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COP26 Crunch time – Draft final Agreement released

Business Green commentary on the draft final agreement https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4040050/cop26-draft-text-calls-nations-end-fossil-fuel-subsidies-strengthen-climate-plans BBC COP26: Draft deal calls for stronger carbon cutting targets by end of 2022 Countries are being urged to strengthen their carbon-cutting targets by the end of 2022 in a draft agreement published at the COP26 Glasgow climate summit. The document says vulnerable nations must get […]

The UK Presidency called world leaders to take ambitious steps towards ocean health

Marine , News

COP26: Government leads on Ocean Action Day The UK Presidency called world leaders to take ambitious steps towards ocean health to achieve net zero ambitions and keep a rise of no more than 1.5°C within reach The UK Presidency marked ‘Ocean Action Day’ at COP26 (5th November), championing a call for action to protect and […]

COP26 Oceans: Ocean Stewardship Coalition – UN Global Compact

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Ocean Stewardship Coalition Our ocean holds several solutions to address the twin crises of biodiversity and climate change. To unlock this potential, a ‘climate-smart’ approach to the ocean is increasingly vital. This blueprint puts forward six key steps to unlock a climate-smart ocean to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal. Each step has clearly […]

Sir James Bevan speech on drought risk on the eve of COP26

News , Water

Drought risk in the Anthropocene: from the Jaws of Death to the Waters of Life Sir James Bevan – Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, at a Royal Society Conference, 19 October 2021. ‘Thank you. Let me start with a disclaimer: I’m heavily outgunned by the expertise here today. Some of what I’m about to […]