As the conference goes into the last few days, today’s theme will be nature and forests
There is mounting anger and frustration at the UNFCCC for restricting freedom of expression and assembly of civil society and frontline communities at Cop28 - in violation of the treaty framework and the Paris agreement that all parties signed - while almost 2500 fossil fuel lobbyists walk the corridors.
A major climate action march is planned for this afternoon as part of the global day on climate action, but it is facing a slew of restrictions on what can be said and how many can attend. For example, no mention of Israel is allowed - other wise Cop badges may be revoked.
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12/09/2023 - 02:06
12/08/2023 - 23:00
Food and agriculture firms have sent three times as many delegates to the climate summit as last year
Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at Cop28, with three times as many delegates representing the meat and dairy industry as last year.
Representatives are present from some of the world’s largest agribusiness companies – such as the meat supplier JBS, the fertiliser giant Nutrien, the food giant Nestlé and the pesticide company Bayer – as well as powerful industry lobby groups.
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12/08/2023 - 13:31
A challenge among three housemates to identify species around their inner-Brisbane home has resulted in an academic research paper, showcasing the rich biodiversity in urban landscapes.
12/08/2023 - 13:31
Record breaking marine heatwaves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years, according to a coral reef scientist.
12/08/2023 - 12:55
Blast in Sidcup not being treated as terrorism but counter-terror officers are leading investigation
The London mayor’s office has condemned a “grotesquely irresponsible” attack in which a camera enforcing the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) was damaged with what appeared to be a homemade bomb, saying lives were put at risk.
There was no immediate reaction on the incident from Downing Street or the Home Office, with No 10 saying it could not comment amid a police inquiry, but that it condemned “criminality more generally”.
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12/08/2023 - 11:21
‘It’s a form of social justice,’ says Anne Hidalgo of move to target richest drivers to tackle climate breakdown
Paris intends to triple parking charges for large sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in order to push them out of the city and limit emissions and air pollution, the mayor has said.
“It is a form of social justice,” Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday of the plan to deliberately target the richest drivers to tackle the climate breakdown and air pollution. “This is about very expensive cars, driven by people who today have not yet made the changes to their behaviour that have to be made [for the climate].”
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12/08/2023 - 10:49
Gatorland in Orlando consulting public for name after birth of ‘absolutely extraordinary’ leucistic gator
An incredibly rare form of white alligator has been born at a Florida alligator-themed park, which is now consulting the public for a name.
“Oh boy, we have some exciting news here at Gatorland,” said Mark McHugh, president and chief executive of Gatorland in a statement on Instagram that showed a video of the pale leucistic gator freshly emerged from its shell.
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12/08/2023 - 10:07
Australia’s climate minister flags difficulties around any final wording but hails ‘important symbol’ as talks intensify in Dubai
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Chris Bowen has indicated Australia may be willing to back a global commitment at the Cop28 climate summit to phase out fossil fuels.
The Australian climate change minister has also flagged that position may be unlikely to be adopted at the meeting in the United Arab Emirates unless it was attached to the word “unabated” – a controversial and undefined term usually taken to mean fossil fuels can continue if they are cutting their pollution through the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS).
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12/08/2023 - 09:00
Farmers and conservationists say they are ‘prepared to take it to the high court’ to oppose a planned carbon capture and storage facility
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Farming bodies and environmental groups in regional Queensland have formed an unusual alliance to ensure a proposal to inject carbon dioxide into the Great Artesian basin does not go ahead.
Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation (CTSCo) – subsidiary of global mining company Glencore – is awaiting a decision by the Queensland government to approve a pilot scheme to liquefy CO2 from a coal-fired power station and store it deep underground. Opponents claim the project could cause irreversible damage to water aquifers.
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12/08/2023 - 08:26
‘We cannot negotiate with nature’ says Denmark’s climate minister as talks to phase out fossil fuels hang in balance
The next few days could be the world’s last chance of keeping global heating within safe limits, nations meeting for the Cop28 UN climate summit have been told.
With talks in Dubai now entering their final phase, the world’s governments are still far apart on the central question of whether to phase out fossil fuels.
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