Voters Go to the Polls With Climate Leadership Hanging in the Balance
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International
Delegates Head to Marrakesh for First Post-Paris COP
The adoption of the Paris Agreement on climate change in December 2015 and its speedy ratification have set the bar very high for action at the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which begins today and runs through Nov. 18 in Marrakesh, Morocco. The accord […]
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International
Paris Agreement Reaches 100 Members
A rush of ratifications last week brought membership in the Paris Agreement on climate change to 100 nations on Friday, the day the accord entered into force. From Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, 13 nations submitted their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession to the United Nations: Benin, Denmark, Estonia Gabon, Indonesia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sao […]
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Budget & Policy
OIl, Gas Titans Pledge $1B Campaign for Emissions Reductions
The CEOs of 10 major international oil and gas companies are pledging a $1 billion investment campaign over 10 years to prepare and deploy low-emissions technologies. “The creation of OGCI Climate Investments shows our collective determination to deliver technology on a large-scale that will create a step change to help tackle the climate challenge,” according […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
First-Ever Commercial Steel CCS Operation Launches in UAE
The United Arab Emirates is now home to the Earth’s first commercial carbon capture operation on a steel production facility, the Global CCS Institute announced Monday. The Al Reyadah project in Abu Dhabi is a joint venture of the Abu Dhabi National Coal. Co. (ADNOC) and Masdar, the emirate government’s clean technology and renewable energy […]