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Three key topics at the horizon of climate change
It is time to go beyond the controversial outcomes of COP26 and look at the future. Here are three key topics that will be crucial for tackling climate change in the coming months.
Why can’t we have serious climate targets?
The current model for climate targets is outdated and does not deliver results. We need to think beyond the old, linear economic mantra of "growth at all costs."
Six key outcomes of COP26
The UN climate summit boiled down to cash, coal, compensation and the willingness to speed up the drawdown of fossil fuels. It concluded with timid steps, although some are useful at the margin.
Three lessons from the ongoing COP26
The gathering in Glasgow has already made the halfway point. Some outcomes are still pending but there are three lessons we have already learned.
COP26: “I am hopeful that something happens, but I don’t think it will”
An interview with Annika Kruse, Fridays for Future Hamburg. She is attending COP26 in the most exclusive zone, sitting in the same rooms as Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Mario Draghi. And she has clear expectations on the event.
Why COP26 will (likely) be a flop
Sunday marked 20 days to COP26, the eagerly anticipated 2021 UN climate summit. There is immense excitement about the idea of the world leaders gathering in Glasgow to commit to targets that will deliver a maximum global warming of 1.5°C. But not all that glitter is gold.