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Cop27: Paris agreement architects demand deal for nature – live
The focus at the climate conference turns to biodiversity, and a draft cover text is expected to emerge
Funding for the countries that are on the front lines of the climate crisis was supposed to have been one of the big themes of this year’s summit.
But the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and other developing countries have said they are gravely concerned with the lack of progress on funding for loss and damage.
We have come too far to fail on loss and damage finance. Three quarters of humanity is relying on a favourable outcome at COP27.
AOSIS and our fellow developing countries have toiled for the past thirty years to be heard on this issue. AOSIS has worked tirelessly this year to build consensus, devise a clear loss and damage response fund proposal, and ensure the commitment of the international community to come to COP27 and negotiate on this issue in good faith.
There’s a big roar from the crowd as Lula arrives and files into a meeting room next to the pavilion.
Chants of “Ole, ole, ole, ola, Lula, Lula!” restart. It is unclear whether he is going to address the crowd. I have not seen so much excitement at Cop27 so far.
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COP27: Roundup for Day 10 – Nov. 16
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New wind, solar and battery additions at lowest level for five years in Australia
Regulator says new additions to the grid at their lowest level for five years, but gets its data mixed up when comparing coal output with wind and solar.
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Food & drink giant teams up with developers to launch Australian forest carbon project
Nasa: Artemis Moon rocket to make third launch attempt
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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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