Everything you need to know about the Glasgow conference seeking to forge a global response to the climate emergency For almost three decades, world governments have met nearly every year to forge a global response to the climate emergency. Under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on …
COP26: U.S. Downplays Expectations from UN Climate Conference
World leaders and activists aren't optimistic about the outcome of this month's UN annual climate conference. COP26 takes places months after the world body warned disastrous climate change is here. President Biden's envoy, Secretary John Kerry, is already tempering expectations, saying the U.S. may not get all that it wants and Congress' inaction could be to blame. And not everyone will be at COP26, including China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Dive deeper into what's at stake.
Many governments are afraid to lock in climate commitments, but CEOs and celebrities are going big on Glasgow this November. Scotland’s largest city — famous for deep fried Mars bars, club nights and sectarian soccer rivalry — is about to attract a network of global elites more comfortable gathering …
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says COP26 may not get all the results he has been working toward, in part because Congress has yet to act on President …
CNN — President Joe Biden is planning a show of strength at next month’s pivotal UN climate summit in Glasgow. The president is sending 13 cabinet members and senior administration officials, including his top domestic and international climate advisers Gina McCarthy and John Kerry, according to a …
Boris Johnson said the global climate talks the U.K. is hosting at the end of the month will be “extremely tough,” as he made a last-ditch call on …
This year’s COP26 climate conference is the most important since 2015 and the Paris Agreement. Here’s what you need to know As you might have heard, …
The world’s youth movements are following the science of climate change. It’s high time that world leaders did, too. The teenage climate campaigner …
The European Union on Wednesday agreed to back five-year climate targets at the COP26 climate change conference, where countries will attempt to finalise the rules needed to put the Paris Agreement into effect.
Paris (AFP) The Covid-19 pandemic offered young climate activists from Africa, Asia and South America a unique opportunity to connect online with their counterparts in the West and have their voices heard. But now many are worried the pandemic may keep them from attending crucial climate talks in …
Nations’ follow through — or lack thereof — on pledges made at the looming UN climate summit will help determine the long-term fate of tens of …
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