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Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow postponed until 2021

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Admin

Crucial UN conference will be delayed until next year as a result of the coronavirus crisis

The UN climate talks due to be held in Glasgow later this year have been postponed as governments around the world struggle to halt the spread of coronavirus.

The most important climate negotiations since the Paris agreement in 2015 were scheduled to take place this November to put countries back on track to avoid climate breakdown. They will now be pushed back to 2021.

Campaigners attack Japan’s ‘shameful’ climate plans release

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Admin

Proposals criticised amid fears countries may use coronavirus crisis to rein in commitments

Japan has laid out new plans on greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris agreement ahead of vital UN climate talks later this year, becoming the world’s first major economy to do so.

But its proposals were criticised by campaigners as grossly inadequate, amid fears the Covid-19 crisis could prompt countries to try to water down their climate commitments.