Did COP26 Make a Difference? After two weeks at COP26, followed by several hours of arduous negotiations, the world has come together to produce the Glasgow Climate Pact. The document doesn’t seek to replace the Paris Agreement but instead bolster it, aiming to keep global warming to 1.5C compared to the pre-industrial era. For the first time ever, […]
COP26: Reducing the Impact of Transport COP26 may be starting to wind down, but today’s theme was still one of the most highly anticipated; transport. The transition to electric vehicles, in particular, took a front seat, with 32 nations and hundreds of businesses, cities, and regions all signing up to end petrol and diesel vehicle sales by 2040. The […]
Building Climate Resilience by Nicole Berger I belong to a generation who has grown up knowing that our planet is dying. The grief we feel is one of the many ways eco-anxieties can manifest. Other forms vary from feelings of powerlessness over individual decisions to the fear of your community being displaced and forced to relocate. […]
COP26: Gender, Science and Innovation Yesterday at COP26 was all about how nations can work together to help the most vulnerable adapt to the effects of climate change (you can read our summary of that here). Today saw even more announcements on how this will be done. An Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) has been launched, bringing together 90 […]
Sustainable Development Goals: Protecting Biodiversity COP26 is in full swing, and carbon emissions and clean energy are not the only topics being discussed. Nature and how we can reduce our impact on it has also been a top priority. Sustainable development goals 14 and 15 look to do exactly this. Goal 14 is all about life in water. […]
COP26: Nature and Adapting to Climate Impacts The second week of COP26 has commenced, but first let’s look at the biggest news stories from over the weekend. Saturday was all about Nature and Land Use. The UN estimates that land use generates at least one-quarter of global annual emissions and that the agri-food system drives three-quarters of all deforestation. Making the […]
COP26 Today: The Transition to Clean Energy Today leaders and delegates attending COP26 turned their focus to energy. This, much like finance day, has been a much-anticipated occasion as the world looks to move away from fossil fuels. The world did not disappoint. Earlier today it was announced that more than 190 parties, including both countries and institutional financial organisations, have […]
COP26: Financing and Sports Take the Spotlight It was Finance Day today at COP26, and leaders from around the world, multilateral development banks, and the private sector all met to talk about the steps they need to take to meet the Paris Agreement. Chancellor Rishi Sunak kicked off the morning’s Presidency Programme by reiterating the U.K.’s commitment to raise £100bn each […]
Sustainable Development Goals: Climate Action COP26 is underway, and world leaders are currently gathering in Glasgow to take urgent action on climate change, which is what today’s Sustainable Development Goals are all about. Goal 13, to combat both climate change and its impacts, affects every country, every continent, and all of the other Sustainable Development Goals. 2019 was […]
Beginners Guide to COP26 COP26 is only two days away! The event is being held in Glasgow and will run from the 31st of October to Friday the 12th of November. It is expected to be the most important climate conference since the Paris Agreement at COP21 in 2015, signed by 196 countries at the time. […]
Sustainable Development Goals: Infrastructure and Economic Growth COP26 is almost upon us and our look into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals continues. This week, we delve into two closely related goals, to promote the sustainable growth of infrastructure and the economy. Goal number 8 focuses specifically on inclusive and sustainable economic growth to create decent jobs, improve living standards, […]