Union of Concerned Scientists, January 14:

COP29 and What’s Next for Int’l Climate Policy

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This past November, world leaders gathered at the United Nations annual climate talks (COP29) with the main goal of securing an ambitious climate finance agreement, alongside reaffirming that nations will take meaningful steps to cut emissions and transition away from fossil fuels as was agreed upon last year.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) invites you to join a virtual discussion to learn more about our efforts to highlight scientifically necessary outcomes at COP29, how we engaged on the ground during these contentious international climate negotiations and called out the malign influence of fossil fuel interests, and where we go from here—including the impact of the incoming Trump administration which has threatened to exit the Paris Agreement.

COP29 and What’s Next for International Climate Policy

Date: Tuesday, January 14
Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET / 1:00–2:00 p.m. PT

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Coming into COP29, multiple scientific studies showed that funding on the order of $1 trillion per year would be needed to help low-income nations cut emissions, adapt to mounting climate impacts, and address loss and damage. Studies also showed that the global emissions trajectory remains far off track, with the world facing a projected 2.6-3.1°C increase in global average temperatures above pre-industrial levels without urgent corrective action.

The final COP29 deal falls well short of what’s needed, with just $300 billion annually from a variety of sources by 2035 with richer nations making no firm commitment on a specific amount they would offer in public finance. Fossil fuel interests permeated COP29, and their push to maintain massive profits from oil and gas also showed in the flawed final outcome.

UCS experts will share reflections on how the negotiations played out regarding climate science, policy, and corporate influence, and the environmental and climate justice implications—register today.

Thank you to the Henry Kendall Society for hosting this webinar!

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Something Our Readers Should Know About

This came in by email on January 1.

Official Statement from Allison Fajans-Turner, Bank Engagement and Policy Lead, Rainforest Action Network:

“America’s largest banks are making a New Year’s resolution to turn back on their climate promises, disgracefully ending 2024 — a year marred by continued bank funding for fossil fuel expansion and policy backtracking — by exiting the Net Zero Banking Alliance for Net Zero (NZBA). Citibank and Bank of America withdrew from NZBA in the waning hours of 2024, a trend started by Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs on the eve of the holiday season. To JP Morgan Chase and any other U.S. bank considering defecting, RAN reiterates its statement from before the break that leaving the alliance will be seen as an irresponsible and climate hostile act.

RAN, along with many other climate finance campaigning NGOs, sent a letter to the NZBA and GFANZ advisory bodies urging the Alliance to call out defecting members. We are disappointed that instead, GFANZ has purportedly decided to weaken itself by clarifying its role as an advisory body rather than one that would hold its members to scientific standards. These moves, made when most of us are distracted by the holidays, show just how ashamed banks are of their unpopular decisions to backtrack on their climate commitments. If U.S. mega-banks are unwilling to be bound by even the loose requirements of international voluntary associations, then it is all the more imperative that national and state level governments get serious about regulating the banking sector. Otherwise, we all face the devastation of a bursting carbon bubble that has trillions of dollars in underpriced climate risk.”

We at Green Energy Times ask our readers to check on their banks, find out what they are doing, and stop supporting them if they are acting inappropriately.

 

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