Billions of dollars are spent every year on climate resilience projects across the globe. As the impacts of climate change continue to grow, decision makers in governments, financial institutions, and the insurance industry need targeted risk information to ensure that limited resources are being used to safeguard people, their livelihoods, and to build a more... Continue Reading →
Glasgow Climate Change Conference (Official UNCCC Portal)
The COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference, hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy, will take place from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, UK. In light of the worldwide effects of COVID-19, the COP Bureau of the UNFCCC, with the UK and its Italian partners, had decided... Continue Reading →
COP26 delegates agree on need to deliver US100b climate finance pledge
MILAN, Oct 2 ― Delegates heading to the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow agreed they must deliver on the US$100 billion (RM418 billion) per year pledge to help most vulnerable nations tackle climate change, COP26 president Alok Sharma said today. Speaking after days of meetings at the pre-COP26 climate event in Italy, Sharma said... Continue Reading →
With just one month to go until COP26, all eyes are on the world’s politicians. With expectations so high though, can our political leaders face up to their responsibilities? Or will their failure cause more people to wake up and take action on their own?
COP26: Why a bad outcome ‘is the best we can hope for’
LONDON — International leaders need to talk to China and convince the nation to implement concrete steps toward de-carbonization, the EU’s climate chief told CNBC Tuesday ahead the COP26 climate summit in November. China announced earlier this month that it would stop building new coal-fired power projects overseas. The nation has also said that it... Continue Reading →
‘We need to talk to China,’ Europe’s climate chief says ahead of COP26
What to do when Climate Change feels unstoppable…
...climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset.
(Note that this pre-Cop26 event/meeting already took place, however here are notes on the Goals of the COP26) 1. Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach Countries are being asked to come forward with ambitious 2030 emissions reductions targets that align with reaching net zero by the middle of the... Continue Reading →
What do we need to achieve at COP26? (Plus COP26 Booklet Download)
Our purpose is to increase the capacity and capability of climate-vulnerable country negotiators to engage in international climate negotiations, helping to preserve and enhance the rules-based international system and increase appetite for higher ambition. Our vision is for a fairer, more inclusive negotiation process that enables the meaningful participation of climate-vulnerable country negotiators, supporting the... Continue Reading →
Support Ambition Support Alliance
Make COP Count is an informal group of representatives from different faith communities working together on advocacy, hospitality and action ahead of COP26. We believe the global response to the climate crisis must be rooted in justice – we see action on climate finance as essential to this. The co-ordination of this group is through... Continue Reading →
Make COP count
Why COP26 is our best chance for a greener future…
Something powerful is happening around the world. The issue of climate change has moved from the margins to the mainstream, says Alok Sharma, the President-Designate of COP26, the United Nations climate conference set to take place in November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. He unpacks what this shift means for the world economy and the accelerating... Continue Reading →
Heatwaves and drought in Europe | DW Documentary
This film shows ways to tackle the drought on both political and social levels. We take a closer look at European forestry and agricultural policy in Brussels. Is the agricultural lobby, with its EU subsidies for large-scale enterprises, exacerbating the problem? Could it even be one of the causes? Source...
empowerment & inner transformation... 