the UK’s COP28 delegation taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)”. This year’s COP summit has already been marred by controversy.

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Net-zero extinctions: New EPA to play “tough cop” on emissions – but not all of them

Renew Economy

The post Net-zero extinctions: New EPA to play “tough cop” on emissions – but not all of them appeared first on RenewEconomy. Labor promises "no new extinctions" with tight new environment standards and an independent federal Environment Protection Agency. But not everyone's convinced.

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