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Methane emissions reduction – A report on international policy and technology insights for the Australian fossil fuel sector
Sink or Swim?: Key Outcomes from COP28
In light of findings from the first Global Stocktake, COP28 negotiations have continued to navigate a plethora of diplomatic and governance issues in the realization of global decarbonisation goals. Discussions on central themes – including fossil fuels, climate finance and sustainable agriculture – have yielded paradoxical outcomes that have generated momentum for global climate action while highlighting just how far there is to go.
The Global Stocktake: Findings and Talking Points for COP28
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s technical dialogue on the first Global Stocktake emphatically calls for governments and organisations to raise their ambition for climate commitments and rapidly accelerate implementation over the next decade.
What to look out for at COP28
The upcoming COP28, set to take place in Dubai in November 2023, marks a significant moment in climate change negotiations. Recent catastrophic weather events have heightened the need for decisive action.
Need to Know: 2021 State of the Environment Report
The 2021 State of the Environment Report (SoE) released this week by the Federal Government provides a damning assessment of the threats to Australia’s environment, the impacts of which have significantly amplified over the past 5 years.
Decoding the IPCC’s Working Group 2 Report – What You Need to Know
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations (UN) body for assessing the science related to climate change. It has now released Working Group 2.
The Report draws upon 34,000 studies and involved 270 authors from 67 countries. It carefully examines the intensifying impacts of climate change and future risks, and it has explicit regard for developing countries and less resilient parts of the world.
How will Water and Agriculture Fare in the Net Zero Transition?
All companies are exposed in some way to transition and physical climate change risks and opportunities. These risks fall differently on different sectors, and introduce different types of exposures. In this article we focus on agriculture and utility water supply as two industries exposed to both physical and transition risks.
Need to Know: The IPCC Working Group 1 Report
So much is about to be written on the IPCC Report, and so let’s focus on what it is, what they said last time, what they are saying now, and what this all means.