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  08.12.2023

  International

  COP28: Global Health Under the Spotlight

  Health took centre stage at the first ever ‘Health Day’ at COP28 on 3 December. The program focused the attention of world leaders on the profound public health-related issues stemming from climate change. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and changing ecosystems contribute to the increase of respiratory and water borne diseases, food insecurity and water scarcity around the world. Data reported indicates that annual deaths from polluted air reached almost 9 million and 189 million people are exposed to extreme weather-related events each year. The inclusion of a Health Day...

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  07.12.2023

  Middle East, UK

  COP28 Update – 7 December 2023

  COP28 has seen a host of pledges and agreements, and the CMS team has been reflecting on the announcements and sharing their experiences of COP28 on the CMS COP28 Hub. Here, we roundup the latest commentary from our team at COP28.  CMS CommentaryFunding + reskilling + data + consumer engagement = energy transition success?A roundup of the engaging and motivating discussion at the COP28 Energy Leaders Roundtable Dinner, discussing funding, the opportunities that reskilling brings, the role of data and the importance of consumer engagement in driving the energy transition.Read more here: Funding...

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  01.12.2023

  United Kingdom

  Update on the Smarter Regulation initiative in the energy context

  Alongside the Autumn Statement and the Connections Action Plan and Transmission Acceleration Action Plan (on which we commented in a recent separate article), the Department of Business and Trade (the DBT) published a number of documents relating to its wide-ranging Smarter Regulation programme.  This follows the Government’s May 2023 introductory policy paper on Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy and is stated to be complementary to the ongoing October 2023 call for evidence on the regulatory landscape, which also forms part of the Government’s work on Smarter Regulation.  ...

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  01.12.2023

  Middle East

  Sustainable Infrastructure in the UAE – Top 8 before COP28 mini series

  Sustainable and energy efficient infrastructure is essential for achieving ambitious carbon neutrality goals on a global scale. In 2018, the buildings and construction sector accounted for 36% of final energy use and 39% of energy and process-related CO2 emissions.[1] The United Nations Environment Programme’s 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction highlights that, although there has been an increase around the world in investment and resultant success at lowering the energy intensity of buildings, the energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the buildings and construction...

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  29.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  The taming of the queue: November 2023 update on electricity network development and connections reform

  We return to our series on the scarcity of electricity grid connection capacity in areas across Great Britain as some further pertinent policy papers have been published. Among the developments noted in our August 2023 update were (i) the recommendations made by Electricity Networks Commissioner, Nick Winser CBE, on accelerating the delivery of new transmission infrastructure; and (ii) the commitment by Government and Ofgem to develop an action plan for reducing lead times for electricity network connections. Alongside the Autumn Statement, the Government published a “Transmission Acceleration...

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  29.11.2023

  Middle East

  COP28 Ahead: Carbon Capture, (Utilisation) and Storage

  With the continual global rise in carbon dioxide (“CO2”) emissions, options exploring the reduction and removal of CO2 are being explored by the global community. Carbon capture usage and storage (“CCUS”) technologies have become even more topical as COP28 approaches and attention focuses on global and national net zero CO2 targets.Carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) involves capturing, compressing and transporting CO2 emissions to a storage site where it is injected underground for permanent storage, whilst CCUS technology additionally...

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