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Major global economies and car manufacturers fail to sign even the weakest of agreements on electric vehicles at COP26
Not only were major economies like the US, Germany, China, Japan and manufacturers including VW, Toyota and Hyundai absent from the signatories of the “declaration on zero emission cars and vans”, the scale of ambition in the deal itself was disappointingly weak.
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New COP26 Draft Decision Text – Greenpeace Response
We need to see a deal that commits countries to coming back every year with new and better plans until together they get us over the bar and we can stay below 1.5C of warming.
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Climate Action Tracker update is “devastating”
The respected Climate Action Tracker today releases its annual global update – calculating that taking into account 2030 pledges alone, the global temperature increase will be at 2.4C in 2100.
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Greenpeace sues Volkswagen for fuelling the climate crisis and violating future freedom and property rights
Car companies like Volkswagen need to take responsibility and act much faster to phase out the highly-polluting internal combustion engine, and decarbonise their activities.
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Glasgow first draft text revealed: “exceptionally weak” with no mention of fossil fuel phaseout – Greenpeace response
Thanks to blocking by fossil fuel interests, the first version of the official text, published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, fails to acknowledge that fossil fuels are driving the climate crisis, nor does it make any commitment to tangible actions to end global reliance on coal, oil and gas.
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Environmental, Indigenous & human rights groups slam net-zero ‘smoke and mirrors’ at COP26
At the halfway point of COP26, leading Indigenous, environmental and human rights NGOs are criticising the focus on ‘net-zero’ targets due to their over-reliance on offsetting scams and unproven technology.
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Saudi Arabian negotiators move to cripple COP26 – Greenpeace response
Greenpeace International Executive Director Jennifer Morgan expresses grave concern at moves by the Saudi government to cripple the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow.
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COP26 Update: State of the talks so far (extended quote and briefing)
As we approach the end of week one at COP26, Greenpeace International Executive Director Jennifer Morgan summed up the state of the talks.
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Offsets taskforce hit by protests at COP26
Greenpeace chief challenges Carney’s taskforce at greenwash event.
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Diplomatic bully: Australia’s climate obstruction in the Pacific revealed
Australia uses diplomatic strong-arm tactics to water down outcomes in Pacific climate negotiations and buy silence on climate change.
