Tag: Climate change

• Monday, November 15th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Mixed feelings after Glasgow's COP26 final document

  

  One day after closing the UN's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson highlighted one historical fact: coal has been sentenced to death as a source of energy over time.

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Mercosur agrees on a negotiating group to deal with climate change

  

  Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay Friday have announced in Glasgow that they had agreed on the need to create a negotiating group to tackle climate change.

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Glasgow's Climate Summit needs another day to agree on closing statement

  

  Glasgow's COP26 Climate Summit Friday extended its closure as no consensus could be reached on the event's final day, it was reported.

• Friday, November 12th 2021 - 10:00 UTC

  Governments at COP26 create group to rid world of fossil fuels

  

  A group of countries and territories led by Denmark and Costa Rica have decided to join forces with regards to a world free from fossil fuels in compliance with the 2015 Paris Agreement under a group named “the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA).”

• Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 09:14 UTC

  US, China agree to fight climate change together

  

  China and the United States and China Wednesday agreed to work together in the fight against climate change, an announcement which was welcomed at the UN's Climate COP26 Summit in Glasgow.

• Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  UK pledges HGVs will be zero-emission by 2040; unveils new chargepoint design

  

  The United Kingdom has announced all-new road vehicles in the country will be zero-emission within the next two decades, while charge points are to be the main focus to adapt to the EV revolution.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 19:43 UTC

  Sustainable goals require funding, Brazilian minister tells Glasgow

  

  Brazil's Environment Minister Joaquim Leite Wednesday demanded attendees at Glasgow's COP26 Summit that it was up to the wealthiest countries in the world to provide for the financing of the developing nations' clean development strategies.

• Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Arbeleche lists Uruguay's achievements before COP26

  

  Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche has told the Energy Forum for the World Beyond Carbon, which was an event within Glasgow's COP26, that her country was one of the most prominent in terms of renewable energy.

• Friday, November 5th 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  Brazilian livestock producers will have to deal with manure differently to meet Glasgow's goals

  

  Following Glasgow's declaration whereby the world -Brazil's delegation included- has agreed to reduce the emission of methane gas by 30% by 2030, Brazilian livestock producers have realized they will need to adjust their work so that the country can fulfil such a commitment.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 20:22 UTC

  Over 100 leaders at Glasgow Summit vow to eliminate deforestation by 2030

  

  Over 100 world leaders gathered at Glasgow's COP26 Climate Summit have agreed Tuesday to do their utmost to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by the year 2030.