COP26 is only 2 days to go - hyped to be the last chance to act.

China submitted its updated NDCs but observers were unimpressed, while India rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target, and what will the US bring to the table? Why this climate summit will be both crucial and disappointing? Are you optimistic or more concerned about what may come of it?

The Climate Debt Keeps Growing

Ahead of the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the Biden administration released several reports last week about the grave security threats posed by a warming planet. Together, the reports painted a grim picture of mounting geopolitical tensions and competition for resources and technologies. But their findings also underlined an indisputable fact about climate change: its costs are already being experienced far more severely in poor countries than in wealthier ones, and that trend will continue.

Developing the Blue Economy

Dinosaur Urges World Leaders Not To ‘Choose Extinction’ at United Nations.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is bringing a
ferocious, talking dinosaur to the United Nations’ headquarters to urge more climate action from global leaders, in a short film launched today.

Watch the video to join with UNDP and Frankie-The-Dino. We don't choose extinction.

The role of women in managing climate change

Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, speaks at The Energy Law Institute’s Annual Clifford Chance Lecture

Both the dangers of climate change and our narrowly closing window for action have never been clearer. The heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes that are wreaking havoc across the country and around the world show that no one will be spared. The steep and rising costs are everywhere: The effects of climate change already cost the United States $99 billion each year, by one recent estimate, yet they’re not integrated into economic decisions.

This summer’s weather has led to concerns from some scientists over the ability of climate models to simulate the severity of extremes seen. Other scientists have pushed back, pointing out that the events have been remarkable, but within the range of what climate models have predicted.

In a paper, published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society earlier this year, a framework was developed for assessing the quality of regional climate information. How can the framework be applied?

Melbourne Water’s Net Zero Future

Methodological guide for the inclusion of the NDC Ecuador at the Subnational level in territorial Planning - This publication is a product of the Climate Helpdesk technical assistance program which is led by the Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP), managed by LEDS LAC, and prepared by Grupo FARO under the supervision of the Consortium of Provincial Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE). LEDS LAC is a network of organizations that work to facilitate the design and implementation of low-emission development strategies and the establishment of ambitious climate goals in Latin America and the Caribbean. CONGOPE is an institution specialized in capacity development for the public management of the Intermediate Provincial Governments, which contributes to strengthening the development processes of the provinces of Ecuador. Readers may reproduce this document as long as the source is recognized as follows: FARO Group. (2021). The methodological document "Guide for inclusion of the NDC Ecuador at the subnational level in territorial planning". Quito: FARO Group. The ideas in this document are the point of view of the authors and do not necessarily represent the institutional position of Grupo FARO on the subject. In this publication it has been chosen to use the generic masculine, understanding that all mentions in such a genre always represent women and men. This publication has been prepared with the financial support of LEDS LAC. This document’s content is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of LEDS LAC.