COP26: Developing Nations Urge Rich Ones To Fund Climate Goa...
Rich nations have yet to make good on a longstanding pledge to contribute $100bn annually to help developing countries deal with the effects of climate change
Countries that are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of global warming have ... Read More
COP26: Wheelchair-Using Minister Unable To Attend Summit
Karine Elharrar, left, said she could not access the conference grounds on Monday (file pic)
An Israeli minister has said she could not attend the COP26 summit on Monday because it was not wheelchair accessible.
Karine Elharrar tweeted that it was "sad" ... Read More
COP26: World Leaders Promise To End Deforestation By 2030
Deforestation has accelerated in the Amazon in recent years
More than 100 world leaders will promise to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit's first major deal.
Brazil - where stretches of the Amazon rainforest have been cut ... Read More
Covid-19 Deaths Pass Five Million Worldwide
Brazil has the world's second-highest death toll
More than five million people are known to have died of Covid-19 worldwide, 19 months since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Vaccines have slowed the death rate, but some health experts say ... Read More
UN Secretary. General Calls 5M COVID Deaths ‘Global Sh...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday called the more than five million COVID-19 deaths “a global shame,” and a reminder that much of the world is being “failed” by vaccine inequities.
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early ... Read More
Biden ‘Disappointed’ Over Chinese, Russian Lack ...
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, Nov. 1, 2021.
President Joe Biden said he is disappointed that China and Russia have yet to come up with new commitments to reduce ... Read More
Act Now Of Face Climate Catastrophe – UK Prime Ministe...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The world is at "one minute to midnight", having run down the clock on waiting to combat climate change, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
He was speaking as world leaders arrived for the landmark COP26 climate change ... Read More
COP26 Imperative For Addressing Global climate Emergency ...
The 26th Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) Sunday opened with a call on delegates to urgently consider the requisite actions to deal with the climate emergency facing the world.
“We ... Read More
G20 Says Climate Threat ‘Urgent, Critical’, Offers Modes...
From left, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose in front of the Trevi Fountain during an event for the G20 summit ... Read More
Jen Psaki: White House Press Secretary Says She Has COVID
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says she has contracted COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.
In a statement on Sunday, Psaki said she was last in contact with United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday, ... Read More