16 Nov 2021
The final agreement The final agreement Sharma & Johnson – Post COP26 press conference COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact – Press Release UK COP site COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact Guardian Summary Commentary: Celebrations and Recriminations Business Green – James Murray Chris Packham is angry In covering the COP26 conference in its vast complexity some points have […]
10 Nov 2021
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 […]
09 Nov 2021
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 […]
09 Nov 2021
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 […]
03 Nov 2021
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 […]
03 Nov 2021
The World Meteorological Society’s State of the Global Climate report was released this week. Among many extremes from wildfires to floods, it outlined that Sea Level Rise hit news heights in 2021. Grim reading … a few key messages Atmospheric concentrations of the major greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, continued to increase in 2020 […]
28 Oct 2021
UNEP ‘Climate change: UN emissions gap report a ‘thundering wake-up call’ National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what’s needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. Their Emissions Gap report says country pledges will fail to keep the global temperature under 1.5C this century. The Unep analysis suggests the world […]
28 Sep 2021
The IPCC’s 2021 Sixth Assessment Report is code red for humanity and underscores the ocean’s continuous decline. That’s why for UNESCO marine World Heritage it is all hands on deck to help sites adapt and we are proud to announce the first Chief Resilience Officer in Belize. Check our latest Editorial in Science on why blue […]
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