All posts tagged "COP26"
Civil service cuts ‘could cost UK its global leadership on climate change’The UK government has been warned that plans to cut civil service staff numbers could undermine the country’s leadership role on tackling climate change. Prime minister Boris Johnson announced last
- Posted May 15, 2022
Governments are failing to act fast enough on climate adaptation, warns international panel of scientistsClimate change is having widespread impacts on human health, economies and natural ecosystems, but adaptation to changes is not being prioritised, according to the latest warning from international climate scientists.
- Posted March 1, 2022
Investing energy: what’s needed to fund the transition to a green economy?At a Global Government Forum webinar, Mia Hunt heard panellists explore the issues around shaping public investments for a net zero world, touching on the need to consider social as
- Posted February 14, 2022
- COP26 chief urges transparency from governments to make good on climate pledges
The president of COP26 Alok Sharma has urged leaders to be open and transparent on the delivery of climate commitments made at last year’s summit in Glasgow. Speaking before a select
- Posted January 16, 2022
Averting climate catastrophe: how can civil servants help deliver COP26 commitments?Now the hubbub of COP26 delegations have left Glasgow, pledges made, and deals struck, attention has turned to what happens next. At a Global Government Forum webinar, climate experts discussed
- Posted December 13, 2021
Vote of confidence: how climate-conscious electorates are forcing governments to get serious about going greenWorld leaders announced target after target at COP26 but there has been little clarity on the delivery mechanisms behind them. Yet there is evidence that citizens increasingly want action on
- Posted November 14, 2021
COP26 roundup: multilateral move to end oil and gas, as talks enter crucial phaseTen national and subnational governments have announced an end to the exploration and extraction of oil and gas at the COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow, UK. The Beyond Oil
- Posted November 11, 2021
COP26 roundup: world leaders’ key commitments on climate changeWe outline the major pledges to have been announced in the first days of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK, including commitments to cut methane emissions, address deforestation,
- Posted November 3, 2021
Israel unveils tech-driven climate change plan ahead of COP26The Israeli government has approved a plan designed to promote “climate innovation”, focusing on the use of technology to help it and other countries prepare for and mitigate climate change.
- Posted October 26, 2021
Former diplomats challenge Australian government on climate change inactionA group of 70 former Australian diplomats have written to the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison raising “deep concern” about his government’s failure to commit to climate change targets.
- Posted September 30, 2021
