Frustrated by the postponement of COP26 conference until November 2021, young people are running a youth led, youth run online conference 19th November to 1st December 2020 to show the world what would happen if young people were the decision … Continue reading →
By Climate Reporter Elliot Parker This article was first published on the CovCAN website. Coventry is a city that has enjoyed an affiliation with industry, innovation and adaptability since the advent of industrialisation. It is the home of the famous … Continue reading →
Image: A map showing places warmer (red) or cooler (blue) in May than the long-term average. Photograph: Modis/NEO/Nasa This article was first published in the Coventry Climate Action Network website. The Guardian reported on 17 June [1] that climate scientists … Continue reading →
This article by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is the foreword to the UNA-UK’s report Climate 2020: The path ahead The recovery from COVID-19 should be focused on securing a sustainable, equitable and resilient future. There are six climate actions that … Continue reading →
UNA-UK has released a major report on implementing the climate deal agreed by UN member states in Paris in 2015. Climate 2020: The path ahead is the fifth in a series of major reports on the Paris Agreement on climate change. We have … Continue reading →
Some people claim that COVID-19 is the world’s biggest threat since the end of World War II. It has galvanised governments into action because it is an immediate and obvious danger. But, within a couple of years, there will be … Continue reading →
By Elliot Parker Like the Climate Crisis, Covid-19 has shown that state cooperation instead of state separation is necessary to fight and defeat another battle that is plaguing humanity. Covid-19 is in its relative infancy. It can be said that … Continue reading →
The Goal The Paris Agreement adopted by 195 nations at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in December 2015 included the aim of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change by holding the increase … Continue reading →
An analysis of red meat and its impact on human health and the environment By Elliot Parker In today’s society we consume a significant amount of processed foodstuffs and intensively farmed meat, dairy and produce. As well as this, medical … Continue reading →
Following recommendations by the Committee on Climate Change, the UK Parliament passed a law in June 2019 committing the UK to reaching ‘net-zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Six House of Commons Select Committees then commissioned the Climate Assembly UK … Continue reading →