International

Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 18:19 UTC
Bolsonaro says Brazil part of the solution, not the problem regarding climate change

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro insisted his country was a part of the solution and not of the problem of climate change. Bolsonaro's remarks came after the participation of Environment Minister Joaquim Leite in a side event at the UN COP 26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, which the Brazilian head of state chose not to attend and stay in Italy instead.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Greta Thunberg says COP26 leaders only “pretend” to care

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said in the streets of Glasgow that “Leadership is out here, not inside COP26.”
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 09:43 UTC
Uruguayan exports on the rise, report shows

Beef, meat by-products and wood have boosted Uruguayan exports, which were reported to have grown 17.2% overall in October, it was announced Monday in Montevideo. Meat sales once again reached record figures.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Australian firm pledges US $ 8 bn to green hydrogen development in Argentina

The Argentine Government has reached an understanding with a leading Australian firm to move forward with local production of clean energy. President Alberto Fernández made the announcement Monday from Glasgow, where he is attending the UN COP26 Climate Summit.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Not Yet on Track: Climate Threat Demands More Ambitious Global Action

By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director – In 1785, Robert Burns reflected on how humanity has come to dominate our planet: “I’m truly sorry man’s dominion, has broken nature’s social union,” he wrote. The Scottish poet’s words still ring true two centuries later.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 21:50 UTC
Bolsonaro tells WHO boss he was the only leader under investigation for genocide regarding COVID-19

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was recorded telling World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom he was the only head of state charged with crimes against humanity for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation is said to have taken place on the sides of the G20 Summit in Rome.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 20:35 UTC
Biden tells Glasgow attendees the 2020s will determine the next generations regarding climate change

US President Joseph Biden Monday said the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow should mark “the starting point of a decade of ambition and innovation” to fight climate change, which he believed is an “existential threat.” The summit is often billed as essential to putting the landmark 2015 Paris climate accord into action.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 20:24 UTC
British PM says world leaders facing climate change were like James Bond against the end of the world

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday insisted on the responsibilities world leaders are facing, during his opening speech at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 17:53 UTC
Shanghai Disneyland shut down after one tourist tests positive for COVID-19

Chinese authorities have decided to shut down Disneyland and Disneytown temporarily In Shanghai between Monday and Tuesday out of COVID-19 concerns, it was announced.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:37 UTC
Anti-COP-26 protesters kept at bay by lack of COVID-19 vaccination

Climate activists have denounced Glasgow's COP26 summit as “the most exclusive” of all those that have been held. The Global Climate Justice also pointed out developing countries did not have access to that forum.