Just when you thought you had read your last analysis of COP26, here I am! Much has been said and written about COP26: the various pledges (“nationally determined contributions” or NDCs); how close they get us (or don’t) to keeping the average global temperature increase to below 1.5ºC; the structural unfairness of the proceedings, which guarantee the most power to the countries that are or have been the largest emitters of greenhouse gases and downplay, exclude, or ignore the voices from the countries that are already suffering the effects and have contributed least to the problem, most of which are in the Global South. That dynamic was
News from a Changing Planet — #19
News from a Changing Planet — #19
News from a Changing Planet — #19
Just when you thought you had read your last analysis of COP26, here I am! Much has been said and written about COP26: the various pledges (“nationally determined contributions” or NDCs); how close they get us (or don’t) to keeping the average global temperature increase to below 1.5ºC; the structural unfairness of the proceedings, which guarantee the most power to the countries that are or have been the largest emitters of greenhouse gases and downplay, exclude, or ignore the voices from the countries that are already suffering the effects and have contributed least to the problem, most of which are in the Global South. That dynamic was