Tag: COP26
COP26: Boris Johnson cautiously optimistic on climate summit progress
British people "may not listen to me, but they certainly listen to Sir David Attenborough (who spoke at the summit on Monday) and they look at what [...]
COP26: Boris Johnson apologises to Israeli minister Karine Elharrar
Boris Johnson has apologised to Israeli minister Karine Elharrar for her not being able to get into the COP26 summit in Monday in her wheelchair.Th [...]
COP26: UK apology after Israeli minister unable to access venue in wheelchair
A UK minister has described accessibility issues at the COP26 climate conference as "deeply regrettable".It comes after Israeli minister Karine Elh [...]
COP26: Boris Johnson confirms deforestation deal and jokes path to ‘guilt-free chocolate’
Boris Johnson has joked that a perk of a new deforestation deal could be "guilt-free" chocolate as leaders committed to a plan that rewards sustain [...]
COP26: UK apologises to Israeli minister for wheelchair access problems
Israeli minister Karine Elharrar waited for two hours outside the Glasgow venue but couldn't get inside.
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COP26: Wheelchair-using minister unable to attend summit
Karine Elharrar tweets that it is "sad" that "the UN does not provide accessibility to its events".
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At COP26 Summit, Urgent Pleas to Combat Global Warning
GLASGOW — World leaders opened a pivotal climate summit in Scotland on Monday with apocalyptic warnings about the scarce time left to avert catastr [...]
COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030
Mr Katan, an indigenous Shuar from Ecuador, said indigenous communities globally protect 80% of the world's biodiversity but face threats and viole [...]
COP26: Children will curse leaders who fail to stem climate change – Welby
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the world’s leaders “will be cursed” if they fail to tackle climate change. The Most Revd Justin Welby told B [...]
COP26: Thunberg tells Glasgow protest politicians are pretending
Thousands have travelled to the city for protests, one of which took place near to the venue where world leaders are meeting.
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COP26: Archbishop of Canterbury apologises for Nazi comments
Justin Welby compares politicians who ignore climate change to those who ignored Nazi Germany.
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COP26: World leaders need to act on climate change – Boris Johnson
Mr Johnson would not confirm whether he now regarded himself as an environmentalist, but insisted he was "not the black sheep of my family" on gree [...]
COP26 is the last chance saloon – Prince Charles
Speaking ahead of the COP26 climate conference, Prince Charles said the future of humanity and nature was at stake and it was time to grasp the opp [...]
Boris Johnson on COP26: ‘If Glasgow fails, then the whole thing fails’
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned of the dire consequences of failure at the COP26 climate summit.He was speaking after the G20 summit in [...]
COP26: Boris Johnson says ‘no excuses’ for not tackling climate change
"And unlike many other global challenges, the solution to climate change is clear - it lies in consigning dirty fossil fuels like coal to history, [...]