On the banks of the River Clyde, an estuary once dotted with shipyards and steel mills that made Scotland prosper during the Industrial Revolution, they are trying these days to forge the pacts that will have to free the planet from the enormous amounts of CO2 that have been overheating it since the 18th century […]
Tag: COP26
Better than imagined but worse than necessary, the COP enters its crucial week
COP26 begins its crucial week this Monday. After the parade of leaders and celebrities, the optimism of host Boris Johnson and the pessimism of Greta Thunberg, 194 countries will seek to overcome disagreements that for years have slowed the fight against warming. At the halfway point of the meeting, the balance is bittersweet. “We have […]
What impact the promises of COP26 may have on global warming
At the equator of the COP26 Glasgow, after a week full of big announcements from countries promising to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, what real impact can these commitments have on the global warming? The latest emission reduction pledges – known as Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs – for 2030, ahead of the Glasgow conference, […]
COP26: the flip side of the global warming conference in Glasgow
COP26, an annual meeting organized by the UN to debate and set commitments in the fight against climate change, receives the world’s government and civil society leaders, who were the main protagonists of various events, at a difficult time at the climatic and health level due to the coronavirus pandemic. Fiery statements, prominent absences, unusual […]
Indigenous people only legally own half of the lands they inhabit in the world
The indigenous people legally own only half of the forests and jungles that inhabit the world, lands that allow to retain a considerable amount of carbon and help to maintain the climate balance, according to a study released this Saturday during the COP26. “Our findings indicate that indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant peoples and local communities customarily […]
The decarbonization of the planet goes through a more determined support to the developing world
Chairman of BBVA Every day that passes more countries and public and private institutions that adhere to the ‘Race to Zero Emissions’ (‘Race To Zero Campaign’) promoted by the United Nations on the occasion of the COP26 the Glasgow. Meeting the commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050 is not going to be an easy […]
What is the largest free fishing corridor in Latin American waters agreed at COP26?
The long-awaited climate summit COP26, which takes place these days in the Scottish city of Glasgow, is already the scene of the first international agreements. And one of them has the focus on Latin America. This Tuesday, coinciding with the global commitments signed to curb deforestation and reduce the emission of methane gas, Colombia, Ecuador, […]
Big capital promises to finance the decarbonization of the planet
The large private credit institutions of 45 countries pledged to massively finance global decarbonization by mid-century, although the presidency of COP26 warned that this promise does not replace the funds that large economies owe to developing countries. The commitment signed by 450 entities such as HSBC, Banco Santander, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, BVVA, JP Morgan, […]
Big banks will invest US $ 130 trillion in climate by 2050
Updated on 11/03/2021 09:21 am The COP26 climate conference announced that 450 large financial firms from 45 countries have pledged to invest US $ 130 trillion (112 trillion euros) in the transition to a decarbonized economy by 2050. The Glasgow Financial Alliance’s commitment to Zero Net Emissions, created last April, doubles the US $ 70 […]
Latin America, without a common strategy at COP26
Hurricanes that devastate entire islands in the Caribbean or increasingly extreme droughts: Latin America is one of the regions most vulnerable to the climate crisis, but it faces its role at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow without a common strategy and with asymmetric commitments (United Kingdom). Perhaps the only fair claim centers on demanding, […]