Tag: glasgow

• Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:00 UTC

  Falklands celebrates decision to hold Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2026

  

  The Falkland Islands Sports Council celebrated and shared the good news from Scotland on the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Although the Commonwealth Games 2026 Statement refers to Scottish government support and no other details, from the Falklands reaction was most positive, “there is no further news on what sports are included, or the numbers of places we will have……but at least there is a Games.”

• Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  Why China and India aren’t the climate villains of COP26

  

  By Daniel Parsons and Martin Taylor (*) – The Glasgow Climate Pact urges countries to “accelerate efforts towards phasing down”, rather than “phasing out”, coal power that isn’t mitigated by carbon capture and storage.

• 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 - 09:58 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.

• 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.

• 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 - 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.

• 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.