Dutch politicians and organizations react with mixed emotions to COP26 climate deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch politicians and organizations react with mixed emotions to COP26 climate deal

NL Times  

Dutch politicians and members of environmental organizations met the climate deal world leaders reached at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow with skepticism. State secretary of climate Dilan Yesilgöz said the Netherlands has "made progress but needs a more ambitious and concrete final statement." "A decline in fossil fuel energy is needed to keep disastrous 1.5-degree goal and to prevent disastrous climate changes," Nine de Pater from the environmental organization Milieudefensiie said. "We made our effort to make a consensus that is reasonable for developing countries and climate justice," India's environmental minister Bhupender Yadav told Reuters.

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COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal
9 months ago

COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The hosts of the United Nations climate conferences – the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil – on Wednesday announced to cut emissions in line with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius-aligned nationally-determined contributions under the Paris Agreement by early 2025. The Troika in this regard issued a letter to all 198 United Nations Framework Convention on …

King and Sunak to attend Cop28 as leaders assess bids to tackle climate change
1 year ago

King and Sunak to attend Cop28 as leaders assess bids to tackle climate change

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rishi Sunak will push for an “era of action” at the Cop28 climate conference as he highlights the UK’s …

The Cop27 deal is historic but is it enough
2 years ago

The Cop27 deal is historic but is it enough

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A deal has been reached after the latest Cop summit – number 27 –has come …

COP27 'lacked real progress'
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 'lacked real progress'

China Daily  

Experts say fossil fuel, climate change should have been major focus at event A logo of the COP 27 summit. Climate scientists have warned that the Paris Agreement remains in serious jeopardy after negotiations at the COP27 climate conference went too easy on fossil fuels. The United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP27, wrapped up in Sharm El-Sheikh, …

Explained: Why UN's climate summit COP27 will be remembered as a failure
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Why UN's climate summit COP27 will be remembered as a failure

Firstpost  

The COP27 agreement failed to go beyond the 2021 Glasgow climate pact’s promise to ‘phase down unabated coal power’, despite the Indian proposal that all fossil fuels should be phased out Billed as “ Africa’s COP ”, the 27th UN climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was expected to promote climate justice, as this is the continent most affected …

Dutch climate minister says Cop27 results are 'extremely disappointing'
2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch climate minister says Cop27 results are 'extremely disappointing'

Dutch News  

Dutch climate minister Rob Jetten has described the lack of progress at the climate talks in Sharm El-sheikh after ‘two difficult weeks’ as ‘extremely disappointing’. ‘This is extremely disappointing.’ The 27th United Nations climate summit, hosted by Egypt, focused on measures to implement current agreements, such as the 1.5 degree limit to global warming, as well as climate adaptation. There …

Dutch climate minister says Cop27 results are 'extremely disappointing'
2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch climate minister says Cop27 results are 'extremely disappointing'

Dutch News  

Dutch climate minister Rob Jetten has described the lack of progress at the climate talks in Sharm El-sheikh after ‘two difficult weeks’ as ‘extremely disappointing’. ‘This is extremely disappointing.’ The 27th United Nations climate summit, hosted by Egypt, focused on measures to implement current agreements, such as the 1.5 degree limit to global warming, as well as climate adaptation. There …

COP27: Timmermans & Rutte disappointed with outcome of UN climate summit
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: Timmermans & Rutte disappointed with outcome of UN climate summit

NL Times  

The COP27 climate agreement in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, ended in disappointment for the European Union, said Frans Timmermans, the European Commissioner and Vice-President of the European Commission. During the extension of the climate summit, the nearly two hundred countries still had to reach an agreement on many points. At the UN climate summit, nearly two hundred countries agreed to set …

COP27 Climate Talks Reach Crunch Time with Big Rifts Remaining
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 Climate Talks Reach Crunch Time with Big Rifts Remaining

News 18  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world governments to “stand and deliver” a strong climate deal at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Thursday as negotiators remained far apart on key issues a day before the agreement’s deadline. The world is watching and has a simple message: stand and deliver.” “We are at crunch time in the negotiations.” The first draft …

Cop27 negotiations make slow progress with just 72 hours to go
2 years, 1 month ago

Cop27 negotiations make slow progress with just 72 hours to go

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Meanwhile, small island states on the frontlines of the climate crisis and other vulnerable nations issued a statement early …

Dutch PM wants COP27 climate summit to focus on taking action, not just making plans
2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch PM wants COP27 climate summit to focus on taking action, not just making plans

NL Times  

The implementation of existing international climate agreements is one of the key issues for the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Additionally, countries will discuss funding for “loss and damage” costs, which made Rutte question how that could be implemented and possibly linked to annual funding targets. In the long run, the Netherlands can start …

UK leader reverses decision not to attend UN climate talks
2 years, 1 month ago

UK leader reverses decision not to attend UN climate talks

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday said he will attend this month’s U.N. climate summit in Egypt, reversing a decision to skip it that had drawn criticism at home and abroad. But Sunak tweeted Wednesday that he would attend the two-week gathering because “there is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change.” “There is no energy …

COP26 was a flop but there is still hope
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 was a flop but there is still hope

Al Jazeera  

The outcome of international climate summits has barely changed during the last few decades. The task of forging a global consensus on transformative mitigation strategies to the climate emergency somehow always eludes the participating parties, and the result is to keep kicking the can down the road as if to say, “Let future generations take care of the problem.” Unfortunately, …

What was achieved at the COP26 climate summit?
3 years, 1 month ago

What was achieved at the COP26 climate summit?

Live Mint  

“When will leaders lead? Encourage member nations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change —the Conference of Parties, or COP—to present improved national decarbonisation plans that will limit global warming rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius; adopt resolutions that call for phasing out fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas; get wealthy nations to deliver on climate finance to …

Cop26 agreement: What’s in the final text?
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26 agreement: What’s in the final text?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Countries ‘requested’ to set tougher 2030 climate plans A crucial element of the new deal is a request for …

Was Cop26 a success?
3 years, 1 month ago

Was Cop26 a success?

The Independent  

Does it go far enough to limit warming to 1.5C? Whether the pact goes far enough to meet the crucial target of limiting warming to no more than 1.5C compared with pre-industrial levels is far from certain. Glasgow had been billed as a key moment in the process of keeping 1.5C within reach - coming after the Paris Agreement, which …

U.K. PM says COP26 climate deal 'tinged with disappointment'
3 years, 1 month ago

U.K. PM says COP26 climate deal 'tinged with disappointment'

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday hailed a global accord to speed up action against climate change as "truly historic" and "the beginning of the end for coal power". But he said his "delight at this progress" at the UN COP26 summit in Glasgow was "tinged with disappointment" because of a failure to secure the agreement of all countries …

COP26: Climate Deal Struck at Glasgow With India's Coal Pushback, UN Says 'Not Enough'
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: Climate Deal Struck at Glasgow With India's Coal Pushback, UN Says 'Not Enough'

News 18  

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have accepted a new climate agreement after the COP26 summit in Glasgow concluded its extra time plenary on Saturday with a deal, which recognises India’s intervention for the world to “phase down” rather than “phase out” fossil fuels. Several countries criticised the change on fossil fuels promoted by India, even as Union Environment Minister Bhupender …

COP26 deal | U.N. chief says ‘not enough’, warns ‘catastrophe’ close; Greta Thunberg denounces it
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 deal | U.N. chief says ‘not enough’, warns ‘catastrophe’ close; Greta Thunberg denounces it

The Hindu  

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of an impending "climate catastrophe", while environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg dismissed Saturday's COP26 climate conference deal as "blah, blah, blah". "But today's agreement is a big step forward and, critically, we have the first ever international agreement to phase down coal and a roadmap to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees." A European …

COP26 has wrapped up in Glasgow. So was the climate summit a success?
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 has wrapped up in Glasgow. So was the climate summit a success?

ABC  

It was "our last chance to avoid the worst effects of climate change", according to COP26 president Alok Sharma and "the most important international meeting of the century", according to climate councillor Lesley Hughes. "Glasgow has not closed the emissions gap in 2030, which is vital to keeping 1.5C alive, but it has set up an urgent process to address …

COP26: What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact?
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact?

Al Jazeera  

UK, the host of COP26, says the Glasgow Climate Pact keeps alive hopes of averting the worst impacts of global warming. “But its pulse is weak, and we will only survive if we keep our promises.” Targeting fossil fuels The pact for the first time includes language that asks countries to reduce their reliance on coal and roll back fossil …

The Latest: EU executive says COP26 agreement a good start
3 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: EU executive says COP26 agreement a good start

Associated Press  

GLASGOW, Scotland — The latest on the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow: BRUSSELS — The head of the European Union’s executive arm says Saturday’s agreement at the U.N. climate conference “gives us confidence that we can provide a safe and prosperous space for humanity on this planet,” but warns that “there is still hard work ahead.” Ursula von der Leyen …

Cop26: Deal hangs in balance as climate summit extended beyond deadline for agreement
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26: Deal hangs in balance as climate summit extended beyond deadline for agreement

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world’s hopes of avoiding catastrophic climate change were hanging in the balance tonight, as …

COP26 misses deadline for climate deal but talks continue
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 misses deadline for climate deal but talks continue

Al Jazeera  

British PM Boris Johnson urges rich countries to put more ‘cash on the table’ to secure climate crisis breakthrough. These were Friday’s updates, as they happened: 12 Nov 2021 - 20:34 GMT US, EU holding talks back: Gabon minister Climate talks in Glasgow are at a “bit of a stalemate” and the United States, with support from the European Union, …

The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists
3 years, 1 month ago

The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists

NPR  

The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists Enlarge this image toggle caption Alastair Grant/AP Alastair Grant/AP GLASGOW, Scotland — You might think the fossil fuel industry would steer clear of the United Nations climate summit. Enlarge this image toggle caption Frank Langfitt/NPR Frank Langfitt/NPR Earlier this week, Russia hosted executives from BP and …

COP26: 'Two realities' for climate delegates at Glasgow conference
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: 'Two realities' for climate delegates at Glasgow conference

The Hindu  

November 8 was a typical day at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. "The end of coal power is now within sight," declared COP26 president Alok Sharma on November 3 after a coalition of 190 countries, regions and organizations agreed to phase out coal energy. From the G20 group, which met right before the climate summit, there have been …

British PM Boris Johnson to return to COP26 to urge action
3 years, 1 month ago

British PM Boris Johnson to return to COP26 to urge action

India TV News  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is heading back to COP26 to press negotiators from around the world to “turn promises into action” in the summit’s closing days. Johnson attended a world leaders’ summit that kicked off the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow last week, and will return to the Scottish city Wednesday. But the almost 200 nations attending remain …

COP26: Climate negotiators seek to resolve four key challenges at Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: Climate negotiators seek to resolve four key challenges at Glasgow

India Today  

As this year’s UN climate talks go into their second week, negotiations on key topics are inching forward. Laurent Fabius, the former French foreign minister who helped forge the Paris climate accord, said the general atmosphere had improved since the talks began Oct. 31 and “most negotiators want an agreement.” But negotiators were still struggling to put together a series …

COP26: 5 climate takeaways from Day 3 of the Glasgow talks
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: 5 climate takeaways from Day 3 of the Glasgow talks

CNN  

CNN — As world leaders left Glasgow, delegates at COP26 rolled up their sleeves to do the dirty work. The financing deal “represents a change in norms that would have been unthinkable only a few years ago,” Iskander Erzini Vernoit, a climate finance expert at think tank E3G, told CNN. “We’ve seen this go from the niche frontier concepts to …

Netherlands joins call to end deforestation by 2030 at COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands joins call to end deforestation by 2030 at COP26

NL Times  

One hundred countries, including the Netherlands, reached an agreement to end deforestation and land degradation by the end of this decade. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is hosting the COP26 climate conference, called the deal "a milestone to protect and restore the Earth's forests." The Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, and several philanthropic institutions agreed …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opens COP26 climate conference with dire warning
3 years, 1 month ago

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opens COP26 climate conference with dire warning

ABC  

The planet will face "doomsday" if world leaders do not pull off a "James-Bond" victory, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the official opening ceremony of the COP26 leaders summit. Key points: More than 100 world leaders have gathered for the UN COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland UK PM Boris Johnson told delegates the world was at …

As world leaders meet in Glasgow, a look at what COP26 aims to achieve
3 years, 1 month ago

As world leaders meet in Glasgow, a look at what COP26 aims to achieve

Hindustan Times  

Climate activists, environmentalists, world leaders and policymakers from around 200 countries are meeting in Glasgow, Scotland to take part in United Nations' climate summit, the 26th Conference of Parties, to broker a deal to save the planet from impending ecological disaster. A participant walks past a COP26 UN Climate Change Conference' poster on the first day of the COP26 UN …

COP26 Summit: UK to increase climate finance by £1 bn by 2025
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 Summit: UK to increase climate finance by £1 bn by 2025

Firstpost  

The UK lists its climate action targets as one of the “most ambitious”, to cut emissions by at 68 percent by 2030 as part of its Nationally Determined Contribution Glasgow: The world must move from aspiration to action to limit rising global temperatures, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell world leaders at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on …

COP26: 7 climate takeaways from Day 1 of the Glasgow talks
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: 7 climate takeaways from Day 1 of the Glasgow talks

CNN  

Glasgow, Scotland CNN — Nearly 120 world leaders gathered in Glasgow on Monday to address what scientists and health experts say is the world’s biggest crisis: climate change. Here are the key takeaways from the first full day of the UN’s COP26 climate summit: A landmark deal on forests The first major commitment to emerge from the conference was a …

COP26 climate summit opens in Glasgow amid acrimony
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 climate summit opens in Glasgow amid acrimony

Al Jazeera  

World leaders have begun arriving at a United Nations conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of the climate crisis, their challenge made even more daunting by the failure of major industrial nations to agree to ambitious new commitments. The COP26 conference in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday comes a day after G20 big economies failed to …

COP-26 is our last best hope, says president Alok Sharma opening the climate summit
3 years, 1 month ago

COP-26 is our last best hope, says president Alok Sharma opening the climate summit

Firstpost  

The Indian-origin cabinet minister called upon more than 120 world leaders gathered for the World Leaders’ Summit to do their bit for the planet Glasgow: The COP26 summit is “our last best hope” to agree on implementing the Paris Agreement, which limits the rise in global temperatures and keeps the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius alive, summit President Alok Sharma …

Two-week long COP26 climate meet formally opens in Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

Two-week long COP26 climate meet formally opens in Glasgow

The Hindu  

The U.N. climate summit in Glasgow has formally opened, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries on how to tackle the common challenge of global warming. Following Sunday’s opening gavel, officials began addressing a raft of procedural matters before leaders from around the world gather in Scotland’s biggest city Monday to lay out their countries’ …

What is COP? Key facts and terms at climate summit explained
3 years, 1 month ago

What is COP? Key facts and terms at climate summit explained

India TV News  

The UN climate summit, known as COP26 this year, brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow to haggle over the best measures to combat global warming. First held in 1995, it also serves as the meeting of parties to the 1992 Kyoto Protocol that first committed countries to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and those that signed on to the …

What is COP? Key facts and terms at climate summit explained
3 years, 1 month ago

What is COP? Key facts and terms at climate summit explained

Associated Press  

GLASGOW, Scotland — The U.N. climate summit, known as COP26 this year, brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow to haggle over the best measures to combat global warming. HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT More than 100 world leaders will attend the start of the summit Monday and Tuesday, known as the high-level segment, including U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime …

COP26 begins: PM Modi to launch 2 key initiatives, says Indian envoy to UK
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 begins: PM Modi to launch 2 key initiatives, says Indian envoy to UK

India Today  

The 26th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change kicked off on Sunday in Scotland's Glasgow and will conclude on November 12. On Sunday, India's High Commissioner to UK Gaitri Issar Kumar said that PM Modi would be launching two important initiatives under the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and the International Solar Alliance. At …

COP26: World gathers amid calls to avert climate disaster
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: World gathers amid calls to avert climate disaster

Al Jazeera  

COP26 aims to keep alive a target of capping global warming at 1.5C, amid warnings of disastrous climate catastrophe. COP26 president Alok Sharma opened the two-week summit saying the talks were “last, best hope” to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C alive. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged world leaders attending the UN climate change conference in …

Dutch, Canadian leaders hope for climate progress at G-20
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch, Canadian leaders hope for climate progress at G-20

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Canada and the Netherlands are counting on the weekend Group of 20 summit in Rome to make significant progress toward clinching an acceptable deal at the United Nations climate meeting starting immediately afterward. After a bilateral meeting Friday with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The Hague, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the timing …

EU chief calls for leadership at climate ‘moment of truth’
3 years, 1 month ago

EU chief calls for leadership at climate ‘moment of truth’

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s chief executive called Thursday for a show of climate leadership ahead of two major international meetings focused on curbing global warming, warning that world leaders face “a moment of truth.” “What we need is, first of all, leadership,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said before she heads to a weekend summit in Rome …

COP26: World’s friendliest city set to host climate crisis summit
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: World’s friendliest city set to host climate crisis summit

Al Jazeera  

Glasgow is due to host UN’s climate conference that is seen by many as the last chance to avert a global environmental catastrophe. Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city and home to one of the most bitter football rivalries, has rarely lacked drama – and this week will take centre stage as the host of a highly anticipated summit seen by many …

COP26 will decide the direction of the fight against global warming: Here’s what needs to go right – Firstpost
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 will decide the direction of the fight against global warming: Here’s what needs to go right – Firstpost

Firstpost  

progress can be slow because global climate talks involve people from all around the globe with different interests, preferences, and mandates. After all, it was the COP in Paris that tasked the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to provide a special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels. Major emitters will also need to support …

All You Need to Know About the COP26, and India's Possible Stance at the Climate Conference
3 years, 2 months ago

All You Need to Know About the COP26, and India's Possible Stance at the Climate Conference

News 18  

The world’s eyes are on the upcoming gathering in Glasgow, the biggest climate conference since the Paris summit, which is being seen as crucial in setting worldwide emission targets to slow global warming. Focus is also on India’s stance for the COP26, which is among the countries – China, Australia, Russia – that have yet to make new pledges to …

Cop26: 70 climate scientists urge PM to end new oil and gas investment ahead of Glasgow summit
3 years, 2 months ago

Cop26: 70 climate scientists urge PM to end new oil and gas investment ahead of Glasgow summit

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Moreover it will undermine the UK’s credibility in the eyes of its international partners at a time when Cop26 …

UN chief warns world on ‘one-way ticket to disaster’ over climate
3 years, 2 months ago

UN chief warns world on ‘one-way ticket to disaster’ over climate

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says he is ‘very concerned’ upcoming COP26 in Glasgow will fail. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said the world’s current climate situation is “a one-way ticket for disaster”, reiterating the urgency of agreement at the COP26 climate conference at the end of the month. Guterres said on Thursday that such an increase was “obviously a one-way ticket …

‘Cop26 is not a photo op’: UK calls on leaders to honour climate promises at Glasgow summit
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Cop26 is not a photo op’: UK calls on leaders to honour climate promises at Glasgow summit

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world’s most polluting countries must come forward with tougher plans for how they reduce …

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