COP26 agrees new global climate deal
The agreement is a significant climate change pact The Cop26 climate summit has concluded with nations agreeing to a landmark deal that aims to prevent catastrophic global warming. With talks ongoing for over 24 hours after the Glasgow conference was scheduled to end, crucial negotiations were occurring over a number of issues, such as fossil […]
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COP26 activists deflate tyres on ‘luxury’ vehicles in ‘climate violation’ protest – but target wrong cars
One young mother was targeted and she didn’t even have an SUV Eco zealots deflated the tyres of cars in the West End of Glasgow as part of a vandalism spree targeting SUVs – but got the wrong vehicles. The group Tyred of SUVs claimed responsibility for the spate of tyre slashings, with police stepping […]
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There are more fossil fuel lobbyists at COP26 than delegates from any single country
No wonder nothing ever gets done at these ‘crucial’ climate summits In a somewhat staggering statistic (though perhaps not that surprising) there are apparently more delegates tied with known fossil fuel interests at COP26 than there are from any one country. As reported by the BBC, around 503 of those attending the annual climate conference […]
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Greta Thunberg storms out of COP26 and blasts UN delegates for ‘greenwashing’
Greta Thunberg steals the spotlight at COP26 – again Greta Thunberg reportedly stormed out of COP26, the global climate change conference in Glasgow, and later branded an event “greenwashing”. UN Environmental envoy Mark Carney was hosting a panel on carbon offsetting when he said that a new green commitment from companies controlling 130 trillion US […]
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Boris Johnson took private jet from COP26 to dine with climate sceptic
The contradictory nature of the Conservatives is truly galling at this point Boris Johnson has reportedly flown from Glasgow – where the COP26 climate conference is still taking place – to attend a private members’ club dinner in London, with Downing Street once again insisting “time constraints” prevented the Prime Minister from travelling by train. […]
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COP26 menu likened to ‘serving cigarettes at lung cancer conference’
The food they’re serving doesn’t even remotely fit into the climate targets they’re setting out More criticism of world leaders and politicians this week as COP26 is being heavily criticised by climate activists over its food selection, with some describing it as the equivalent of “serving cigarettes at a lung cancer conference”. The COP26 menu […]
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