Kirsty Schneeberger MBE

There is great power in unity and solidarity. For those of you in the UK, you could very well follow this letter up with a letter or email to your elected officials and party members highlighting that you too expect them to not only take this seriously but put pressure on their leadership to act on this letter. See the comments for ways to advocate if you are not in the UK. #everylittlethingcounts #climateadvocacy

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The UK’s carbon capture funding is commendable, but ethical reuse, like Waste to Wonder’s work, offers immediate carbon savings. "Charitable reuse is a win-win for Social Value and carbon savings! #climateaction #UNSDG #CarbonReduction Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Department for Business and Trade Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) British Chamber of Commerce Dubai (BCCD) Social Enterprise UK

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🇬🇧At COP 29 today Climate Minister Kerry McCarthy reiterated the Chancellor’s Mansion House announcements and laid out in more detail the UK Government’s 6 new principles for a Voluntary Carbon and Nature Market (VCNM)🇬🇧 🖋️“In early 2025, the government will consult on the proposed implementation of these principles into voluntary carbon and nature markets and seek views on how they could be applied through guidance, standards and regulatory oversight.” 🌏 Minister McCarthy endorsed the VCNM and said that the principles will “help all market actors reach and apply a common understanding of high integrity markets, and they build on the excellent work of organisations here today to help restore the trust in the market, needing for it to scale and make a greater contribution to the climate effort”. McCarthy noted that the Government would not be promoting the trading of international biodiversity credits at this time. The 6 Principles are as follows: 📈1. Firms should only be using credits once they have also planned ambitious decarbonisation strategies within their value chains 🌳2. Suppliers need to ensure credits are of a ‘high integrity’ 📒3. The disclosure and measurement of planned use of credits should be included as a part of sustainability reporting  ✅4. The use of credits requires quantified and independently verified transition plans across scopes 1-3 💷5. When marketing their products using credits, firms should make use of appropriate terminology and green claims consistent with the principles  🤝6. Firms should engage with other carbon market actors to support the “standardisation, wider information sharing, more equitable market access, reduced transaction costs, transparency and interoperability” for the VCNM Image: Climate Minister Kerry McCarthy at COP29, 15/11/24

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The Case for an Ambitious and Fair Climate Plan ☀️ In light of Keir Starmer's visit to Baku for #COP29, we have published an exclusive article from Jamie Peters, Interim CEO of Friends of the Earth, who writes about the importance of a 'Big Climate Plan.' Friends of the Earth urges the Government to deliver an ambitious new climate plan that aligns with the country’s legal commitments, ensures a just transition to a green economy and meets crucial 2030 targets to avert climate and ecological collapse. Read 👇 https://lnkd.in/guFdi-Gt This article appears in the new edition of the Chamber UK Journal. To buy a print copy, please visit www.chamberuk.com/shop, or alternatively, to gain free online access, please visit https://lnkd.in/eZZ-wrDt. #COP29 #Baku #ClimateChange #FriendsoftheEarth #ChamberUK #NetZero #Sustainability #ClimateGoals #2030 #UKPolitics #PoliticsUK #Policy #UKGovernment

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Success in the low-carbon transition to date has been driven by industry’s response to ambitious government targets – accelerating deployment and driving down costs. As a result, industry can help government be confident that progress towards a net-zero economy is both technically and economically possible – the technology is in place, commitments are being made, and the focus must now be on deployment. Now is a critical period for governments to commit to more ambitious NDCs and stronger links between targets and supporting policies at the national level. NDCs can and must turn ambition into action and policymakers should feel confident in their ability to set and deliver on more ambitious targets. Read our latest insights briefing on #CredibleContributions here: https://lnkd.in/eQfdmpgj

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The #UK is meeting all of its emissions reduction targets so far, but more credible plans are needed to meet 2030 targets, the UK Climate Change Committee’s recent annual progress report shows. The new Government has already taken positive steps to accelerate climate action, but a full suite of climate solutions is still needed. For the UK to reinstate its domestic and international leadership on climate, statements of intention and recommendations for action must be transformed into real implementation and deployment of key technologies at pace. Find out more about the findings from the UK’s Climate Change Committee with CATF’s Rebecca Tremain: https://lnkd.in/gC_hdSq4 

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How can we better engage stakeholders on #ClimateResilience? 'The Boxer's Guide to Climate Resilience' - the creative performance we commissioned and premiered at #FloodandCoast2024 was just one of the innovative new ways we are raising awareness of climate resilience and engaging communities on the issue. In this article, Phil Emonson, our Climate Resilience Transformation Lead and Jenny Broomby, Chartered Senior Environment & Sustainability Analyst, reflect on how creative ways to engage stakeholders can be used more widely to enable us to better adapt to, and respond and recover from, the challenges of a changing climate. 👉https://lnkd.in/eiUxp9mE

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Our CEO Rory Sullivan has written an article for SDG Action arguing that scaling up private climate finance requires governments and agencies to fully understand the financial characteristics of the activities and entities that need to be supported. He pays particular attention to emerging markets and to adaptation, the two areas that are most poorly served by private finance. "However, the reality is that most adaptation measures are not that attractive to private investment. While there are often clear economic or societal reasons to support such investments, it is often the case that relatively few of the benefits from adaptation finance accrue directly to the entity providing the investment. Even if there are private benefits, these are often long term. " https://lnkd.in/eQTq8dVP

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The Voluntary Carbon Market is evolving, but there’s still a long way to go. Today, Carbon Direct released the 2024 State of the Voluntary Carbon Market report. As carbon removal becomes critical to achieving climate goals, this report explores the growth, quality, and market challenges ahead. Here’s a sneak peek: --Despite progress, the market’s size is far below 2030 and 2050 targets, highlighting the need for quality, demand, and rapid scale-up. --Quality remains a core challenge—only 10% of assessed projects meet rigorous standards, emphasizing the need for diligence. --Nature-based solutions dominate, but high-durability removals are on the rise, driven by forward purchasing from major players like Microsoft. Learn more about securing high-quality carbon credits, investing in sustainable removals, and driving progress. Don’t miss the full report: https://lnkd.in/gT9P3esh ⬅ #CarbonMarkets #ClimateAction #SustainableFuture #VoluntaryCarbonMarket #CarbonRemoval #CarbonCredits

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Prioritising #ClimateAction can be tough as a small business, especially when it feels like your to-do list just keeps growing. The SME Climate Hub helps us access free support and guidance in our climate action journey.  This #EarthDay, get involved and learn more about the community now: https://bit.ly/4cS1iH0  #bcorp #bcorporation #bcorps #goodbusiness #goodbusinessesdogood #goodbusinesspractices #good4business

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UK General Election 2024: Debate about green issues has been muted, but where do voters sit on climate change and net zero? Based on two years of Climate Barometer tracker data and some wider polling, here’s a snapshot of where voters are on #climate as they go to the polls: - Over the past 18 months, public concern about the environment has remained steady: MPs show greater fluctuation. But nature and the environment is important to people across the board - Despite an all-encompassing cost of living crisis, voters across the political spectrum support net zero by 2050. Yet both the public & MPs underestimate this support  - Most people believe renewables, not fossil fuels, are the best way of building the country’s energy security - Climate change isn’t a major dividing line for voters: most people want more, not less action on climate - Many anti-net zero arguments either land badly, or not at all - The public broadly support many key planks of net zero, including renewable energy, landlord incentives for insulation, a tax on frequent flyers & a fracking moratorium. Support almost always outweighs opposition - Voters want reassurance about how the costs of climate policies will fall: support can be built by ensuring that green policies are fairer to those on lower incomes - Policies like LTNs are not as divisive as they are implied to be: Among Conservative voters, support and opposition is similar to the level of people who are undecided, and opposition hasn’t increased: with the right community engagement there is a window of opportunity to build support Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/emw-6B8Z

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🆕 Special Climate Econometrics EVENT with the UK Government's newly appointed Head of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030, Chris Stark! Tuesday 24 September 2024 at 4PM BST, Register here ➵ https://lnkd.in/e7nD-qaM In this webinar we discuss the policy implications from a Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford / The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School New Paper published in Science, with the UK Government's newly appointed Head of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030, Chris Stark. Oxford Climate Econometrics research published in August 2024 [also see a Summary here https://lnkd.in/enJ4AcxQ], provides the first global, systematic evaluation identifying which combinations of policy instruments have led to large emissions reductions out of 1,500 climate policies implemented between 1999-2022 across 41 countries and six continents. The paper, based on a ground-breaking new method, has been widely covered in the media including in the Financial Times. But beyond the academic analysis, the Webinar asks the ‘so what’ question: what concrete, major policy changes can be made based on the findings of this paper? What does it mean, for instance, for UK policymakers seeking to close the emissions gap in their progress towards net zero, while making Britain a clean energy superpower? And how can policies be leveraged more effectively either on their own, or in combinations, by developing countries? Join us with a special panel of speakers, including the UK Government's Head of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030 and two authors of the paper, Moritz Schwarz and Ebba Mark, as we discuss what makes for successful policy mixes in a volatile world; how the emissions gap can be closed in different countries; and, what this means for policymakers facing time and resource constraints. The webinar will be led and moderated by Anupama Sen. More info ➤ https://lnkd.in/eifnyFqd

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The UK Government has formally requested the Climate Change Committee to recommend a carbon reduction target for 2035, to help shape the UK's updated Nationally Determined Contributions. Read more in this month’s edition of Bryt Insight: https://lnkd.in/dF2RGaSg  #BrytInsight #Renewables #NetZero #RenewableEnergy #CarbonEmissions #CarbonFootprint #UKGovernment 

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The voluntary carbon market has such a crucial role to play, but there still seems to be so much work to do amid this fast-evolving landscape. Join Peter Knowles from Net Zero Markets in discussing the quest for quality: a wish list for the voluntary carbon market. He'll be joined by a panel of VCM experts looking at integrity, guidance, accounting practices, meta-standards, SBTi and more: - Chelsea Bryant, CFA, BMO Capital Markets - Oliver Forster, ERM - Donna Lee, Calyx Global - Lorna Ritchie, The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) - Robin Rix, Verra We’ll also get an update on the difficulties of implementing the ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles and the details of the alignment of standards and footprinting programmes announced at COP28. Take advantage of your last chance to get 10% off - the final discount ends at midnight tonight. Join us in Toronto or online on 11-12 June. https://lnkd.in/eHubai6g #carbonforward #emissions #carboncredits #netzero #carbonmarkets #vcm #voluntarycarbonmarket Carbon Pulse | Redshaw Advisors Ltd

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New blog alert: the unspoken truth of methane emissions and flaring 🚨 The UK's NSTA just dropped its 2023 review, and it's not all sunshine and rainbows. Our latest blog dives deep into the global methane crisis, from rising emissions to discrepancies in data. Join the conversation and demand transparency! https://zurl.co/fPwz #methaneemissions #climatechange #energytransition #sustainability Future Energy Partners David Bamford

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#GeneralElection24 #GeneralElection2024 We'll be responding to some of the #Planning policies in the manifestos from the major political parties. Today it was the Liberal Democrats 👇

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It's Finance, Investment and Trade Day at #COP29🌍 🌿For #TradeAssociations, #ProfessionalBodies, and other #MembershipOrganisations, embracing the #RacetoZero and net zero economy isn’t just a moral imperative—it’s a strategic advantage. 🌿This transition represents a monumental opportunity for these organisations to lead and support their members in capturing the economic and reputational of sustainability. 🌿A global move toward net zero could drive a 25% cumulative gain in GDP by 2040 (We Mean Business Coalition), underscoring the financial gains in addition to the environmental impact. https://lnkd.in/ezws_iX #COP29 #ClimateActionsforAssociations #ClimateAction #ClimateLeadership #Sustainability

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