COP26 Climate Change Conference
The COP26 Climate Change Conference took place during the first week of November. A number of pledges were made by global leaders who attended the conference. View an outline of the impact of these pledges for our world, our health, and our wellbeing.
Scientists believe that despite the pledges, the world is on track to warm up well above 1.5 degrees Celsius - which would mean a dramatic increase in catastrophic climatic conditions, such as extreme droughts, wildfires, floods, sea level rise and food shortages. Watch this video to understand the climatic issues facing our world.
COP26: World headed for 2.4C warming despite climate summit - report - BBC News
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Resources:
- Why Trees Can Make You Happier | Greater Good (berkeley.edu)
- COP26: The Biggest Announcements Coming Out of the UN Climate Conference (globalcitizen.org)
- KeyCop26 pledges could put world 9% closer to 1.5C pathway │ Cop26 │The Guardian’
- Unextractable fossil fuels in a 1.5 °C world | Nature
- Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference (who.int)