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8 November 2021
Fridays for Future march protests the inadequacy of COP26
An estimated 25,000 protesters gathered in Glasgow to draw attention to the failings of the climate summit and the need for tangible climate action.
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5 November 2021
Opinion: COP26 Intergenerational inquiry: What a waste
Introduced as a dialogue between the generations, intended to highlight the voice of the youth, this event utterly failed to live up to its commitments.
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5 November 2021
Report shows that number of minority ethnic characters in children’s books has increased
The report displays a fourfold increase in the amount of diversity found in children’s literature, when compared to four years ago.
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5 November 2021
Greta Thunberg to lead landmark climate youth strike in Glasgow
The mass march will be attended by school pupils of all ages, and its route passes the COP26 event.
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4 November 2021
UK COP Presidency Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples
Alok Sharma met with Indigenous leaders at COP26 to discuss the importance of Indigenous knowledge in climate solutions.
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4 November 2021
Opinion: Thoughts on the COP26 talk on corporate climate action
The conference was filled with optimism and an emphasis on international standards, but far too much was left up in the air.
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4 November 2021
COP26: Leading by Example: Greening government, UN and public sector organisations
A discussion of the role intergovernmental organisations must play in the coming years to help tackle climate change.
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3 November 2021
Elon Musk is willing to sell $6 billion of Tesla stocks, to donate to help world hunger
The newly crowned richest man on earth tweeted that he would donate the money if the UN can transparently describe how it will save lives.
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3 November 2021
UK firms ‘forced’ to show plans for how they will hit net-zero at COP26
The Treasury has proposed rules regarding more transparency from financial firms and institutions outlining how they plan to reach net-zero, but the rules are not considered mandatory.
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3 November 2021 – 8 November 2021
Government Youth Policy Dev group is recruiting 16-25
A great opportunity you don't want to miss out on!
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2 November 2021
Will COP26 truly change anything? It's hard to be optimistic...
Reports revealing a lack of government commitment on climate issues and increased sanctions on protesting leave me doubtful as to what the climate summit can really achieve.
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1 November 2021
Glasgow bin strikes begin during COP26
Workers in Glasgow City Council’s cleansing department have gone ahead with industrial action to protest for better conditions for lowest paid workers.
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1 November 2021
COP26: who isn’t attending
World leaders – absent and present – are facing criticism for their level of commitment at the climate summit in Glasgow.
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1 November 2021
Music Venues Trust calls new Beatles museum proposition “pointless nonsense”
The museum is to be the second in Liverpool dedicated to the legendary band, and was announced in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn budget and spending review
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1 November 2021
Alok Sharma and PM want more out of countries at COP26, after China and Russia back away
COP26 is one of the most important meetings between world leaders of all time, and COP President Alok Sharma has said that it is now or never in regards to keeping the global temperature rises lower than 1.5C.
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30 October 2021
YouTube briefly takes down Novara Media channel, displaying its power over media
Left-leaning news channel Novara media was "permanently" taken down from the site before being reinstated a few hours later, in an apparent mistake made by YouTube moderators.
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29 October 2021
No announcements for Integrated Rail Plan for HS2 in UK’s Autumn budget
Rishi Sunak failed to give any details about the government's long-delayed plan to build a faster railway in this week’s budget announcements, days before COP26.
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29 October 2021
Culture sector to receive £850 million in UK Autumn budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the UK’s Autumn budget announcements this week, and has set aside millions for the culture sector, but is it enough?