COP26 coal pledge falls short on support as emissions surge
Glasgow, UKReuters A pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the UN climate conference on Thursday, but was shunned by big users of the dirtiest of the fuels that cause global warming. The COP26 summit hopes to find ways to keep within reach a target of limiting the global […]
Essay: Caught between hope and despair on climate change
As the COP26 meeting continues in the Scottish city of Glasgow, US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article published on Religion News Service, looks at three “signs of hope” in the fight against to mitigate the impacts of climate change…