'It is finally possible to imagine a time when the power of green moguls and green jobs is impossible to ignore, with big knock-on effects,' writes Pilita Clark (via IrishTimesBiz)
Hundreds of Cop27 delegates will come from pandemic-ravaged poor countries facing debt, food and energy crises, plus disasters fuelled by a warming climate they did almost nothing to cause. Hardly a recipe for climate negotiating success.
Two weeks ago, the UK’s advertising watchdog banned a set of HSBC adverts for greenwashing, the first move of its kind To wean itself off Russian fossil fuels, Brussels has unveiled RepowerEU, a sweeping €210 billion plan to boost green energy. It’s still a blueprint, but it is also a stark shift from a year ago. Likewise, Ukraine did not stop a record $226 billion of new renewable energy investment globally in the first six months of 2022, led by China.
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