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A look at how Saudi Arabia is delivering on promises made at COP26 in Glasgow
2 years, 1 month ago

A look at how Saudi Arabia is delivering on promises made at COP26 in Glasgow

The Independent  

PLEDGE #1 To halt deforestation and desertification by planting 450 million trees and rehabilitating large swathes of degraded lands by 2030. Opening the Middle East Green Initiative Summit at Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman built on the plans announced last year: to reduce global carbon levels by 2.5% by planting 50 billion trees across …

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We need a forest-led COP27
2 years, 2 months ago

We need a forest-led COP27

The Hindu  

In September, a study published in the journal Science said earth may have already passed through five dangerous tipping points due to the 1.1°C of global heating caused by humanity to date. In 2003, Ken Caldeira at the Carnegie Institution found that the world would need a nuclear plant’s worth of clean-energy capacity every day between 2000 and 2050 to …

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COP26 pledges need a new climate of cooperation
3 years ago

COP26 pledges need a new climate of cooperation

The Hindu  

As world leaders converged in Glasgow for the COP26, there were some notable absentees. Although the country is yet to significantly transit to renewable energy, accounting only 22.5% of nationwide electricity production, India has been leading the global movement towards solar power. Compared to China’s 28.4%, the U.S.’s 19.8% and some North European country’s 100% transition to renewable energy for …

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Amazon deforestation in Brazil surges to 15-year high
3 years, 1 month ago

Amazon deforestation in Brazil surges to 15-year high

Al Jazeera  

Space research agency findings come after the Brazilian government at the COP26 climate summit pledged to end illegal deforestation by 2028. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest soared 22 percent in one year to the highest level since 2006, according to the government’s annual report, undercutting President Jair Bolsonaro’s assurances that the country is curbing illegal logging. At the United Nations …

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Cop26 agreement: Is the world any closer to meeting the 1.5C global temperature rise target?
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26 agreement: Is the world any closer to meeting the 1.5C global temperature rise target?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow has entered its final days after almost two weeks …

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Glasgow Climate Pact: Five things you need to know about the UN COP26 deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Glasgow Climate Pact: Five things you need to know about the UN COP26 deal

Firstpost  

From phasing out coal to carbon market loopholes, here are the highlights of the finally signed Glasgow Climate Pact, which brought together 197 countries in a fight against climate change London: The COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow have finished and the gavel has come down on the Glasgow Climate Pact agreed by all 197 countries. If the 2015 Paris …

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What do the Cop26 deals mean for you?
3 years, 1 month ago

What do the Cop26 deals mean for you?

The Telegraph  

Cop26 has come to a close. But we are still reliant on gas to heat our homes and generate electricity, and recently prices have been rising because wind turbines have not produced as much power as usual, as well as because of pressure on supplies due to last year’s cold winter and demand from Asia for liquefied natural gas. To …

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Deforestation up in Brazil Amazon amid COP26 climate debate
3 years, 1 month ago

Deforestation up in Brazil Amazon amid COP26 climate debate

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Detected deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose for the second straight month compared to last year, ending a streak of encouraging data at a moment when the government has promised to curb illegal logging. Satellite alerts of deforestation in October corresponded to 877 square kilometers, the highest indicator for the month in five years and 4.9% …

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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rising, despite COP26 pledges
3 years, 1 month ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rising, despite COP26 pledges

Al Jazeera  

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose in the month of October compared with last year, according to satellite images, in contradiction of pledges by the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro that it would do more to curb illegal deforestation in the area. “Government announcements are not changing the reality that Brazil is continuing to lose forests,” said Ane Alencar, science …

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British PM Boris Johnson to return to COP26 to urge action
3 years, 1 month ago

British PM Boris Johnson to return to COP26 to urge action

India TV News  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is heading back to COP26 to press negotiators from around the world to “turn promises into action” in the summit’s closing days. Johnson attended a world leaders’ summit that kicked off the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow last week, and will return to the Scottish city Wednesday. But the almost 200 nations attending remain …

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As COP26 Vows to End Deforestation, a Lesson Closer Home From Odisha’s Nayagarh
3 years, 1 month ago

As COP26 Vows to End Deforestation, a Lesson Closer Home From Odisha’s Nayagarh

The Quint  

On 2 November 2021, fourteen community rights and community forest resource rights titles from twenty-four villages in Nayagarh district were approved by the Odisha government under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006. One, the nature of the titles is such that two or three villages ‘jointly’ hold the title, a first in the country, as possibly …

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Steny Hoyer introduces $9 billion bill to meet Biden’s COP26 deforestation pledge
3 years, 1 month ago

Steny Hoyer introduces $9 billion bill to meet Biden’s COP26 deforestation pledge

CNN  

CNN — After President Joe Biden entered the US into a global pledge at COP26 to end and reverse deforestation, a top Democrat in the House introduced a bill Wednesday to put financial weight behind Biden’s commitment. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s legislation would establish a $9 billion trust fund at the US State Department to finance bilateral forest conservation …

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CoP26 summit | Leaders pledge to cut methane and save forests
3 years, 1 month ago

CoP26 summit | Leaders pledge to cut methane and save forests

The Hindu  

Leaders at the CoP26 global climate conference in Glasgow have pledged to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane to help slow climate change. Surangel Whipps Jr, president of Palau, a Pacific state of500 low-lying islands under threat from rising sea levels, told the leaders of the G20 industrial powers …

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Cop26: More than 100 leaders promise to halt deforestation by 2030
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26: More than 100 leaders promise to halt deforestation by 2030

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 100 national leaders will make a promise during the Cop26 summit to stop …

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World leaders at COP26 will pledge multibillion-dollars to end world's deforestation by 2030
3 years, 1 month ago

World leaders at COP26 will pledge multibillion-dollars to end world's deforestation by 2030

Firstpost  

The signatories include Brazil and Russia, which have been singled out for accelerating deforestation in their territories, as well as the United States, China, Australia and France. World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action …

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COP26: World leaders back deal to end deforestation by 2030
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: World leaders back deal to end deforestation by 2030

Hindustan Times  

UK prime minister Boris Johnson's office made the announcement on behalf of the leaders. Leaders of more than 100 countries pledged late Monday to stop and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, according to the COP26 chair of the United Kingdom. British prime minister Boris Johnson said the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forest and Land …

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Netherlands joins call to end deforestation by 2030 at COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands joins call to end deforestation by 2030 at COP26

NL Times  

One hundred countries, including the Netherlands, reached an agreement to end deforestation and land degradation by the end of this decade. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is hosting the COP26 climate conference, called the deal "a milestone to protect and restore the Earth's forests." The Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, and several philanthropic institutions agreed …

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COP26: More than 100 countries pledge to end deforestation by 2030
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: More than 100 countries pledge to end deforestation by 2030

Al Jazeera  

Agreement is underpinned by $19bn in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. We also need to connect all the dots all the way to the ground, to engage communities and Indigenous communities in solutions.” Monday’s agreement vastly expands a similar commitment made by 40 countries as part of the 2014 New York Declaration on Forests …

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Brazil pledges 50 percent emissions cut by 2030 in change of tone
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil pledges 50 percent emissions cut by 2030 in change of tone

Al Jazeera  

Environmentalist says Brazil is attempting to rebuild goodwill amid global outrage about deforestation in the Amazon. Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions rose 9.5 percent in 2020, according to a study released last week Deforestation, which hit a 12-year high in Brazil’s Amazon in 2020, is the biggest source of the country’s emissions. Brazil’s Environment Minister Joaquim Leite said on Monday the …

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