COP26: New global climate deal struck in Glasgow

 

A deal aimed at staving off dangerous climate change has been struck at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

The Glasgow Climate Pact is the first ever climate deal to explicitly plan to reduce coal, the worst fossil fuel for greenhouse gases.

We are nowhere near where we need to be - Obama - BBC News

While COP26 negotiators wrestle with a long list of knotty issues, their difficulties have been overshadowed by the box office power of former US President Barack Obama.

COP 26: What Alaska’s shrinking island means for all of us

 

The village of Shishmaref, in Northern Alaska, may have to be relocated due to rising temperatures, thawing permafrost, and rapid coastal erosion.

Denis, who has lived here for 20 years, says he hopes the rest of the world takes notice before other communities are lost to the water.

COP26: Is carbon offsetting a stalling tactic?

Carbon offsetting is a way some companies and countries are attempting to counteract the greenhouse gases they emit. Offsetting involves putting money into funds dedicated to reducing emissions elsewhere. But critics say the mechanism allows wealthy companies to carry on with polluting behaviour rather than cutting emissions. Carbon offset funds can be linked to projects for reforestation, renewable energy, or funding climate mitigation for poorer communities.

‘You can shove your climate crisis up your arse’: Greta Thunberg sings at Cop26

 

Climate activist Greta Thunberg had some choice words for the world leaders inside the Cop26 conference in Glasgow. Joined by some of the many activists rallying around the climate change meeting, Thunberg decried inaction from politicians and big business, saying ‘We are not going to let them get away with it any more’

COP26 opens in Glasgow with G20 leaders fuzzy on climate goals

 

The United Nations Climate Change Conference has opened in Glasgow, Scotland. Known as COP26, the summit brings world leaders together to negotiate a way to avoid catastrophic climate change.

The COP26 Climate Summit

 

Is it too late to save our planet’s biodiversity?

 UN holds conference on preserving wildlife and nature ahead of COP26 Climate Change Summit.

Leaders from around the world will gather in Glasgow for the COP26 Climate Change Summit in just fewer than three weeks.

A closely linked United Nations summit on biodiversity is taking place right now in China – with the aim of preserving our planet’s wildlife.

Australia PM may skip COP26 climate summit

 

Scott Morrison has signalled he may not attend the UN's landmark climate conference in November as his government faces continued criticism of its poor climate record.