The United Nations Environment Programme has issued their Emissions Gap Report 2020: An Inflection Point which shows that, despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions from the COVID-19 economic slowdown, the world is still heading for a catastrophic temperature rise … Continue reading →
To mark 5 years since the Paris Agreement, 75 world leaders gathered virtually on Saturday 12 December, together with members of civil society and the private sector, for the “Climate Ambition Summit 2020“. Some countries pledged to increase their ambitions … Continue reading →
On 14 November 2020, Marine Biologist and Oceanographer and Mr Gonzalo Alvarez delivered a presentation to UNA Warwick District Branch on the subject Save Our Ocean, Protect our Future and Climate Change. See more details below video. Gonzalo is a … Continue reading →
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 →