COP26 LIVE BLOG: Monday 8th November

Welcome to the 2nd week of the COP26 LIVE BLOG – Check here for live updates and information at the COP26 conference.

Today’s COP26 theme is Adaptation, loss and damage-

‘We must protect people and natural habitats from the worst effects of climate change’

14:00- BARACK OBAMA’S SPEECH

Climate Change – Time is running out !!!!
Meaningful progress has been made since the Paris agreement
Collectively, individually falling short and need to do more to tackle climate change
More than 1/5 of the words companies are set to net 0 emissions
700 cities, 50 countries have said they will cut emissions by the end of the century
Trump being in office has staggered America’s effort to tackle climate change
However US citizens still met the aims of the Paris agreement
Biden is now engaged US to take action against Climate Change along with the rest of the world in the Paris agreement
“The US is back” – US aim to reduce 50-52% greenhouse gases by 2030
The UK have aimed to cut emissions by 80% by 2035
The bad news : No where near where we need to be – most countries have not reached their targets
85% of the world face major weather events due to climate change (hurricanes, floods, etc)
Paris agreement- a start and the framework to beat climate change
Disappointed to see China + Russia decline to attend COP26
He confesses he doesn’t have all the answers
He also says we need commitment to fight climate change.
Climate change can’t be seen as a opportunity to score political points
He is directly speaking to young people who are wondering what to do to help
He is looking forward to speaking to the young activists
Young people need to help members of the older generation about how important climate change is