Christopher Davy The Paris rulebook has been finalised, the focus has been put on cutting emissions this decade, but developing countries are left dissatisfied on finance After running over by a day, negotiators at COP26 finally reached agreement on a “Glasgow climate pact” on 13 November. The two weeks of tense talks had focussed on… Continue reading COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate talks?
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EU complicit in colossal, lawless air pollution from Balkan coal plants
Around 19,000 people are estimated to have died over the past three years as a result of air pollution from Western Balkan coal-fired power plants, according to a report released by CEE Bankwatch Network and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The report, Comply or Close, launched to mark the International Day of Clean Air for… Continue reading EU complicit in colossal, lawless air pollution from Balkan coal plants
The Road to Paris – Is it smokestack once again?
Radhika Perrot Many countries have based their emissions reduction commitment at least in part on national economic self-interest rather than global responsibility Never before has the world seen such commitment in reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) and expectations set so high for a transformative change than for the Conference of Parties COP21 in Paris starting this… Continue reading The Road to Paris – Is it smokestack once again?