This article was first published on the UNA Coventry website. On 13 December Niger and Ireland sponsored a draft resolution that would have requested the UN Secretary‑General to integrate climate‑related security risk as a central component of United Nations conflict‑prevention … Continue reading →
The UK already has one of the most ambitious 2030 targets for reducing emissions in the world, designed to be consistent with the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal. But, according to a new independent assessment of COP26 and the critical next … Continue reading →
The UK government spent around £44.6 billion on defence in 2020-21 [1] and this will increase by about 10% and 15% in the coming years [2]. In the 2021 budget [3] the government pledged £15 billion for 2021-22 as part … Continue reading →
Coventry Councillor for Jobs, Regeneration and Climate Change, Jim O’Boyle explains the ways in which the council is building towards a greener, more sustainable future for Coventry.
Continue reading →United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published its Emissions Gap Report 2021 on 26 October 2021 which shows that new national climate pledges combined with other mitigation measures put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by … Continue reading →
A “COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health” published by the World Health Organisation on 11 October states that: “The burning of fossil fuels is killing us. Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity” and while … Continue reading →
The UK “Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener” was published on 19 October 2021. It sets out how the UK will “deliver on its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050”. Download the strategy document here. Carbon Brief’s discussion … Continue reading →
Four education unions (NASUWT, NEU, UCU and UNISON) wrote to the Secretary of State for Education on September 23 urging him to take action to ensure climate change education becomes fully embedded in the education system, including a comprehensive review … Continue reading →
In the days before COP26, Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has warned in an interview with the Observer that, if countries fail to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, global security and stability could … Continue reading →