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Some of 26 ice sculptures of children installed on New Brighton Beach, Wallasey in Merseyside, to highlight the forthcoming Cop26 global climate conference
THE world is still on course for climate catastrophe, United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned today after the release of another damning report ahead of the Cop26 summit.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said that countries’ latest climate plans would deliver just a tiny percentage of the emissions cuts needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
It warned of “weak promises, not yet delivered” just days before representatives of world governments gather for the key UN climate summit in Glasgow, which has been described as a “last-chance saloon” for the planet.
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA