COP27 Presidency launches Adaptation Agenda to build climate resilience for 4 billion by 2030 In the Fulani village of Hore Mondji, in southern Mauritania, a women's cooperative uses solar energy to operate the borehole that supplies water to the market garden. A project piloted by UNICEF...
Young Change-Makers from more than 140 Countries Participate in 17th Climate Change Conference of Youth The YOUTH conference COY17 has just finished.The key outcome of COY17 is a policy document called the Global Youth Statement, a comprehensive text providing youth input to world leaders on the...
Guernsey and the climate crisis: A COP26 podcast seriespublished by the Guernsey Press ...
Good 2022 New Year speech from the Archbishop of Canterbury about climate change. Click on the image. bbc.co.ukArchbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message - 2022A reflection on our relationship with the natural world and the impact of climate change. ...
Is the progress that was made at the COP26 Glasgow climate summit already in jeopardy because of challenges in the year ahead? Click on the image for a full report from the BBC.Here is a summary:Positive Changes:Agreed billion dollar deal to help South Africa to move...
DAY 12+ 12 November 2021 COP26The day dragged on until Sat 13th whilst countries argued over the wording.What did we achieve?The COP26 deal now has a name: the Glasgow Climate Pact. All 197 countries agreed to sign up to the deal..We hoped to: Secure global...
Today's ThemeCITIES, REGIONS AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS US and China will revive a working group that will “meet regularly to address the climate crisis…. the UN secretary general criticised this deal today saying it lacked ambition.Fewer than one in five Britons think politicians will get the job...
Today’s themeTRANSPORT DAY The International Energy Association (IEA) reports that transport emissions are still increasing and account for roughly a quarter of all carbon dioxide released from fuel combustion.The most-discussed solution in the transportation space is electrification. According to the IEA, there are now more than 10...
Today’s themeGENDER, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION DAY. A giant puppet named Little Amal -- which is the Arabic word for hope -- opened the COP26 plenary event on gender equality, calling attention to refugee children living on the front lines of climate change.There has been new momentum...
Today’s themeADAPTATION AND LOSS AND DAMAGE DAY Adaptation describes how countries will adapt to a variety of climate change conditions: rising sea levels, severe storms, flooding, intense wildfires, droughts,Loss and Damage is the idea that compensation should be paid to vulnerable states for climate-related events to...