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Projected rate of warming has not improved in past two years, analysis shows

• Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims
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Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached record levels again in 2023, as experts warned that the projected rate of warming had not improved over the past two years.

The world is on track to have burned more coal, oil and gas in 2023 than it did in 2022, according to a report by the Global Carbon Project, pumping 1.1% more planet-heating carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a time when emissions must plummet to stop extreme weather from growing more violent.

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UAE-hosted summit admitted at least 2,456 people affiliated with oil and gas industries, analysis finds

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At least 2,456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the Cop28 climate negotiations, according to an analysis.

The figure calculated by the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition is a record number that raises further questions about the fossil fuel industry’s influence over this year’s UN summit, which is being run by the president of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil company.

Fossil fuel lobbyists received more passes than the combined total of delegates (1,609) from the 10 most climate vulnerable countries combined, including Somalia, Chad, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Sudan.

Many fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access as part of a trade association, of which nine of the 10 largest came from the global north. This included the Geneva-based International Emissions Trading Association, which brought 116 people including representatives from Shell, TotalEnergies and Norway’s Equinor.

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Ed Miliband asks for urgent assurances about government and regulators’ actions after vulnerabilities at nuclear site are revealed

Ministers are under pressure to explain the actions of the government and regulators over cyber security at Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site after a Guardian investigation revealed disturbing vulnerabilities in its networks.

The shadow energy secretary, Ed Miliband, called on the government to urgently “provide assurances” about Sellafield, after the Guardian revealed it had been hacked by groups linked to Russia and China.

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Over 2,400 participants are linked to coal, oil and gas, four times more than attended last year's gathering.

An injured owl in the Russian city of Smolensk has the good fortune to end up outside a fire station.

Integrity issues have arisen with landfill gas projects because baselines have been set too low – and do not properly account for two drivers of methane combustion.

The post Carbon credits from landfill gas projects are on the nose appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind and solar developers are running out of excuses. It's time they started committing to their projects.

The post Renewable energy developers are running out of excuses: It’s time to start building appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's biggest energy utility and the country's biggest super fund promise to maintain status quo and continue their not-so-fast switch to green energy. Australians should be appalled.

The post Not so fast: Origin and AusSuper vow to continue slow pace of green energy switch appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bridie Salmon has gone from slicing fish on the docks of Grimsby to becoming a team leader on the world's biggest offshore wind farm.

The post From nets to nacelles: A day in the life of an offshore wind technician appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind giant Vestas signs deal on sidelines of COP28 conference to build a second phase of the biggest wind project in Ukraine.

The post War-torn Ukraine signs deal to build second stage of its largest wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Leading researcher says solar industry will install a stunning 412 GW of new capacity this year, with production also growing and pushing module prices to record lows.

The post Solar’s stunning year: BNEF says 413GW of new PV capacity to be installed in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Construction begins on Mortlake Turn-In project, to pave way for 1,500MW of additional renewables hosting capacity and ease voltage stability constraints.

The post “Critical boost” for wind as work starts on 1.5GW transmission upgrade appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Sheffield school is fighting dirty air with trees as new data links their absence to pollution.

Fossil fuel emissions reached a record high in 2023, according to new scientific research published on Tuesday, as reductions in CO2 in some regions were cancelled out by increases in output elsewhere.

Record emissions are fast shrinking the remaining amount of carbon dioxide we can emit if we are to limit global warming. At current rates, we’ll use up the budget for a 1.5°C outcome in seven years. Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Corinne Le Quéré, Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia Glen Peters, Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo Judith Hauck, Helmholtz Young Investigator group leader and deputy head, Marine Biogeosciences section a Alfred Wegener Institute, Universität Bremen Julia Pongratz, Professor of Physical Geography and Land Use Systems, Department of Geography, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Philippe Ciais, Directeur de recherche au Laboratoire des science du climat et de l’environnement, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) Pierre Friedlingstein, Chair, Mathematical Modelling of Climate, University of Exeter Robbie Andrew, Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo Rob Jackson, Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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A monthly report by a carbon market analysis firm revealed higher forecasts for California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices in December and 2024, subject to changes in price triggers, with Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) values also expected to rise, while the outlook for RGGI Allowances (RGAs) saw prices converging towards the Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) trigger in the later part of 2024.

We can’t prevent continued global warming without reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions. New climate simulations show what might happen when we get there. Liam Cassidy, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Josephine Brown, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Tilo Ziehn, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The leaders of major multilateral development banks (MDBs) pledged to scale up climate finance and development funding through a new approach structured around country sector platforms rather than  individual projects, at an UNFCCC hosted discussion on Monday at COP28 in Dubai.

Motion will force Tory MPs to say whether bonuses can still be paid despite poor state of English and Welsh waterways

Labour aims to embarrass the government by forcing Conservative MPs to vote on whether Ofwat should have the power to ban water bosses’ bonuses until they clean up waterways in England and Wales.

Water suppliers have been repeatedly criticised for paying out large sums to bosses who have presided over leaky infrastructure and sewage dumping. Senior executives from five of the 11 water companies that deal with sewage took bonuses this year, while the rest declined after public outrage.

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