Some glaciers lost four times as much mass this decade compared to the decade before.
Climate Crisis
Britain, host of the conference, has the influence of climate deniers and the fossil-fuel lobby on display at Glasgow.
Prime Minister Mia Mottley implored global leaders to act in the interest of all the world’s people.
The treaty would supplement the Paris Agreement by directly targeting the fossil fuel industry.
The latest pledge declares support toward a clean energy transition.
Methane emissions are notoriously underreported and an accurate baseline is needed to measure progress toward reduction.
The proposal to open up 734,000 acres of public land for extraction could unleash up to 246 million tons of emissions.
The focus on “net zero” rather than absolute carbon reductions suggests leaders don’t plan to make serious changes.
Expensive lawsuits over environmental regulations could undermine whatever agreements might be reached in the COP26.
The extraction of 800 million barrels of oil would be “the equivalent of 10 years of Scotland’s annual emissions.”