The remains of a large structure and vehicles destroyed by the Lytton Creek wildfire near Lytton, B.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. More extreme and frequent disasters can be traced to global warming.The world’s major economies must do more at the upcoming UN COP26 climate summit in Scotland to show they are serious about wanting to tackle global warming and heed the warnings of young activists, policymakers said on Saturday.
The COP26 conference in Glasgow will aim to secure bolder climate action from the nearly 200 countries that signed the 2015 Paris Agreement and agreed to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. New energy and funding pledges from the United States and China have raised negotiators’ hopes, but many G20 countries – including major polluters such as China and India – have yet to announce updates of their short-term climate plans.U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry also urged major economies to commit to more radical policies.
“ private sector is needed for this … We’ll be announcing one specific agenda item in conjunction with the World Economic Forum,” he said, without giving further details.
Always $$$ called investments but nobody wants to change their consumption of food, goods, etc! Scam, much!
The economy is something we can afford to lose. We can also afford to lose a few people along the way. breastmilk
Perhaps no country on Earth stands to gain more from climate change than Canada. While three-quarters of nations will take hits to their national economies, Canada is projected to see outsized benefits. Marshall Burke, Director of Food Security and the Environment at Stanford.
China first.
Time is running, immediate action is needed