Tag: politics

    COP26 – day four: 23 countries are consigning coal to history, making new commitments to phase out coal power
    06 Nov 2021

    Let’s get acquainted with the summary of the main developments on the fourth day of the UN climate summit in Glasgow. Big thanks to The Guardian journalists. New research has found that about half the world’s fossil fuel assets could become worthless by 2036 under a net-zero transition. A drop in demand for oil and […]

    COP 26: Day 2 of the battle for the net-zero emissions
    03 Nov 2021

    So many stories we’ve heard from COP26, which lasts in Glasgow during November 2. Let’s get to know the main issues.   More than 90 countries agree to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030 The US authorities have already published a national action plan, according to which the oil and gas industry should reduce […]

    Asia Pacific Group endorses UAE’s bid to host COP28 in 2023
    03 Nov 2021

    The Asia Pacific Group of nations endorsed the UAE’s bid to host the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in 2023, BNA reports. The endorsement was made at the COP26 summit in Glasgow that has brought nation states together to accelerate action on the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on […]

    COP26 and the Gulf countries participation: Kuwait, Qatar, UAE & Saudi  Arabia
    03 Nov 2021

    News from COP26 is coming faster and faster. This article will summarize what politics said on November 2 about the Gulf countries at the conference in Glasgow. *** Kuwait to adopt national low carbon strategy until 2050 – Amir’s Representative His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad AI-JaberAI-Sabah’s Representative, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh […]

    UN Climate Conferences: what have they achieved in 25 years?
    03 Nov 2021

    The Paris Climate Agreement had become a significant achievement of the world community in the fight against global warming over the past quarter-century. However, there are still many obstacles to achieving the objectives of the document. We’ve found a brilliant review on this issue written by DW. The UN Climate Change Conference (COP), which takes […]

    Beyond Extinction Rebellion: the protest groups fighting on the climate frontline

    With the survival of our species at stake, meet six activist groups who refuse to go quietly. We’re thankful to The Guardian for the brilliant review. Cover photo by Oleg Andros.   Ocean Rebellion: ‘It feels like David and Goliath’ Ocean Rebellion, a group that fights to protect the high seas, emerged from the broader […]

    “Enough of brutalizing biodiversity”: World leaders take center stage at CO26 climate talks
    02 Nov 2021

    Media indicate that the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-26) is the most prominent summit of its kind since the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, which resulted in the Paris Climate Agreement. What happened at Cop26 On November 1 – day one at a glance Let’s take […]

    G20 pledge to take climate action criticized for ‘lacking ambition’
    01 Nov 2021

    Alok Sharma, the president of the Cop26 climate summit, has called on global leaders to “banish ghosts of the past” and step up with new pledges to lower emissions as the world is running out of time to keep warming below 1.5° C. As leaders prepared to fly in for the conference in Glasgow, Sharma […]

    Climate talks in Glasgow: what countries will announce
    31 Oct 2021

    In Scotland, protesters gathered on October 29 near the site of next week’s COP26 summit, demanding countries take real action to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Dylan Hamilton said Democracy now: “We have to try and remind world leaders what’s happening with the crisis. The world is literally on fire, and it’s […]

    Meet Vanessa Nakate – a 23-years-old influential climate activist

    Meet Vanessa Nakate, 23. She’s the most influential climate activist since Greta Thunberg. She’s a Ugandan climate-justice activist and founder of the Rise Up Movement.  For the third year in a row, Nacate has been speaking at climate and economic summits, urging world leaders to “wake up” and recognize climate change as a crisis, linking […]