A Greener Life

JANUARY 4, 2022

The momentum of COP26 coupled with a series of stark IPCC climate reports, increased urgency from the UN and governments, caused it to become a mainstream issue across newsrooms. Joe Biden signs executive orders on his first day as US President. Then there was this year’s blockbuster climate event – COP26.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Climate groups in South Asia and across the world are demanding urgent climate action at COP26. In just over a month, the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement was signed will decide the fate of global climate action. On the agenda at COP26. Where South Asia stands before COP26. By Lou Del Bello.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 29, 2021

As the COP26 climate summit gets underway in Glasgow, the stakes could not be higher. Ahead of COP26, I contacted eight climate researchers to find out their hopes for the event. “There’s a lot of words, but they need to be backed up by policy actions. Courtesy: Daniel Kammen. Courtesy: Steven Sherwood.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Our Planet Matters, the umbrella under which BBC are classifying its environmental and climate coverage in the run up to COP26. As the world is nearing the crucial UN climate summit COP26 , climate coverage is yet again on the up. After Paris, it dropped and then plateaued due to the signing of the Paris Agreement.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The group hopes to spur other countries to take action and join the Compact ahead of COP26 in Glasgow to aid in the deliverance of the climate summit’s goal of making coal power a thing of the past. Consigning coal to history is crucial to avoiding catastrophic climate change,” said Alok Sharma, COP26 President-Designate.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 30, 2022

US Special Climate Envoy John Kerry during COP26. The pledges set out and delivered to the UN ahead of the COP26 climate summit last year are called nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). Of the 100 countries with net-zero carbon neutrality targets currently only 14 have net-zero targets signed into law. B y Anders Lorenzen.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 21, 2022

With this new policy, Canada joins a group of first movers who have implemented the pledge signed at last year’s UN climate conference (COP26) to end their direct international public financing for fossil fuels by the end of 2022 and fully prioritize their public finance for the clean energy transition. . Next up: domestic subsidies .

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As I arrived in Glasgow in October for the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference COP26, along with leaders, advocates and activists from around the globe, it was clear the eyes of world were on us. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Time is running out. Never miss an update. Enter Your Email.loading.

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Acoel

JANUARY 18, 2022

When the history of the global shift toward a clean energy economy and a sustainable future gets written decades from now, it may well be that the COP26 Climate Change Conference will be seen as a watershed moment. In this regard, COP26 might well have set in motion changes that will resonate for decades. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

One of the top agenda items at the 27 th annual UN Conference of the Parties (COP27) climate meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt—now in its second week—is how to implement the Global Methane Pledge launched at last year’s COP26 negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland. To date, more than 130 countries have signed onto the pledge.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Reclaims Leadership Role At COP26 -- Financial Times: Executive Pay & Climate: Can Bonuses Be Used To Reduce Emissions? PA Politics -- City & State: New Poll Shows Sen.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The statement, which also describes protective measures that utilities can take, was signed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Security Agency. House COP26 Hearing. It points out that such attacks are a persistent threat.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What is COP26? Yes – under the landmark Paris agreement , signed in 2015, nations committed to holding global temperature rises to “well below” 2C above pre-industrial levels, while “pursuing efforts” to limit heating to 1.5C. Those five years were up on 31 December 2020, but the pandemic prevented many countries coming forward.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) flanked by US President Joe Biden (centre) and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (right) on the first real day of COP26. World leaders on Monday last week hailed a major breakthrough when, on the first official day of COP26 , a deal was agreed to stop deforestation by 2030. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Organizations delivered petitions to the Prime Minister’s Office today, asking that the federal government follow through on its COP26 promise to implement a strong, ambitious cap on oil and gas emissions . The federal government has still not released any details about how they plan on accomplishing their COP26 commitments.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Rejoining the Paris Agreement and Making Waves at COP26. The Paris Agreement is a legally binding agreement on climate change that was signed in 2015 by almost 200 countries. Building for our Ocean and Coasts.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 19, 2021

And we also know that now, only months before the crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow November, we are far behind what was promised by countries at the Paris Agreement conference in 2015. . Most comprehensive climate data. And this is happening at only around 1.1 degrees C of warming. But they’re not the only ones who need to act.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This is a guest post by Andrew Barton, who is an ESA member attending COP26 in Glasglow, Scotland. The signs were diverse, witty, forceful, angry, and more. A child carried a sign that read, “Sorry I didn’t tidy my room, I’ve been busy saving the planet.” Thanks to everyone for showing up. by Andrew Barton.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This is a guest post by Andrew Barton, who is an ESA member attending COP26 in Glasglow, Scotland. The signs were diverse, witty, forceful, angry, and more. A child carried a sign that read, “Sorry I didn’t tidy my room, I’ve been busy saving the planet.” Thanks to everyone for showing up. by Andrew Barton.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 31, 2022

At the COP26 climate conference last year, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chính unexpectedly announced a target of reaching net-zero by 2050. The country also signed the Global Coal to Clean Power Transition statement, in which it committed to rapidly scale up renewables and build no more new unabated coal power plants.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 21, 2022

Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at the Opening Ceremony at COP26. For the first time ever in the 27-year history of UN climate talks, at COP26 fossil fuels were mentioned in the final agreement. Photo credit: Karwai Tang / UK Government via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Given that the federal government has already provided up to $18 billion in traceable support to oil and gas companies so far this year, it is critical that Canada make good on these commitments and phase out support for all fossil fuels – domestically and abroad, without loopholes.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

That means countries will be undertaking the first official assessment of their progress on meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement since it was signed in 2015. Course correction: 2023 is ‘Global Stocktake’ year. The government must release its plan and target ahead of or at COP28.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Canada notably signed on to COP24’s Just Transition Silesa Declaration and COP26’s Just Transition Declaration , yet in April 2022 the Commissioner on the Environment and Sustainable Development in the Office of the Auditor General found that “The federal government was not prepared to support a just transition to a low-carbon economy”.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

House Sends Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill To Biden’s Desk , Includes Largest-Ever Investment In Cleaning Up Abandoned Coal Mines - PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem [PaEN] -- AP: Dems End Deadlock, House Hands Biden Infrastructure Win -- NPR: U.S. Senate returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, Dec. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, Dec.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 12, 2022

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Harvesting The Sun For Climate Change Program [PaEN] -- Cary Bohl And Kim Edward Miller Appointed To The Westmoreland Land Trust Board [PaEN] -- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Hunters Have More Chances Than Ever To Kill A Bear In PA -- PG - John Hayes: PA Is #8 In Deaths From Animal Attacks, But Don’t Blame The Bears American Rescue Plan Funding -- AltoonaM: (..)

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A Greener Life

APRIL 15, 2022

The push for zero-carbon routes has gained traction since COP26, but advances in zero-emissions fuel and port infrastructure will be key to realising their potential. By 2025, the aim is to have set up at least six such corridors, which would each run between two or more ports. And the production of sustainable fuels must ramp up.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Wolf Reminds Hurricane Ida Survivors To Apply For Federal Aid At Disaster Recovery Centers, Online Or By Phone American Rescue Plan Funding -- WBTimes: Wilkes-Barre Releases $5.6 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill -- Gov.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

House Passes Reconciliation Bill, Biden Signs Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. COP26 concludes with the signing of the Glasgow Climate Pact. House Passes Reconciliation Bill, Biden Signs Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. Meanwhile, President Biden signed the Infrastructure and Jobs Act ( H.R. 16-17 for Hill meetings.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Last week, the federal government showed some much-needed climate leadership at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. If fully implemented, it could mean a shift of over $20 billion collectively out of fossil fuels and into clean energy – and the funds will continue to grow as more nations sign the pledge. .

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

billion for tribal water rights settlements, and $16 billion to clean up polluted sites such as abandoned wells and mines. The high-volume flow is meant to stir up sediment and rebuild beaches downstream in the Grand Canyon. To get more water news, follow Circle of Blue on Twitter and sign up for our newsletter.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And he backed up his words with action by directing the Department of the Interior to pause all new oil and gas leasing in federal waters (and on federal lands onshore, too). Since that time, though, the Biden administration’s actions on the climate crisis and offshore drilling have not consistently lived up to the rhetoric.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

At COP26 Canada, US, UK, and 21 other countries and institutions join together to end overseas oil, gas, and coal support next year. Eliminating public financing for fossil fuels will free up billions of dollars to support climate solutions and set Canada up to thrive as the world moves beyond oil and gas.”. GMT 4 November 2021.

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