A major climate summit wrapped up in Madrid Sunday with a compromise deal that left little to show, prompting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to lament a “lost opportunity” to act.
Almost a fortnight of COP25 talks just squeezed out hard-earned compromises from countries over a global warming battle plan that fell well short of what science says is needed to tackle the climate crisis.
“I am disappointed with the results of COP25,” Guterres said. “The international community lost an important opportunity to show increased ambition on mitigation, adaptation and finance to tackle the climate crisis.”
The summit’s final declaration “expresses …
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg accused rich countries of “misleading” people over climate action at UN talks in Madrid on Wednesday as scuffles broke out between security guards and environmental protestors.
The UN climate forum tasked with saving the world from runaway global warming has become an “opportunity for countries to negotiate loopholes and to avoid raising their ambition” to act on climate, the 16-year-old told delegates and observers to vigorous applause.
“Countries are finding clever ways around having to take real action.”
Nations are gathered in Spain’s capital to finalise the rulebook f the 2015 landmark Paris climate accord, which …
Thousands of activists from around the world including teen activist Greta Thunberg hit the streets of Madrid on Friday to demand urgent action on the climate crisis from world leaders attending the COP25 summit in the Spanish capital.
Teen eco-warrior Thunberg — who refuses to fly because of the carbon emissions involved — joined the rally after making a nearly three-week journey across the Atlantic by catamaran.
“We would love some action by people in power because people are suffering and dying due to the climate and ecological emergency and we can’t wait any longer,” the 16-year-old Swede told a …
According to her, climate change affects everyone but women bear the brunt of its adverse effects.
“Adverse results of Climate Change are security and farming crises.
“We are in the month of November and the rains are still falling. This is unusual and the people who suffer it most are women and children,”
The notification begins a one-year process of exiting the global climate change accord, culminating the day after the 2020 US election.
The US government says the deal puts an “unfair economic burden” on Americans.
The agreement brought together 188 nations to combat climate change.
There has been widespread international condemnation of the US move.
The Paris accord, agreed in 2015, committed the US and 187 other countries to keeping …
Just a day after the President of Chile said his country could no longer hold the world’s annual climate conference, Spain has offered to host it in Madrid.
The critical meeting, called COP25, was due to take place in Santiago for two weeks from 3 December.
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said his government needed “to prioritise re-establishing public order” after serious anti-government protests.
Spain’s offer will be considered by the UN’s climate body next week.
The Spanish government said it considered multilateral action on climate change to be a priority for the UN.
The annual Conference of the Parties (COP) …
