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The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The G20 in Indonesia could also have important repercussions on the climate agenda and give a small jolt to the United Nations Climate Conference underway in Egypt.On November 14, on the eve of the G20 in Indonesia, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met.It is the first direct contact after the congress in China and the mid-term elections in the United States.The two leaders have taken steps towards reopening the climate dialogue, meeting the demands of US special climate envoy John Kerry, who just three weeks ago he had urged the two countries to resume negotiations. “The world expects, I think, that China and the United States will play a key role in addressing global challenges, from climate change to food insecurity, and that they will be able to work together.The United States stands ready to do just that, to work with you, if that is your desire,&rdq...

The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The European Commission he presented on 18 October another series of emergency measures to combat the increase in energy prices, without however setting a ceiling on the price of gas since member states are still divided on the matter.Over 15 EU countries are in favor, including Italy, Poland, Greece and Belgium, but there is no agreement on how to structure the proposal.Germany and the Netherlands are against this, according to which a cap on gas prices could make it difficult for individual countries to attract fuel from global markets at a time when Russian supplies are in short supply.France would instead like to extend the scheme used this summer locally by Spain and Portugal to the entire EU. The proposals will now have to be approved by European Union member states.Among these, the idea of ​​fixing a temporary "maximum dynamic price" to trade on the Euro...

The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels will increase by less than 1% this year (much less than the nearly 4% increase seen last year) thanks to the rapid growth of renewable energy and electric vehicles that has outpaced the demand for coal.That's it emerges from one new analysis of the International Energy Agency (IEA), according to which the increase of almost 300 million tonnes (MtCO2) was much smaller than the increase of almost 2 billion tonnes expected for 2021. However, demand for oil is expected to grow more than any other fossil fuel in 2022, with an increase in CO2 emissions of around 180 million tonnes, largely driven by the transport sector, after the easing of restrictions related to the pandemic.The aviation sector contributes around three-quarters of the increase in emissions from oil use, particularly due to increased international air travel, although avi...