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COP28: Industry leaders call for scale-up of carbon removal to meet goal of 1.5C
COP28: US pledges another $3 bln to Green Climate Fund, won’t honour $1 bln of previous commitment
COP28: Brazil proposes global forest facility to mobilise billions from existing funds
COP28: Philanthropic initiatives pledge cash towards reducing methane emissions
US outlines measures to cut methane emissions by 80% in next 15 years
Regulations would cut equivalent of 1.5bn metric tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2038, head of EPA says at Cop28
The United States has announced a major crackdown on methane emissions as part of a new effort by several countries at the Cop28 summit to curb the “super pollutant” that is responsible for turbocharging the climate crisis.
The US has used the climate conference, which is administered by the UN and being held in Dubai, to unveil new regulations it estimates will cut methane emissions from its vast oil and gas industry by 80% from levels that would be expected without the rule, a total of 58m tonnes by 2038.
Continue reading...Lula’s bid to style himself climate leader at Cop28 undermined by Opec move
Brazilian president’s plans to approve new fossil fuel projects sit awkwardly with pledge to meet 1.5C target
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has roared into Cop28 with a mega-delegation of more than 2,000 people and grand ambitions to address inequality and protect the world’s tropical forests.
Lula, as he is known, said his country was leading by example: “We have adjusted our climate goals, which are now more ambitious than those of many developed countries. We have drastically reduced deforestation in the Amazon and will bring it to zero by 2030,” he said.
Continue reading...Colombia joins international alliance calling for treaty to end use of fossil fuels
Colombian president Gustavo Petro wants treaty to lay out plan to end era of coal, oil and gas
Colombia has formally joined an alliance of nations calling for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty to prevent the “omnicide of planet Earth”, the country’s president announced at Cop28.
At the climate summit in Dubai, Gustavo Petro has said his country would join a group of nations calling for a new body to manage a global transition away from the primary driver of global heating, akin to previous treaties to reduce nuclear weapon arsenals and landmines.
Cop28: Can fossil fuel companies transition to clean energy?
On Tuesday 5 December, 8pm-9.15pm GMT, join Damian Carrington, Christiana Figueres, Tessa Khan and Mike Coffin for a livestreamed discussion on whether fossil fuel companies can transition to clean energy. Book tickets here or at theguardian.live
COP28: Ratings agency partners with national government to boost Paris Agreement carbon credit use
Oil and gas firms must convert to renewables or face decline, says IEA chief
Fatih Birol says fossil fuel use will peak in 2030, and urges companies to lead switch to green energy
Oil and gas producers must convert their operations to renewable energy or face steep economic decline, the world’s chief energy adviser has said amid the forging of a new alliance of energy companies at the UN Cop28 climate summit.
Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, said: “We have to find a way to reduce fossil fuel consumption, and as such there is an important role that the oil and gas industry can play. I very much hope that they can show in Dubai that they can be part of the solution when it comes to tackling climate change.”
Continue reading...COP28: US announces new methane rules to prevent 58 mln tonnes of oil and gas emissions by 2038
Cercarbono releases broad biodiversity certification programme
Divert military spending to fund climate aid, activists urge Cop28
World’s militaries produce at least 5.5% of emissions, as evidence mounts that climate crisis puts regions at greater risk of war
Wealthy nations should divert 5% of their military budgets to climate finance, advocates argue.
The call comes as global leaders at Cop28 in Dubai gather for a special-themed day on “relief, recovery, and peace” on Sunday, marking the first time climate-fueled conflict has ever been on an international climate conference agenda.
Continue reading...COP28: Colombia joins fossil fuel phaseout initiative
COP28: Korea-led intergovernmental organisation secures forest carbon project in Kyrgyzstan
COP28: Roundup for Day 3 – Dec. 2
COP28: Macron and Bloomberg announce global data transparency plan for private sector emissions
COP28: Nations including US sign up to “groundbreaking” Paris-aligned coal phaseout pledge
COP28: LEAF Coalition announces first emissions reduction agreements worth $60 mln with forest nations
Cop28 live: world leaders to speak at third day of climate summit
Hosts the UAE will hope that more countries use their speeches to pledge money to the newly approved loss and damage fund
Good morning! This is Alan Evans, bringing you coverage from the third day of the UN’s Cop28 climate summit.
The Guardian will be liveblogging the negotiations throughout. You can email me on alan.evans@theguardian.com or on X/Twitter at @itsalanevans, and my colleague Ajit Niranjan (ajit.niranjan@theguardian.com) will take over later on.
World leaders, particularly those from developing countries at the forefront of the climate crises, begged large economies and emitters to take urgent action both to reduce emissions and fund loss and damage
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak declared to the conference that he had watered down climate policy in the UK, drawing anger from politicians and climate experts who said he had “misread the room”
UK opposition leader Keir Starmer accused Sunak of “shrinking and retreating” from showcasing leadership on the global stage at Cop28 and over the climate crisis
A new UN report found that droughts are a planetary emergency causing widespread famine, and that they are a silent, often ignored, killer
Brazil’s president, Lula, outlined that it is not possible to tackle the climate crisis without also tackling inequality. He spoke of climate suffering in the Amazon, which is experiencing one of the “most tragic droughts in its history” while cyclones in the south of Brazil have left a trail “of destruction and death”.
The UK’s King Charles III opened the conference, and warned in his speech that “unless we rapidly repair and restore nature’s economy, based on harmony and balance, which is our ultimate sustainer, our own economy and survivability will be imperilled.”
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