The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate-related disasters. It also emphasized the need to strengthen systematic observations and to achieve universal coverage of early … Continue reading →
The UK already has one of the most ambitious 2030 targets for reducing emissions in the world, designed to be consistent with the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal. But, according to an independent assessment of COP26 and the critical next steps … Continue reading →
Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered on 30 September 2021. Thank you, thank you very much Mr President, distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman. Great speech Mario and ciao from Londra. I’m very sorry I’m not able to … Continue reading →
This article was first published by UNA-UK on 2 July 2021. The UN climate conference is a critical moment for action to protect people and the planet from the existential threat of climate change. In the lead-up to COP26, scheduled to … Continue reading →
UN House Scotland is organising this project to encourage as many individuals, local councils, organisations, and private enterprises as possible to sign the Paris Climate Agreement before COP26. The website for this project is https://www.unhscotland.org.uk/from-paris-to-cop26 UN House Scotland promotes connections … Continue reading →
COP26 Youth Summit will be an event for young people leading up to COP26. It will be called “Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition” and will take place in Milan, Italy from 28-30 September 2021. The events will comprise a mix of in-person … 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 2050, with a projected increased global population of 9.6 billion, we would need the equivalent of almost 3 planets worth of resources to sustain our way of living, if our current consumption and production patterns remain the same. [UNEP, 2011, http://bit.ly/1Niu2q7] … Continue reading →