COP26: UN chief Guterres says global warming target on life support
UN chief Antonio Guterres has told the Associated Press news agency that the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is on “life support”. He said the COP26 summit would…
Year: 2021
COP26: Cautious welcome for unexpected US-China climate agreement
Activists and politicians have cautiously welcomed an unexpected US-China declaration that vowed to boost climate co-operation. The EU and UN described the move as encouraging and an important step, but…
Climate change: Sir David Attenborough in ‘act now’ warning
Media caption, The BBC goes behind the scenes with Sir David Attenborough on the set of his new documentary, The Green Planet “If we don’t act now, it’ll be too late.”…
Climate change: Pledge of $100bn annual aid slips to 2023
A key pledge ahead of an upcoming climate change conference has still not been met and the money is not sure to be available before 2023. The UK government has…
Climate change: UN emissions gap report a ‘thundering wake-up call’
National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what’s needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. Their Emissions Gap report says country pledges will fail to…
U.S. Democrats scramble to hammer out climate legislation ahead of Glasgow talks
Congressional Democrats and the White House scrambled on Wednesday to find agreement on measures to tackle climate change as part of President Joe Biden’s centerpiece spending legislation ahead of coming…
Climate change: Is the UK on track to meet its targets?
The UK has committed to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Net zero is the point at which the country is taking as much of these climate-changing…
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COP26: Does a climate summit need 25,000 people? And more questions
It’s two weeks until the start of the crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow – one of the biggest ever world meetings on how to tackle global warming. The pandemic…
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Climate change: Young people very worried – survey
A new global survey illustrates the depth of anxiety many young people are feeling about climate change. Nearly 60% of young people approached said they felt very worried or extremely…
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COP26: UK still lagging on climate policy, report says
Britain is lagging way behind its schedule for cutting carbon emissions in the run-up to November’s climate summit in Glasgow, a report says. Think tank the Green Alliance says current…