COP26

City and town leaders from across the country are in discussions about what role they can play in reducing emissions at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Sustainable Cities Conference, which runs Oct. 19 to 21.

Failure to pass legislation to cut emissions before the UN summit in Glasgow could be catastrophic for efforts to curb global heating.

Officials from the 48 countries that make up the Climate Vulnerable Forum said a recent U.N. science report highlighted the urgent need for action to ensure that global warming doesn't rise above 1.5 C.

All nations have a responsibility to ensure that no one gets left behind in the transition to a greener economy, European Commission for Climate Action Frans Timmermans said on Monday, October 18, 2021.

The announcement was made at a meeting aimed at attracting billions of dollars in foreign investment for green projects in Britain.

Celebrities joined Prince William in London on Sunday, October 17, 2021, for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot Prize, an ambitious environmental program that aims to find new ideas and technologies around the world to tackle climate change and Earth's most pressing challenges.

At the current UN summit aiming to pull biodiversity back from the brink, global leaders emphasized conserving nature is vital to achieving climate targets set at COP26.

A new report, released this week, lays out recommendations for governments to address the phaseout of oil, gas and coal, including the need for 56,000 new jobs in alternative sectors.

The industry responsible for about eight per cent of CO2 emissions commits to reaching net-zero by 2050 without offsetting.

Tzeporah Berman shared that vision on a dimly lit stage in Glasgow, where she was one of seven international speakers chosen to present at the TED Countdown Summit on Oct. 13.

Alok Sharma, the British official who will preside over an upcoming U.N. climate summit said he's losing sleep over how to get long-promised funding for poorer nations to switch to cleaner energy and cope with the worst impacts of climate change.

The International Energy Agency warned new investment in clean energy was needed to “jolt the energy system onto a new set of rails.”

Dressed as endangered fish or tigers or wearing toy polar bears on their heads, demonstrators marched through Brussels on Sunday, October 10, 2021, to push world leaders to take bolder action to fight climate change at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow starting this month.

The young Swedish climate activist does not expect much from either the U.S. president or COP26, the make-or-break summit that runs Oct. 31 to Nov. 12. 

The 100-member group will be representative of the world’s population and will present its findings at the UN climate conference in Glasgow later this month.