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COP26 was a flop … yet again
Every year, the annual UN climate conference heralds two weeks of intergovernmental pantomime. Without fail, we are told that time is running out, that it’s one minute to midnight, that we are drinking in the last chance saloon, and that it’s the …

Official COP26 wind farm showcases obscene renewables costs
Unreliabilitiy of renewables has been put in the spotlight by the revelation that the official electricity supplier to COP26, the Griffin wind farm in Scotland, has been paid substantial constraint payments during the conference.
https://www.netzerowatch.com/cop26-windfarm-highlights-foolish-energy-policies/

Coal keeps lights on at COP26 as low wind strikes again
On 3 November 2021, a lack of wind power led to skyrocketing costs on the GB Balancing Mechanism. Only fossil fuels saved the day.
https://www.netzerowatch.com/coal-keeps-lights-on-at-cop26-as-low-wind-strikes-again/

COP26 – What are China’s real intentions?
China has been keen to emphasise its ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 and has announced a target to achieve a 65% reduction in the emissions intensity of its economy by 2030. However, some analysts have suggested that all is not as it seems.
https://www.netzerowatch.com/webinar-cop26-what-are-chinas-real-intentions/

Europe’s energy crisis risks derailing COP26
To mitigate the impacts of the price crunch, coal power plants have been reopened and governments have rolled back taxes for energy companies, essentially providing subsidies for fossil fuels. The current hike in energy prices is threatening to overshadow the COP26 …
https://www.netzerowatch.com/europes-energy-crisis-risks-derailing-cop26/

Suspend climate policies and cancel COP26 to save Britain from looming energy disaster
London, 20 September – The Global Warning Policy Forum (GWPF) is calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take swift and radical action to suspend damaging climate policies and prevent the looming energy crisis from turning into an economic and …

COP26 crisis deepens as Boris Johnson plans last-ditch attempt to save UN climate summit
More evidence is emerging that Boris Johnson’s COP26 plans are in serious trouble: According to reports in the Sunday Telegraph, Britain is facing global embarrassment because the government is unlikely to have passed its flagship Environment Bill in time for …

COP26 at risk of ‘failure’ over China’s refusal to slash emissions, official warn
After months of hype, hubris and denial UK officials have finally acknowledged that Boris Johnson’s shambolic climate diplomacy and the COP26 summit in Glasgow are heading for the rocks. The Daily Telegraph is reporting that leaked documents reveal that China …

UN climate summit COP26 in trouble as China rebuffs UK
Days after China sent US climate envoy John Kerry home empty handed, Beijing has given Alok Sharma, the COP26 President and the UK’s senior climate official, the same message: China won’t cave in to Western demands, plunging Joe Biden’s and …
https://www.netzerowatch.com/un-climate-summit-cop26-in-trouble-as-china-rebuffs-uk/

Financial leaders have given up on “anything meaningful” being achieved at COP26
The Independent on Sunday is reporting that some of the world’s top financial figures are resigned to what we have been predicting for some time — the likely failure of the UN climate summit in Glasgow (COP26) to achieve ‘anything …

UK Govt under fire as nuclear industry claim they have been banned from COP26
Up to 15 applications from nuclear-related bodies are understood to have been rejected by Mr Sharma’s COP26 Unit in the Cabinet Office Alok Sharma has come under fire for preventing a series of nuclear bodies from displaying exhibits at the COP26 …

Vijay Jayaraj: India’s energy priorities are a major roadblock for Net Zero and COP26
This November, political leaders from the West will attempt to formalise a more radical emission reduction strategy at the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. However, with the growing opposition to Net Zero plans and other extreme emission reduction policies like the …