This article was first published on our sister-website, CovCAN.uk The UK government spent around £44.6 billion on defence in 2020-21 [1] and this will increase by about 10% and 15% in the coming years [2]. In the 2021 budget [3] … Continue reading →
At last: Something to Celebrate! Following the call from four education unions for the the Secretary of State for Education to take action to ensure climate change education becomes fully embedded in the education system, including a comprehensive review of … Continue reading →
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published its Emissions Gap Report 2021 on 26 October 2021 which shows that new national climate pledges combined with other mitigation measures put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by … Continue reading →
In the days before COP26, Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has warned in an interview with the Observer that, if countries fail to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, global security and stability could … Continue reading →
Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom which is host of COP26 in November, warns the nations of the UN General Assembly that it is time to grow up and face their responsibilities to act now to save future generations … Continue reading →
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has produced the first part of its 6th climate change report. It is the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest advances in climate science, … Continue reading →
This article was first published on the CovCAN website. On 13 June the Swiss people voted by a narrow majority to reject an Act proposed by the Federal Government law aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 2030 by investing in … Continue reading →
As global temperatures climb, the risk of armed conflict is expected to increase substantially, according to experts across several fields. In June 2019 Stanford University published an article [1] investigating how much climate change affects the risk of armed conflict. … Continue reading →
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s Initial NDC Synthesis Report published on 28 February 2021 measures the progress of national climate action plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs, ahead of the 26th session of Conference of … Continue reading →
The Security Council’s first ever discussion of the maintenance of international peace and security in the face of climate change was hosted by the UK, the current chair of the Security Council, and attended by world leaders.
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