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☆ COP28 host UAE planned to use the event to make oil deals, leaked notes suggest
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Angela Dewan | Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The UAE has already been at the center of widespread criticism for appointing its top oil and gas chief to preside over COP28. The US, China, France, Germany and the UK are among the countries with briefing notes published by the Centre for Climate Reporting. The briefing notes read as would be expected for such meetings, until the end of each country’s notes, where suggestions to promote ADNOC and Masdar are included. The notes did not suggest oil and gas projects would be discussed with all those countries. For the US, for example, the briefing notes touch on potential renewable energy deals, saying Masdar hoped to grow its presence in the US by carrying out “acquisitions” in the short term.

Persons: Sultan Al Jaber —, Al Jaber, ADNOC, Al Jaber helms, Masdar, ”, Kaisa Organizations: CNN, United, Emirates ’, Climate, Abu, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, BBC, Centre, UN, UNFCCC, Greenpeace International Locations: Abu Dhabi, UAE, China, France, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Mozambique, Canada, Australia, Venezuelan, Azerbaijan, Europe, Egypt, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland

☆ ‘Moment of truth’ for oil industry: Deepen the climate crisis or help fix it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Oil and gas producers must confront a “pivotal” choice: continue to accelerate the climate crisis or become part of the solution, the International Energy Agency said in a report Thursday. “The oil and gas industry is facing a moment of truth at COP28 in Dubai,” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in a statement. This pollution needs to be cut by more than 60% by 2030 from today’s level, the IEA report says. The industry invested around $20 billion in clean energy projects last year — only around 2.5% of its total capital spending, the IEA found. Such an increase would mean a radical change in how oil and gas firms spend their cash.

Persons: Fatih Birol, Birol, ” Birol, what’s, Kaisa Kosonen Organizations: London CNN —, International Energy Agency, United, and Gas Industry, IEA, Greenpeace International Locations: COP28, United Nations, Dubai

☆ Dozens of nations to sign U.N. ocean treaty but implementation still awaits
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Daina Beth Solomon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The global pact to conserve biodiversity on the high seas was finally agreed in March and formally adopted by the United Nations in June. It is seen as a crucial tool to meet a target agreed last year to protect 30% of the earth's land and sea by 2030, known as "30 by 30". At least 60 countries are expected to sign the agreement at the annual United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Mads Christensen, interim executive director of Greenpeace International, described the signings as a "powerful signal" and help maintain momentum to meet the "30 by 30" target. "Now politicians must bring the treaty home and ensure it is ratified in record time."

Persons: Borja Suarez, Mads Christensen, Jessica Battle, David Stanway, Stephen Coates Organizations: El, Recovery, Gran Canaria, REUTERS, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, Greenpeace International, International Union for, Worldwide Fund, Nature, Thomson Locations: El Burrero Beach, Gran, Spain, Singapore

☆ Norway Opens Door for Deep-Sea Mining of Copper and Other Critical Materials
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Yusuf Khan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

The target crusts contain copper, zinc and cobalt, as well as some rare-earth elements, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. A seabed nodule obtained during a Norwegian Petroleum Directorate expedition to the Mohns Ridge in the Norwegian Sea in 2020. Currently, deep-sea mining in international waters isn’t yet legal, but it is expected to become so this year. “To forge ahead and unleash deep-sea mining in the Arctic would be criminal. Companies including Maersk and Lockheed Martin have also been divesting their deep-sea mining investments.

Persons: ”, Terje Aasland, Aasland, Nag, Louisa Casson, Lockheed Martin, Yusuf Khan Organizations: Sustainable Business, Clarion, Minerals, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Norway’s, Petroleum, Energy, NPD, International, Companies, Mining, Greenpeace International, Maersk, Lockheed Locations: Norwegian, Europe, Zone, Mexico, Hawaii, Norway, Jamaica, France, Germany, Clarion, yusuf.khan

☆ Norway Opens Door For Deep-Sea Mining of Copper and Other Critical Materials
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Yusuf Khan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

“We express our categorical disagreement with the decision of the Prosecutor General’s Office. This decision makes it illegal for any Greenpeace activity to continue in Russia. Therefore, the Russian branch of Greenpeace will be forced to close,” Greenpeace Russia’s statement said. Greenpeace International also slammed the decision, saying “this misguided decision effectively indicates that it is ‘undesirable’ to protect nature in Russia.”“It’s clear that Greenpeace International – and subsequently Greenpeace Russia – was labeled undesirable because we do not allow disastrous plans threatening nature to be carried out,” Greenpeace International’s statement added. Dozens of organizations have been classified as “undesirable” by Russian authorities since 2015, according to Reuters, a designation which makes it effectively impossible for them to operate.

Its oil deals with Russia are seen as undermining Western sanctions by allowing Russia to continue benefiting from energy revenues. A French presidential source told reporters that Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would also meet Zelenskiy while in Hiroshima. [1/9] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives at Hiroshima airport for attending the G7 leaders' summit in Mihara, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan May 20, 2023., in this photo released by Kyodo. A Chinese foreign ministry statement accused the G7 of attacking China and interfering in its internal affairs, including Taiwan. Reporting by Reuters G7 team in Hiroshima; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Nick MacfieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The April meeting of G7 climate ministers eventually agreed, despite tussles between Japan and European nations, that gas investments "can be appropriate to help address potential market shortfalls" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the disruption it has caused in global energy markets. Saturday's G7 leaders statement at their summit in Japan's Hiroshima changed the language - eventually formulated by Germany, sources say - to include gas investments again, with the G7 saying it was "necessary to accelerate the phase-out of our dependency on Russian energy". DEFENDING THE STANCEGerman government officials rejected that criticism, saying investments are needed to get away from Russian gas and find a replacement. The G7 pledged to achieve a net-zero emissions goal by 2050 and to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Max Lawson, head of inequality policy at activist group Oxfam, said the G7 had maintained a loophole for new fossil gas investments using the Russian military conflict with Ukraine "as an excuse."

Arif Ali | AFP | Getty ImagesAbout 90% of the global population in 2022 experienced unhealthy air quality, and only six countries met the World Health Organization's recommendations of safe air pollutant levels, according to a new report from Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. The report found that the top five most polluted countries in 2022 were Chad, Iraq, Pakistan, Bahrain and Bangladesh. Lahore's air quality worsened to 97.4 micrograms of PM 2.5 particles per cubic meter in 2022 from 86.5 in the year prior, making it the most polluted city in the world. The 2022 report used air quality data from more than 30,000 regulatory air quality monitoring stations and air quality sensors from 7,323 cities across 131 countries, regions and territories. "Too many people around the world don't know that they are breathing polluted air," Aidan Farrow, senior air quality scientist at Greenpeace International, said in a statement.

☆ „Pădurile sfinte” ale Estoniei amenințate de cererea de biocombustibili — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Eugenia Wetz | Diana Preașcă | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +4 min

Cutremurul cu magnitudinea 9,0 – cunoscut sub numele de „Marele cutremur din estul Japoniei” sau cutremurul „Tohoku din 2011” – a fost atât de puternic, încât a mutat Pământul de pe axa sa. Sursa imagine: bbcTsunami-ul a distrus sistemele de răcire a reactoarelor din Fukushima, așa încât trei dintre ele s-au topit. Industria a fost extrem de afectată după dezastrul din 2011, multe țări interzicând importul de alimente de mare capturate în largul coastei de nord-est a Japoniei. Cu toate acestea, accidentul de la Cernobîl a fost mult mai periculos, deoarece nucleul reactorului explodat s-a spulberat foarte rapid și violent. În jurul orașului Fukushima a fost creată o zonă interzisă care se întindea pe 20 de kilometri, iar reactoarele avariate au fost închise definitiv.

Persons: Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății . Organizations: bbc, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății, REUTERS, Fukushima, Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății, Greenpeace International Locations: Japonia, Japoniei, Honshu, Fukushima, Cernobîl, Ucraina, Rusia, Belarus

☆ Cum cererea de biocombustibil afectează pădurile sfinte din Estonia — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Eugenia Wetz | Diana Preașcă | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +4 min

☆ Triburile indigene din Papua Noua Guinee luptă împotriva exploatării uleiului de palmier pentru a-și proteja culturile
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-16 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Petrus a spus: „Corporațiile folosesc diverse metode pentru a ne determina să ne predăm pământul”, cum ar fi trimiterea de rechizite pentru copii, presiunea armatei sau amenințările violente. De atunci, Korindo a defrișat aproximativ 60.000 de hectare de pădure pentru a planta noi palmieri. Procedând astfel, compania a recurs la metoda ilegală de defrișare și incendiere. Atunci când compania a fost întrebată de diferite publicații despre metodele folosite, oficialii acesteia au explicat că nu în cazul acestor terenuri nu s-a apelat la practici ilegale. Nu mai are nimic, a spus el, după ce a împărțit banii cu rudele sale și a cheltuit restul pentru educația celorlalți șapte.

Persons: Lucrurile, Petrus King, Petrus, Moafi Organizations: Science Times, Universitatea din, NASA Locations: Asia de Sud - Est, Papua Noua Guinee, Indonezia, Universitatea din Londra, concesionare

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