Temperature check 2024: Edition 4
Welcome to the fourth edition of Temperature Check, Portland’s COP newsletter. COP29 may feel like ancient history by now – especially with COP16 on desertification getting underway in Saudi Arabia today, and a week of talks on reducing the use of plastics having failed to reach a successful outcome in Korea – but the dust […]
Temperature check 2024: Edition 3
Welcome to the third edition of Temperature Check, Portland’s COP newsletter. As 11 days of negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan enter the final straight, we’re focused on the disagreements and disappointment around the draft agreement that’s now circulating. We’ll also shine a spotlight on Africa at COP29, with many African leaders and negotiators underlining the need […]
Temperature check 2024: Edition 2
Welcome back for week two of Temperature Check, Portland’s COP newsletter. In this week’s edition we’re looking at developments at COP29 so far, as well as what the recent election of Donald Trump might mean for US climate commitments, and global climate dialogues more broadly. COP29 gets underway, but major question marks linger Financing […]
Temperature Check 2024 – Portland’s guide to the global climate agenda
Hello and welcome to the 2024 edition of Temperature Check, Portland’s annual COP newsletter, brought to you by our international development and sustainability experts. This week we’ll be diving into the outcomes of COP16 and what, if anything, the discussions in Colombia on biodiversity and climate finance can tell us about what to expect from […]
Portland to partner with ambitious Italian energy company EEMS
Portland is proud to announce that it has been appointed by the Italian energy provider EEMS to support the company in communicating its renewed and ambitious business strategy both in Italy and beyond. This is an exciting moment for Milan-based EEMS, who have a new and ambitious management team and are looking to expand their […]
All eyes on Baku: What to expect from COP29
This year’s COP29, taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from Nov. 11-22, will seek to focus the world’s attention on climate action, and maximise momentum after the UN’s adoption of the “Pact for the Future” this week. But COP achievements and announcements are months in the making and heavily reliant on geopolitics and momentum. To ensure […]
Sustainability stories can change the world, but they aren’t
The power of storytelling can’t be underestimated. Stories inspire us, teach us and influence us. We need stories. We thrive on them. We are inspired to act because of them. Stories can change the world. Our world is threatened by climate change and the need to be inspired to act has never been more important. […]