In brief | 12 November '24

ICCI: State of the Cryosphere 2024 – Lost Ice, Global Damage

50 leading cryosphere scientists warn that current climate commitments, leading the world to well over 2°C of warming, would bring disastrous and irreversible consequences for billions of people from global ice loss.

Politico: EU all but guaranteed to miss global deadline for climate targets

Europeans want other countries to promise ambitious action but are behind on their own plans. 

Reuters: COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework

Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead to carbon credit quality standards which are critical to launching a U.N.-backed global carbon market that would fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

dpa: Dutch court rules Shell does not have to drastically reduce emissions

Appeals court in The Hague overturns an earlier judgement that went in favour of the environmental groups which brought the case.

IRENA: Under 1.5°C scenario, renewables provide 91% of the total electricity supply by 2050 

Renewable power agency's 2024 outlook provides an overview of progress by tracking implementation and gaps across all energy sectors.

Financial Times: LNG exports could prove crucial bargaining chip in US-EU trade talks

Share prices of companies in the sector have surged on expectations of higher natural gas exports to Europe, reports the FT.

Wall Street Journal: "Europe’s Latest Net-Zero Victim"

Germany’s coalition government collapses under the weight of climate policy,v the WSJ writes in an op-ed.

Bloomberg: Starmer pushes UK climate leadership as Trump win poses threat

British premier attends UN summit COP29 as other leaders stay away, where UK is expected to unveil pledge on climate emissions.

BBC: UK factory to make wind turbine blades as part of £1bn deal

Spanish-German producer Siemens-Gamesa to manufacture blades for 64 turbines for East Anglia TWO windfarm off Suffolk.