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A climate investment platform launched a whitepaper at COP28 to address what it has described as "common misconceptions" around the voluntary carbon market (VCM), proposing steps to help it scale and address the "headwinds" it currently faces.

The world leaders’ summit is over, and the negotiators take centre stage. Sunday’s official themes are health, relief, recovery and peace

The British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has been facing criticism at home for the brevity of his visit to the climate conference, having visited for less than a day. He has also been accused of hypocrisy for pushing for a phase-out of fossil fuels only weeks after approving new oil and gas licences in the North Sea.

Al Gore, the former US vice-president, said: “I am not impressed with prime minister Sunak’s climate policies. I think they’re terrible. They’re very disappointing.”

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Rwanda has launched a 56-page carbon market framework at COP28, which focuses on establishing readiness for crediting and international trade under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, also announcing two bilateral agreements with Asian countries.

It's Day 4 of COP28 and the focus begins to move away from world leaders, after a busy few days filled with international pledges, towards the nitty gritty of negotiations in Dubai. The devil, as they say, will be in the details in terms of progress on the global stocktake, as well as on carbon markets. Oh, and today is the first ever Health Day at a UNFCCC COP.  In our daily running blog, Carbon Pulse will report relevant or useful updates throughout the day. Timestamps are in local time (Gulf Standard Time, GMT+4).

Singapore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rwanda at COP28 in Dubai, as the Southeast Asian country continues seeking international partnerships leveraging the Article 6.2 bilateral approaches of the Paris Agreement.

The death of a fan at a Taylor Swift concert in Rio during throws up challenges for tour promoters.

Partners and backers of the Blue Mediterranean Partnership on Saturday announced €9.5 million in new funding for the initiative, with additional funding expected to materialise over the next few months as efforts are geared up to support the marine biodiversity hotspot.

A new initiative has launched on sidelines of COP28 in Dubai that will seek to combine Indigenous knowledge and mapping technology to help governments in their efforts to protect 30% of their terrestrial and marine areas by 2030.

Philanthropic funding will be needed to address capacity gaps in low- and middle-income countries and facilitate high-integrity carbon markets, according to a report released Sunday.

The Caribbean island of Dominica has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UAE-based carbon credit project developer and buyer Blue Carbon at COP28 in Dubai, focusing on mitigation and carbon removal initiatives across several sectors.

W.A. government to spend $220 million to ensure failed coal mine stays open long enough to build replacement wind, solar and battery storage capacity.

The post W.A. to spend $220 million to keep failed coal mine on line till 2026 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia and 117 other countries sign pledge at COP28 to triple renewables by 2030 and double energy efficiency.

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New report finds residential gas use could decrease to zero by 2042, and industrial gas use by 63%.

The post Looming gas supply shortfall could be eradicated by electrification and energy efficiency appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As leaders gather in Dubai for the UN climate summit, experts say global warming is having a ‘profound effect' on health.

People in the Hunter and Illawarra fear offshore turbines could damage marine life and tourism, but parties are accused of ‘weaponising’ the issue

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Frank Future didn’t expect to find an ally in Peter Dutton over his concerns that the offshore wind farm proposed for the Hunter region could have an irreparable impact on the environment.

“He came out with a group of us on that one over there,” he says, pointing to a boat floating metres from the whale watching vessel that he’s run in Nelson Bay for nearly 30 years. “He really saw that there was limited community consultation before that zone was declared.”

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It's Saturday night in Dubai and while most of the world has been enjoying the weekend, tens of thousands of delegates at COP28 remain hard at work.  Carbon Pulse isn't take a break either... Our 11 reporters currently on the ground in the UAE were out in full force to bring you the multitude of announcements and other news that emerged during the UN climate summit's very busy third day.

Governments, private sector, and philanthropic initiatives have so far announced partnerships and funding pledges in the hundreds of millions of dollars for rainforest protection and restoration in multiple nations, specifically involving mobilising finance from international carbon markets and credit sales.

UK prime minister attacked for inconsistency after allowing more gas and oil exploration in the North Sea

Rishi Sunak has been accused of hypocrisy on the international stage after pushing for a phase-out of fossil fuels at the UN Cop28 climate summit in Dubai – weeks after backing more oil and gas exploration in the North Sea.

The prime minister’s lack of “consistency” over climate policy was ridiculed by several senior Conservatives, as well as the former US vice president Al Gore, while members of other international delegations said the UK’s incoherent approach meant it was no longer a global leader on climate issues.

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Total of 16,245 hospitals at high risk by end of century unless fossil fuels phased out, analysts say

One in 12 hospitals worldwide are at risk of total or partial shutdown from extreme weather events without a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels, a new report warns.

A total of 16,245 hospitals, twice as many as are currently at high risk, will be in this category by the end of the century without a change in pace, according to a report released on Saturday by Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI), a climate risk analyst. It adds that a residential or commercial building with this level of risk would be considered uninsurable.

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An energy subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate SK Group has teamed up with international and domestic partners to speed up the construction of the country's hydrogen ecosystem, the companies announced Saturday.