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Read MoreCarbon Copy: Calls for change ring out from the streets of Glasgow and beyond
GLASGOW – For the second day in a row, the drum beat of climate protesters rang out across Glasgow. More than 100,000 people marched on Saturday (Nov 6) as part of a global day of action. The crowd was even…
Read MoreCarbon Copy: COP26 Pavilions bring on climate action plans and complimentary chow
GLASGOW – Multilateral negotiations at the United Nations (UN) climate meeting can be serious, sometimes tense, as nations hammer out a global deal that will not cross their “red lines” and compromise their national interests. But there can be a…
Read More'Sad sight': French astronaut reports back on Earth's climate disaster
PARIS (AFP) – A French astronaut reported back on Earth’s climate change damage as seen from space on Thursday (Nov 4), calling it a “sad sight” in a conversation with President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Thomas Pesquet, on his second tour…
Read MoreCoal in the crosshairs as UN climate summit stirs clean energy pledges
GLASGOW (REUTERS) – Government representatives at the UN climate conference in Glasgow on Thursday (Nov 4) will turn their focus to tackling the global economy’s addiction to fossil fuels with a raft of new pledges aimed at curbing production and…
Read MoreForget net-zero: Meet the small-nation, carbon-negative club
GLASGOW (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – The heavily forested Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan – which measures its success in “Gross National Happiness” – hasn’t made a net-zero pledge, like a growing number of nations. That’s because it is already “carbon negative”,…
Read MoreGlobal CO2 levels set to rebound to near pre-Covid-19 levels: Study
GLASGOW – After falling sharply because of pandemic lockdowns, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are set to rebound to pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year, driven in part by China and India, a global assessment released on Thursday…
Read MoreChina defends climate efforts, says energy revolution on track
GLASGOW – China on Tuesday (Nov 2) defended its national efforts to fight climate change, calling its plans ambitious and dismissing criticism from some nations and green groups that it is not showing greater leadership at the COP26 climate talks…
Read MoreCarbon Copy: Long queues to enter COP26 venue frustrating delegates
GLASGOW – The burst of sunshine in Glasgow on Monday morning (Nov 1) did not lift the spirits of COP26 delegates, many of whom had to wait in line for about an hour just to enter the conference venue. Tempers…
Read MoreCarbon Copy: Day 1 of COP26 climate talks kick off in gloomy weather
GLASGOW – The United Nations (UN) climate conference COP26 kicked off on Sunday (Oct 31) in the Scottish city of Glasgow under gloomy skies. Rain pelted the delegates waiting amid temperatures of about 7 deg C for security clearance to…
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