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UAE using role as Cop28 host to lobby on its climate reputation
Gulf petrostate hired PR firms to stress its part in next year’s climate summit before this year’s had begun
The United Arab Emirates has been using its role as the host of next year’s UN climate conference to launder its international reputation, long before this year’s event – Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh – began.
The Emirates, which will host Cop28 in November 2023, hired public relations and lobbying agencies specifically to promote its role as the future host before this year’s conference had began, an unusual move that exceeded the promotional efforts of past host nations and suggests an increased Emirati role in this year’s Cop27 conference.
Continue reading...‘Paris agreement’ for nature imperative at Cop15, architects of climate deal say
Leaders say December biodiversity summit in Montreal is ‘unprecedented’ chance to turn tide on nature loss
The architects of the Paris agreement have urged world leaders to reach an ambitious sister deal for nature at the Cop15 biodiversity conference this December while warning that limiting global heating to 1.5C is impossible without protecting and restoring ecosystems.
On biodiversity day at the Cop27 climate conference in Egypt, Christiana Figueres, Laurence Tubiana, Laurent Fabius and Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, who helped design the Paris agreement, said that Cop15 would be an “unprecedented” opportunity to turn the tide on nature loss.
Continue reading...“Great day for Australia’s decarbonisation:” Cannon-Brookes celebrates AGL board wins
Mike Cannon-Brookes hails the historic victory at AGL annual general meeting as a "great day for Australia's decarbonisation."
The post “Great day for Australia’s decarbonisation:” Cannon-Brookes celebrates AGL board wins appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Bowen commits to offshore wind alliance as Australia weighs 40GW of proposals
Australia joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance to tap the collective experience of other countries as it develops its own industry from scratch.
The post Bowen commits to offshore wind alliance as Australia weighs 40GW of proposals appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Stanwell inks its biggest PPA yet to supply 100 pct renewables to coal mining giant
Anglo American inks deal with Queensland coal utility to source 100 per cent renewables for the production of steelmaking coal.
The post Stanwell inks its biggest PPA yet to supply 100 pct renewables to coal mining giant appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Rain makes coal heavy, slippery and harder to dig up. So what does La Niña mean for this already disrupted industry?
Fortescue secures land rights for 7.6GW of wind and solar for Egypt green hydrogen plans
Fortescue Future Industries secures "exclusive" land rights for up to 7.2GW of wind and solar for Egypt green hydrogen plans.
The post Fortescue secures land rights for 7.6GW of wind and solar for Egypt green hydrogen plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NSW plans massive solar and battery virtual power plant across 2,200 public schools
Plans to establish Australia’s largest school-based solar and battery virtual power plant are underway, with launch of EOI process by NSW government.
The post NSW plans massive solar and battery virtual power plant across 2,200 public schools appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Introducing noisycharts: graphs and data you can hear – video
Data visualisation is one of the most important tools journalists have to explain the world, even going back to the 1800s, but it's not accessible for everyone. Guardian Australia's data and interactive editor Nick Evershed has been working on adding new elements to his visualisations to try to widen accessibility to vital information
Continue reading...UK zoonotic research site left to deteriorate - MPs
Urban planning is now on the front line of the climate crisis. This is what it means for our cities and towns
COP27: Lack of women at negotiations raises concern
COP27: Oil pollution in Egypt threatens one of world's few thriving coral reefs
CP Daily: Tuesday November 15, 2022
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Chris Bowen takes leadership role in Cop27 talks as John Kerry praises Australia’s climate U-turn
Australian climate change minister asked to take over struggling summit negotiations over how to fund climate financing for poor countries
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In a sign Australia has come in from the cold at climate talks after years of being criticised as a laggard, Chris Bowen has been asked to take a leadership role in the final days of faltering negotiations at the UN summit in Egypt.
It came on a day in which Australia’s climate change minister was effusively praised by the US climate envoy, John Kerry, and signed up to a global alliance that aims to massively expand offshore wind energy.
Continue reading...Scotland launches giga-scale big battery rollout to boost grid reliability
Construction begins on three big battery projects across Scotland that will boast a combined capacity of 1GW/2GWh and provide "world-first" grid services.
The post Scotland launches giga-scale big battery rollout to boost grid reliability appeared first on RenewEconomy.
PREVIEW: Q4 WCI auction result geared for fewer surprises
COP27: EU confirms to UN talks that it will raise climate ambition
World’s largest floating offshore wind farm delivers first power – to oil and gas platform
Equinor is using the Hywind Tampen project to help power operations at its Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas fields in the Norwegian North Sea.
The post World’s largest floating offshore wind farm delivers first power – to oil and gas platform appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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