Activists hold ‘People’s Plenary’ in COP26 hall as protests expected outside
One of the conference’s halls was filled with hundreds of representatives from civil society groups.
Tag: climate crisis
COP26 carbon footprint expected to be twice that of previous summit
A preliminary report says Cop26 could be the most carbon-intensive climate change summit so far.
The COP26 pledges on agriculture are missing vital ingredients
The UK announced that it had secured the support of 45 governments "in new pledges to protect nature" at COP26 ...
Hilarious COP26 prank highlights the absurd level of corporate capture at the conference
A recent prank has helped to highlight the absurd level of corporate capture at the COP26 conference. Glasgow Calls Out ...
This global day of action shows why ‘business as usual’ is not an option
On 6 November, people took to the streets for a global day of action on the climate crisis. As the ...
Two corporate sponsors of COP26 are accused of driving ecological destruction
Two of the sponsors of the COP26 climate summit have been listed in a new database of 300 UK companies ...
Idris Elba calls for African voices to be heard in climate change debate
The Luther star and his wife Sabrina joined a panel on sustainable food production at the Cop26 climate talks.
A ‘celebrated’ COP26 fossil fuel pledge says a lot about the sorry state of global leadership
On 4 November, the UK and a number of other countries backed a pledge to partially end the international public ...
Young people defy education secretary’s plea for pupils not to miss school for climate protests
His plea came as youth activists are taking to the streets of Glasgow to demand action on climate change as ...
People are gearing up for a global day of action for climate justice. Here’s how you can take part.
This week, world leaders met in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26. Proceedings have largely been characterised ...
Indigenous islanders whose homes are sinking underwater march on COP26
The group were briefly denied access to the conference venue.
Climate memorial set up in London ahead of COP26
On Friday 29 October, climate activists set up a 'climate memorial ahead of the COP26 climate summit, which is being ...
Rainbow Warrior aims to defy Glasgow port by sailing youth activists to COP26
Greenpeace said the vessel would ignore port authority warnings that it could not sail up the Clyde to the summit ...
Greta Thunberg says sometimes you need to anger people in environmental protests
Angering people can be necessary as part of environmental demonstrations, and people in countries like the UK where protest is ...
Six essential ingredients that would make for a meaningful COP26
The Copenhagen climate summit in 2009 yielded a target, supported mainly by industrialised countries, to limit global warming to 2C. ...
Youth climate activists stage overnight protest at Science Museum
The protesters stayed at the Kensington landmark overnight to protest against its sponsorship by fossil fuel companies including Shell.
UN warns the world facing ‘catastrophe’ as countries’ climate commitments fall far short
Even with new and updated climate action plans, and pledges from major polluters, the world is on track for 2.7C ...
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