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08 11 2021 | 13:32

Cop26: Conference is a ‘PR event’, says Greta Thunberg – day five as it happened

Follow Ocean Day events at the climate summit in Glasgow for day five Day five (and with it the first week at Cop26) is winding down in Scotland. Still, events are only just getting started.…

08 11 2021 | 13:23

Young People Demand Action to Protect Their Futures at COP26

COP President Alok Sharma urges ministers to consider youth priorities in COP negotiations and national climate action Young climate leaders join ministers and senior figures in Glasgow 23…

08 11 2021 | 08:00

What happened at Cop26 – DAY FOUR at a glance

Summary of the main developments on the fourth day of the UN climate summit in Glasgow

05 11 2021 | 08:39

Greta Thunberg leaves carbon offsetting meeting urging attendees to 'stop greenwashing' – video

A video of Greta Thunberg leaving a meeting on improving the integrity of the voluntary carbon market has appeared from Cop26. As the climate activist leaves, Thunburg tells those in attendance to '…

04 11 2021 | 14:45

Thunberg v Carney: tensions flare over net zero and carbon offsets at Cop26

Activists escalated protests against “greenwash” and the carbon market “scam” as UN envoy Mark Carney touted a private finance climate pledge. There is an ideological battle going at Cop26 and it’s…

04 11 2021 | 09:07

Op - As young climate strikers, we are sick of conference upon conference. The clock is ticking

Australia’s policy at Cop26 is weak and unacceptable. It doesn’t give me any sense of hope Iam 15 years old, and like so many young people across the world, I came to climate activism through…

03 11 2021 | 14:19

They would walk 500 miles: meet the Cop26 pilgrims who got to Glasgow on foot

Accompanied by songs, stories and a stash of lentils, a group trekked from London, connecting with their faith, the countryside and the people they met along the way. While most delegates deliberate…

03 11 2021 | 13:41

‘You can shove your climate crisis up your arse’: Greta Thunberg sings at Cop26 – video

Climate activist Greta Thunberg had some choice words for the world leaders inside the Cop26 conference in Glasgow. Joined by some of the many activists rallying around the climate change meeting,…

01 11 2021 | 12:37

An Open Letter to the Global Media by Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate

Nakate is a Ugandan climate-justice activist and founder of the Rise Up Movement. Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist and co-founder of the Fridays for Future movement. Dear media editors around…

01 11 2021 | 10:59

Don’t put climate activists on trial, CPS urged.

Questions raised over purpose of prosecuting peaceful protesters after light sentences for activists who targeted climate-change sceptics. Prosecutors are under growing pressure to drop cases…

28 10 2021 | 08:18

Young Australians lodge human rights complaints with UN over alleged government inaction on climate

Five young people argue 2030 emissions target fails to uphold the rights of young Australians Five young Australians, including members of First Nations and disability communities, have lodged three…

28 10 2021 | 08:10

How global heating’s children view the world, 12 years on

In the run-up to the global summit in Glasgow, we revisit families with children – now teenagers – born at the time of the 2009 climate conference. They are entering their teenage years and aspire…

28 10 2021 | 07:34

Hong Kong’s 11-year-old climate activist on a mission to urge adults help save future generations

  Lance Lau Hin-yi is an 11-year-old Hong Kong schoolboy who has spent nearly every Friday standing outside the gate of his school before class, raising awareness about climate change. He says he…

21 10 2021 | 11:31

Young climate activists vow to keep fighting despite UN setback

Children’s rights body rejects landmark case by group of activists including Greta Thunberg A group of youth activists say they have been spurred to fight even harder after their landmark case…

21 10 2021 | 11:24

‘Tired of broken promises’: climate activists launch hunger strike outside White House

The protest comes a day after Joe Biden appeared ready to settle for a smaller environmental proposal ahead of the COP26 summit. With little more than sun hats, placards and folding chairs, five…

21 10 2021 | 10:20

The climate activists who want Norway to end oil and gas production

As world leaders prepare for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November, soaring gas prices in Europe have exposed the continent’s deep dependence on fossil fuels. Young climate activists in…

16 10 2021 | 11:25

Greenpeace blocks Whitehall with oil-covered statue of Boris Johnson

Protesters are calling on government to stop Cambo oil field going ahead. Climate activists have disrupted traffic near Downing Street to protest against plans for a new oil field in Scotland.…

08 10 2021 | 09:31

Young climate activists denounce 'youth-washing' in Milan

Young climate activists have denounced Italian police for temporarily detaining delegates who protested peacefully inside their Milan conference before Italian Premier Mario Draghi’s speech Young…

04 10 2021 | 10:29

'We see through their lies': Greta Thunberg takes aim at political leaders – video

Speaking at a Fridays for Future march in Milan, the environmental activist lambasted ministers for their inaction over the climate emergency.  Thunberg has been in Italy's financial capital to…