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#All4Climate Italy 2021
COP26andBeyond, in partnership with IARI, will be hosting 3 events at the #All4Climate Italy 2021 summit. Find out more and sign up here.
Copy COP: Can Nature Take a Leaf from the Climate Book?
For our third article in a series on Climate & Biodiversity, we are privileged to have this expert contribution from Dr Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife & Countryside Link on the critical importance of the forthcoming Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Kunming, China in October 2021, and its links to the climate negotiations.
IEA and IPCC Reports: Are Governments & Business in Denial? Pt 3
In Part 3 of a three-part series, we look at the implications for finance from the IEA & IPCC reports. We discuss the potential for stranded assets, regulatory and investor expectations, and the potential impact of climate litigation.
IEA and IPCC Reports: Are Governments & Business in Denial? Pt 2
In Part 2 of a three-part series, we look at the initial response to the recent IEA & IPCC reports from governments, and some of the wider implications for financial institutions.
IEA and IPCC Reports: Are Governments & Business in Denial? Pt 1
In this first of a three-part series, we look at the way in which the publication in the summer of 2021 of two reports, from the IAE and the IPCC, has fundamentally changed the ground rules for fossil fuel investment.
How do we get to a Net-Zero Power Grid?
Part 3 of our Energy & Emissions series gives a brief introduction to the main low-carbon energy sources, and details the challenges we need to overcome to get to a Net-Zero energy grid
Climate Change and COP26 as Seen from South Korea - “Words Into Actions”
In the run up to COP26, we are continuing to investigate inspiring actions and examples on climate change from young people in different parts of the world.
In this article we were lucky to be able to put some interview questions to 15-year-old South Korean climate activist Jiheyon (Cherry) Sung.
Introducing: After the Pandemic
Introducing: After the Pandemic, an organisation local to Glasgow, the site of COP26, where they will be constructing a creative and cultural hub during the conference.
Mind the gap: UK progress on tackling climate change
Summarising the UK Committee on Climate Change’s reports on the UK’s progress on reducing emissions and adapting to climate change.
Africa’s Great Green Wall
A guest blog from Sarah Gavioli of Istituto Analisi Relazioni Internationali ‘IARI’ in Italy. Article on the Great Green Wall (‘GGW’) initiative - a major international land restoration initiative across Africa.
Italy’s Environmental Law & Policies: Still a Long Road Ahead
In this guest blog, Giulia Paniccia from Istituto Analisi Relazioni Internationali ‘IARI’ considers the different levels of environmental laws and their implementation in Italy, and draws some conclusions of wider application to the effective enforcement of laws generally
Coming up: Using the Law To Fix the Climate Workshop at POP Festival
On June 8th William Wilson will run a workshop on Using the Law to Fix the Climate at this years international Protect Our Planet Festival
Sir Dieter Helm CBE: Climate Change and Your Career
Sir Dieter Helm CBE provides remarks for the COP26 and beyond and Earth Action Hub event Climate Change and Your Career on 21st May at 5pm (UK).
Climate Change and Your Career: A View from Italy
Ahead of COP26 and beyond's Climate Change and Your Career event we hear from IARI’s Sara Gavioli on what green jobs mean for Italy.
An Interview with Ajai Ahluwalia
An interview with engineer Ajai Ahluwalia - a speaker at COP26andbeyond’s ‘Climate Change and Your Career’ event on 21st May
Climate Change and your Career - upcoming online event
21st May - event exploring how climate change will impact your career and what you can do about it. Speakers from University of Oxford, International Labour Organisation, Overseas Development Institute and much more!
Landmark Legal Victories In France & Germany
Recent legal rulings in both France and Germany have held that the governments of both countries are not doing enough to fight climate change. They have both led to immediate political responses and show how future litigation might be successful elsewhere.
Where do our emissions come from?
Part 2 of our Emissions Explained series. In this blog we will explain the different types of greenhouse gas and fossil fuel, as well as try and find the source of the worlds emissions. Which sectors emit the most? Which fuels are to blame? And how has the UK managed to reduce its CO2 emissions?
Emissions Explained
In Part 1 of our Energy & Emissions series, we ask: how much CO2 are we emitting into the atmosphere? Who emits the most? What is Net-Zero? And are we on track to reach it?