Tag: Climate change

• 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.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 19:03 UTC

  Glasgow's COP26: Argentine President insists on issues already outlined in Rome

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday appeared before the Glasgow Climate Change COP26 Summit with the same proposal he made days earlier in Rome during the G20 Summit.

• 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 - 09:05 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 - 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.

• Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  Antarctica and the “Glasgow Glacier”, a symbol of why COP26 must deliver

  

  While the world gathers in Glasgow over the next fortnight to make progress on tackling climate change, 10,000 miles away the city’s namesake will provide a stark reminder of why urgent action is needed.