The G7 is considering beginning negotiations on a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) at its meeting in June. Liz Truss had appeared keen on promoting CBAM at the G7 last year but the idea seemed to have been put on the back burner and the Board of Trade Report in July , (21/7/21) promoted a…
The first week of the COP26 was a roller coaster of major announcements and frustrations around access. The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) now includes 450 institutions controlling $130 trillion that will begin to align with science-based net zero targets. This could have a transformational impact on the mobilization of private-sector capital, and also on…
I’ve not written earlier simply because I thought I’d wait until I had something positive to say. Unfortunately, I’m still waiting. To be frank, I’m a bit frustrated. The point of observers at COP is to be the eyes and ears of civil society. However, very few of us can get near the actual negotiations…
It’s only six weeks until COP26 – the postponed 2020 UN conference on climate change in Glasgow. The chips are down to reduce emissions and save our liveable climate. Of course there are all sorts of ways reduce emissions, but cutting out greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels will do a big chunk of…
I hope many of you caught the news of top climate scientist, Jim Hansen, and his letter to Boris. I’m reposting it in this blog with Jim’s permission but without further comment except to say that much of the, unreported, segment concerns carbon fee and dividend with CCL-UK being recommended as Boris’s next port of…
My confident prediction (for the up-coming climate conference, COP26) is that at least one national paper will use the above headline on the last day of the conference on Nov 12th. If the final outcome is a bit of a fudge then maybe we’ll also get “COP out” whilst, if things go badly, we may…
SIGN DECLARATION Most people in most countries now accept that climate change is real, dangerous and man-made. Most governments are signed up to the Paris agreement and even the most glaring exception to that is now returning to the fold. And our industries, too, are finally getting a sense of urgency and have plans to…
Many members may have received an email from the Climate Coalition requesting that they email their MP about the Coalition’s 10 point plan, (or could go to the website and find out about how to get involved). There seems to be no place for easily mentioning the benefits of CF&D in the email template. I…
The first thing that came to mind when I heard Claire O’Neill (formerly Perry, formerly my MP and formerly the minister for clean energy) had been dumped as president for this year’s crunch UN conference on climate change in Glasgow (COP26) was they couldn’t cope with a ballsy woman. Or should I say a titsy woman?
