COP26 agrees deal aimed at averting climate catastrophe, after late drama
Glasgow, UKReuters UN climate talks in Scotland ended with a global agreement aimed at keeping alive hopes of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, and so maintain a realistic shot at saving the world from catastrophic climate change. Alok Sharma, the conference chairman, was visibly emotional before banging down his gavel in relief to […]
UN climate talks overrun in push to save 1.5 degrees Celsius goal
Glasgow, UKReuters Two weeks of UN COP26 climate talks in Glasgow continued past deadline on Friday after the conference president called on countries to make a final effort to secure commitments that would rein in the rising temperatures that threaten the planet. With signs growing the meeting would run into Saturday, there remained tough talking […]
Young pilgrims among thousands calling for climate justice at COP26
Last updated: 9am (AEDT), 13th November, 2021Glasgow, UK More than 2,000 young people have taken part in a pilgrimage across the UK in an initiative aimed at exerting pressure on politicians to respond to the climate crisis. The ‘Relay to COP26‘ pilgrimage, which started in Cornwell as the G7 met there last June and ended […]
World heading for 2.4 degrees of warming after latest climate pledges – analysts
Glasgow, UK Reuters New national pledges to tackle climate change this decade would lead to around 2.4 degrees Celsius of global warming this century, far above safe levels, analysts predict. Climate Action Tracker said on Tuesday that the promises by countries attending the UN summit in Glasgow to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 would still […]
Focus turns to climate finance after flurry of COP26 pledges
Glasgow, UKReuters Governments will push for agreement on Monday on how to help vulnerable countries deal with global warming and compensate them for damage already done, a test of whether developing and rich nations can end a standoff over cash for climate change. At the start of a crunch week for the UN climate talks […]
More than 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
Glasgow, UKReuters More than 100 global leaders late on Monday pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by $US19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. The joint statement at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow was backed by the leaders […]
Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
Glasgow, UKReuters A crucial UN conference heard calls on its first day for the world’s major economies to stick to promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new pledges to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the […]
COP26: World will try again to avert climate disaster
Glasgow, UKReuters The United Nations COP26 summit that starts in Glasgow this week has been billed as a make-or-break chance to save the planet from the most calamitous effects of climate change. Delayed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, COP26 aims to keep alive a target of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees […]
Rich nations to acknowledge climate change threat, take urgent steps – draft communique
Rome, Italy Reuters Leaders of the 20 richest countries will acknowledge the existential threat of climate change and will take urgent steps to limit global warning, a draft communique seen ahead of the COP26 summi shows. As people around the world prepared to demonstrate their frustration with politicians, Pope Francis lent his voice to a chorus demanding […]
UN warns world set for 2.7 degrees Celsius rise on today’s emissions pledges
London, UKReuters Current commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, a United Nations report said on Tuesday, in another stark warning ahead of crunch climate talks. Governments will be in the spotlight at the COP26 conference next week to meet a […]