Op - Cop26 leaders blame individuals, while supporting a far more destructive system
It suits governments to lecture us on our consumption, but they need to offer systemic change if we are to tackle the climate crisis
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Dear Mark Rutte, This Is How You Sound When You Show #Climateleadership
"By letting deepfake ClimateRutte tell the honest story about climate change, we want to show what climate leadership can look like. We ask everyone who also believes that decisive climate leadership is necessary to share the video of ClimateRutte with as many people as possible.
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Op - If Biden doesn’t pass the climate bill, it will be the betrayal of a generation
Deep into the night last Friday, long past the hour when most Americans had ceased paying attention, Congress passed the $1.2tn bipartisan infrastructure bill otherwise known as the BIF.
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Op - Cop26 is creating false hope for a 1.5C rise – the stark reality is very different
Our climate analysis shows there’s a nearly 1C difference between countries’ 2030 commitments and their 2050 targets
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Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference
A group of 50 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), in response to growing evidence of the impact of climate change on people’s health.
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Adaptation Fund Raises Record US$ 351.6 Million in New Pledges at COP26 for its Concrete Actions to Most Vulnerable
Includes Record 15 Donors and First-Time Contributors U.S.
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Regional Climate Weeks 2021 Partners to Present Communique to COP26 President
UN Climate Change News
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Man announces he will quit drinking by 2050 (NET ZERO ALCOHOL)
A Sydney man has set an ambitious target to phase out his alcohol consumption within the next 29 years, as part of an impressive plan to improve his health.
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COP President daily media statement and latest announcements – 9 November
There has been new momentum from around the world to put gender at the forefront of climate action on Gender Day, as countries and non state actors set out gender and climate commitments, including: Bolivia committing to promote the leadership of women and girls, especially ind
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Donors pledge $413 million to help most vulnerable cope with climate crisis
In a show of support for those most at risk from climate change, 12 donor governments have pledged $413 million in new funding for the Least Developed Countries Fund during the COP26 climate summit.
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Cop26: world on track for disastrous heating of more than 2.4C, says key report
Research from world’s top climate analysis coalition contrasts sharply with last week’s optimism
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‘World designed by men has destroyed many things,’ Cop26 warned
Climate crisis cannot be ended without the empowerment of women, politicians and campaigners tell summit
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Changes in behaviour needed to tackle climate crisis, says UK chief scientist
At Cop26 Sir Patrick Vallance has said he eats less meat and cycles but society needs to change more
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Greta and Malala: why photos of Thunberg are a flicker of light in a dark, dark world
The planet is a mess and it is easy to despair. But seeing Thunberg with other inspirational figures offers a glimpse of hope.
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Climate change: Seven ways to spot businesses greenwashing
Most of us are trying to be greener and for some that means seeking out brands and companies that are environmentally-friendly. But how can you check firms really are as green as they make out?
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Climate change: What do scientists want from COP26 this week?
As the COP26 climate summit enters its second week, negotiations in Glasgow have hit a critical phase.
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Australia ranked last of 60 countries for policy response to climate crisis
Country was down four places on greenhouse gas index and was the only one to score zero on policy The Australian government’s policy response to the climate crisis was ranked last in an assessment of 60 countries released at the global climate summit in Glasgow.
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New Zealand students sue energy minister over oil and gas permits decision
Lawsuit is the second major legal challenge to climate policy in New Zealand this year
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Fossil fuel advertising in sport ‘the new cigarette sponsorship’, ex-Wallabies captain David Pocock says
Oil and gas companies are extending their presence in sport, from elite levels down to grassroots
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‘It’s alarming’: intense rainfall and extreme weather become the norm in northern China
Meteorologists link such weather patterns to the climate crisis, which exacerbates the frequency and severity of climatic extremes and variations The unusual rains began to fall in Shanxi on 3 October, and the torrential downpours lasted for three days.
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