Alok Sharma outlined progress so far, detailing negotiations that have taken place and the ministers charged with specific tasks. Time is running out, he said, urging all parties to work in a spirit of compromise to achieve the best outcomes.
Lack of funding commitments, weak language adopted in the text and a shift from ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’ towards ‘common and shared responsibilities’ were some of the concerns highlighted.
Perhaps when my house is flooded, when my land is stolen, when I have no shoes, no home, no food, perhaps then I’ll wish I’d stayed a little longer and thought a little harder about how to stop history repeating itself.
The Bangladeshi women found their voices on the climate crisis by taking photos of impacts and solutions on smartphones provided to them by the project.
On the train through to Glasgow I sat beside a group of young activists who had taken the day off school to attend the protests. They are angry and rightfully so.
Peta Milan, CEO-Founder of Jet Group, discussed the need to move on from obsessing about sustainability theory – “why are we wanting to sustain a failed model?” and instead move towards using and designing regenerative tools to aid climate recovery.
I attended Facing the Facts: Unpacking the Forest, Agriculture & Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue to Tackle Deforestation outlined progress made on the tricky subject of deforestation for farming.