COP26 headlines: 8/11/21
Former President Obama visited COP26 with a message for young climate activists. The draft text on the talks was published and was quickly criticised by campaigners for not referring to fossil fuels.
Former President Obama visited COP26 with a message for young climate activists. The draft text on the talks was published and was quickly criticised by campaigners for not referring to fossil fuels.
The former US president, Barack Obama, told young people to stay angry and prepare for a marathon on tackling climate change.
More than 500 lobbyists from some of the largest oil and gas companies have been given access to the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, new analysis has found.
The organiser of the COP26 conference in Glasgow was condemned today of failing to address the root issues of climate crisis.
A counter conference started in Glasgow today to gave a voice to indigenous peoples and the most marginalised by climate change. There were also marches and demonstrations on what was planned as a rest day for COP26.
Key figures Daily production: 14,070 barrels of oil per day (bopd) Weight: 57,122 tonnes Volume: 69,346m3 Volume of onshore as a proportion of UK total oil production: 1.88%
People took to the streets in more than 300 protests today on every continent in the world, demanding climate action and justice.
While the 300+ global climate rallies and marches grabbed the headlines, there was news on food, farming and nature from inside the COP26 climate talks.
On the day that the climate conference focused on young people , Greta Thunberg told thousands of people at a rally in Glasgow that COP26 was a failure.